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Renting an Apartment in Ridley Park
Ridley Park is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United
States. The population was 7,196 at the 2000 census. Ridley Park is
notably the home of Boeing Helicopters.
History
Named after a place in Cheshire, England, Ridley Park was founded by
Isaac Hinckley in 1870. As the President of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad, Hinckley established Ridley Park with the
intention of creating a main line that would cut through the borough.
Henry Eberle is the mayor of Ridley Park
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total
area of 2.8 km� (1.1 mi�). 2.8 km� (1.1 mi�) of it is land and 0.93% is
water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,196 people, 3,015 households,
and 1,890 families residing in the borough. The population density was
2,596.6/km� (6,749.6/mi�). There were 3,167 housing units at an average
density of 1,142.8/km� (2,970.5/mi�). The racial makeup of the borough
was 96.91% White, 0.64% African American, 0.01% Native American, 1.47%
Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.72% from
two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the
population.
There were 3,015 households out of which 25.7% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together,
9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were
non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and
13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of
18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and
19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years.
For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $50,065, and the
median income for a family was $62,378. Males had a median income of
$43,201 versus $31,824 for females. The per capita income for the
borough was $23,806. About 2.9% of families and 4.2% of the population
were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and
6.7% of those age 65 or over.