![]() There were 1,116 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 20.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population. The racial makeup of the borough was 77.23% White, 19.68% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. There were 1,216 housing units at an average density of 1,813.2 per square mile (700.1/km 2). The population density was 4,439.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,713.9/km 2). Īs of the census of 2000, there were 2,977 people, 1,116 households, and 765 families residing in the borough. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the population. The seminary grounds are part of the Crozer Arboretum and the Old Main building is part of the Crozer-Chester Medical Center.Īs of Census 2010, the racial makeup of the borough was 51.3% White, 41.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. The Old Main Building of the Crozer Theological Seminary was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. In 1970, the school was moved to Rochester, New York in a merger that formed the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. Its most famous student was Martin Luther King Jr., who graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Residents are also zoned to Smedley Middle School and Chester High School.Ĭrozer Theological Seminary was a multi-denominational religious institution built in 1858 by the wealthy industrialist John Price Crozer. Main Street Elementary School is the elementary school in Upland. Residents in Upland are zoned to the Chester-Upland School District. The Pusey House is one of the oldest buildings in the United States, completed in 1696, and one of the only extant buildings known to have been visited by William Penn (in addition to the Merion Friends Meeting House). ![]() Crozer Mansion, Caleb Pusey House, Old Main of the Crozer Theological Seminary, and Pusey-Crozier Mill Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Old Main Building of the Crozer Theological Seminary The borough of Upland, as opposed to the historic town of Upland (which was later renamed Chester), was founded May 24, 1869. The mills produced clothing for the US Army and other customers. īy the mid-1800s, the Upland Mills were built along Chester Creek in Upland by the wealthy textile manufacturer John Price Crozer. In 1676, the Duke of York's laws were promulgated as the rule of conduct on the Delaware River, and courts were established, one of which was the Upland. In 1664, the English captured New Netherland from the Dutch. The Swedish settlement was incorporated into Dutch New Netherland on September 15, 1655. ĭuring this period, three governments were competing for colonial supremacy in the mid-Atlantic coastal area: the Dutch, the Swedish and the English. Upland was reflected on the early map of New Sweden made by Peter Lindstrom in 1654. The colonists had plantations devoted to the cultivation of tobacco for export to Sweden. ![]() The settlement of Upland was built around the point where Chester Creek flows into the Delaware River, which is part of the city of Chester (formerly also called "Upland"). Although the name literally means "up land", it also reflects the Swedish province of Uppland. ![]() They arrived in the area in 1643 and built a permanent settlement at Tinicum Island. The first European settlers in this area were from the Swedish colony of New Sweden. History Image of Upland Township from 1862 Chester Creek, a southeastward-flowing tributary of the Delaware River, forms the southern boundary of the borough.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km 2), all land. It is bordered to the west by Chester Township, to the north by the boroughs of Brookhaven and Parkside, and to the northeast, east, and south by the city of Chester. The population was 3,239 at the 2010 census, up from 2,974 at the 2000 census. Upland is governed by an elected seven-member borough council. Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. ![]()
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