Narberth, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°00′27″N 75°15′44″W / 40.00750°N 75.26222°W / 40.00750; -75.26222
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Borough of Narberth
Borough
Narberth post office
Narberth post office
610 and 484
FIPS code42-52664
Websitewww.narberthborough.com

Narberth is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is one of many neighborhoods on the historic Philadelphia Main Line. The population was 4,282 at the 2010 census.

History

Narberth is located on a parcel of land originally deeded to Edward Rees, which later became “Prees” and eventually “Price”, who arrived from Wales in 1682. A portion of this original tract became the 100-acre (0.40 km2) farm of Edward R. Price, who founded Elm as a Quaker-friendly town in 1881. The town name changed to Narberth in 1893, and Narberth was incorporated in 1895.[3] In 1995, the borough celebrated its 100th birthday with a year-long celebration.

The Narbrook Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900847—
19101,790111.3%
19203,704106.9%
19304,66926.1%
19405,21711.7%
19505,4073.6%
19605,109−5.5%
19705,1510.8%
19804,496−12.7%
19904,278−4.8%
20004,233−1.1%
20104,2821.2%
20204,4924.9%
[5][2]

As of the 2010 census, the borough was 90.4% White, 1.9% Black or African American, 4.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 2.7% were two or more races. 2.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[6]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 1,904 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years.[8] For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

In 2021, the median estimated income for a household in the borough was $133,475.

poverty line
, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

The borough has many square blocks of fine old Victorian homes and apartment buildings, and most of its families live north and west of downtown areas, extending north along Montgomery Avenue to North Wynnewood Avenue.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

Narberth is an

Lower Merion Township, close to the western edge of the city of Philadelphia. It is part of the Philadelphia Main Line, a string of leafy, picturesque suburbs with quaint Welsh names extending west from Philadelphia along the old Pennsylvania Railroad's "main line" from Merion through Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Villanova, Devon and Wayne
among other towns and municipalities. Narberth is unique among those locations in that it is fairly enclosed; no major thoroughfares run through the town, but Montgomery Avenue runs northwest–southeast along the borough's northern border.

Because of its small size, many of Narberth's shopping and recreational facilities are within walking distance of residents' houses.

Merion, and Penn Valley, Pennsylvania
.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification system, Narberth has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[9]

Average monthly temperatures range from 32.2 °F in January to 77.2 °F in July. [10]

Shopping and entertainment

Narberth's business district has a variety of small, generally independent businesses. Some have been there for decades, including The Cheese Company and Real Pizza.[11] Narberth also has an independent movie theater located in its downtown. Many borough businesses belong to the Narberth Business Association, which promotes the town as a shopping destination and also puts on occasional events, including the Spring Sidewalk Sale and the Narberth Dickens Festival.[12]

Recreation

The Borough of Narberth maintains two recreational facilities: The Narberth Playground and the Sabine Avenue Playground. The Narberth Playground has two basketball courts, three tennis courts, a field area, a junior basketball court (once volleyball), and a playground for younger children. The Sabine Avenue Tot Lot, on the grounds of the former Narberth Elementary School, is the smaller of the two and was recently renovated with new playground equipment. In addition, the borough sponsors a Fall soccer program, a Spring baseball program, a Summer basketball program, and many other sports and recreation activities.

Politics and government

Presidential elections results[13]
Year Republican Democratic
2020
 14.8% 466 84.5% 2,666
2016
 16.4% 448 80.1% 2,191
2012
 23.9% 625 74.9% 1,959
2008
 23.0% 608 75.9% 2,009
2004
 29.7% 780 69.9% 1,838
2000
 32.1% 754 65.0% 1,525

Narberth has a city manager form of government with a mayor and a seven-member borough council. The mayor is Andrea Deutsch, a Democrat. The members of Borough Council, all of whom are Democrats, are Fred Bush (president), Cyndi Rickards (vice president), Jean Burock, Ira Winston, Michael Gaudini, Jim Speer, and Mike Salmanson.[14] The Borough Manager is Matt West. The Solicitor is John Walko.

The borough is part of Pennsylvania's

Bob Casey, Jr. (senior senator) and John Fetterman (junior senator). In the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Borough is part of the 148th State House District (represented by Rep. Mary Jo Daley) and the 17th State Senate District (represented by Sen. Amanda Cappelletti).[15][16]

Education

Residents of Narberth are served by the

Newtown Square and Shipley School in Bryn Mawr
.

Narberth is close to

Philadelphia University, and Temple University
are nearby to the east in the City of Philadelphia.

Transportation

As of 2009 there were 11.06 miles (17.80 km) of public roads in Narberth, of which 0.32 miles (0.51 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 10.74 miles (17.28 km) were maintained by the borough.[17]

No numbered highways directly serve Narberth. Main streets traversing the borough include Narberth Avenue, Wynnewood Road and Haverford Avenue. The nearest state highways are Pennsylvania Route 23, U.S. Route 30, U.S. Route 1, and Interstate 76, all traversing the surrounding township of Lower Merion.

Narberth Community Library

The

SEPTA Route 44 bus supplements the trains for service between Narberth and Center City Philadelphia. South Wynnewood is served by the SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line that connects the southern Main Line suburbs with Norristown to the north and west and SEPTA's 69th Street Transportation Center, where there is a connection to the Market–Frankford Line to Center City and beyond into Frankford north of Center City along the Delaware River
.

Hospitals

Nearby Wynnewood is also home to one of the three principal teaching hospitals that serve Philadelphia's Main Line. Along with the eponymous Bryn Mawr and Paoli Memorial hospitals, Lankenau Medical Center, on Lancaster Pike (Route 30) in Wynnewood near the Overbrook border, has traditionally been affiliated with either Jefferson or Hahnemann (now Drexel) colleges of medicine and is always (with Bryn Mawr and Paoli) on the list of the nation's top community hospitals. Saunders House, a rehabilitation facility, can be found on Lankenau's premises, as is a large and busy medical office building that is home to many of the private practices of the hospital's attending physicians.

Press

Local events are covered by The Main Line Times and the newer Main Line Life print newspapers.

Notable people

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 October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Narberth Business Association: A History of Narberth". www.narberthonline.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Census 2020". pasdc.hbg.psu.edu. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Narberth, Pennsylvania (PA 19066, 19072) profile: Population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders".
  9. ^ "Narberth, Pennsylvania Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". www.weatherbase.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University". Prism.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Narberth Business Association - Member Directory". www.narberthonline.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2009.
  12. ^ "Narberth Business Association -- Events Calendar". www.narberthonline.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2009.
  13. ^ "Montgomery County Election Results". Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  14. ^ "Borough Council". Narberth Borough. June 11, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  15. ^ "PA General Assembly". Legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Pennsylvania Senators, Representatives, and Congressional District Maps".
  17. ^ "Narberth Borough map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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