Colwyn, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 39°54′47″N 75°15′12″W / 39.91306°N 75.25333°W / 39.91306; -75.25333
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Colwyn, Pennsylvania
EDT)
Area code(s)610
FIPS code42-15432
Websitewww.colwynborough.com

Colwyn is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Colwyn is located along the eastern border of Delaware County at 39°54′47″N 75°15′12″W / 39.91306°N 75.25333°W / 39.91306; -75.25333 (39.913062, -75.253409),

Darby Township, and to the east by Philadelphia
.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all land.[3]

Transportation

Fourth Street in Colwyn

As of 2008, there were 3.96 miles (6.37 km) of public roads in Collingdale, all of which were maintained by the borough.[5]

No numbered highways serve Colwyn directly. Fourth Street is the longest street within borough limits.

The

Darby station on the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line
is on Pine Street in Darby, just west of the Colwyn border.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19001,226—
19101,58429.2%
19201,85917.4%
19302,06411.0%
19402,2026.7%
19502,143−2.7%
19603,07443.4%
19703,1693.1%
19802,841−10.4%
19902,613−8.0%
20002,453−6.1%
20102,5463.8%
20202,474−2.8%
[6][2]

As of 2010 census, the racial makeup of the borough was 15.9%

Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. 25.7% of the borough's population was foreign-born, mostly African-born.[7]

Budgetary disarray

The borough government is in financial difficulty[when?]. In May 2015, it was declared to be "financially distressed" by the state. With an annual budget of about two million dollars, the borough is more than one million dollars in debt.

The local district attorney has seized[when?] financial records, although at least some from 2011, 2012, and 2013 cannot be accounted for.[8]

The local tax rate is very high[

which?] indicate it to be five times higher than in richer regional towns. No new buildings have been built in Colwyn since 2007.[9]

Education

William Penn School District serves Colwyn.[10] The district was created in 1972; prior to that year, Colwyn was in the Darby-Colwyn School District.[11]

  • Borough Hall
    Borough Hall
  • New Life Baptist Church
    New Life Baptist Church

Notable person

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colwyn borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ^ "Colwyn Borough map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Census 2020".
  7. ^ [1][dead link]
  8. ^ McCabe, Caitlin (6 May 2015). "It's official: Troubled Delco town 'distressed'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  9. ^ McCabe (25 May 2015). "Colwyn: Can this town be saved?". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  11. Newspapers.com
    .

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Preceded by
Darby Township
 Bordering communities
of Philadelphia 		Succeeded by
Darby
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