Rockledge, Pennsylvania

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 sqmi, all land.

Transportation

As of 2007 there were 7.31 mi of public roads in Rockledge, of which 0.85 mi were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 6.46 mi were maintained by the borough.

Pennsylvania Route 232 is the only numbered highway serving the town. It traverses the borough on a northwest-southeast alignment along Huntingdon Pike.

SEPTA provides City Bus service to Rockledge along Route 24, which runs between the Frankford Transportation Center in Northeast Philadelphia and Southampton, and Route 28, which runs between the Fern Rock Transportation Center in North Philadelphia and the Torresdale and Cottman Avenues Loop in Northeast Philadelphia. The Fox Chase station which serves as the terminus of SEPTA Regional Rail's Fox Chase Line is located near Rockledge in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the borough was 95.8% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 1.2% Asian, and 2.0% were two or more races. 2.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,577 people, 1,060 households, and 645 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,428.9 PD/sqmi. There were 1,091 housing units at an average density of 3,145.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.98% White, 0.04% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic and Latino Americans of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 1,060 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $47,958, and the median income for a family was $55,455. Males had a median income of $40,349 versus $32,100 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,232. About 1.8% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the Poverty threshold, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Politics and government

Rockledge has a borough manager form of government with a mayor and a seven-member borough council.

• Mayor: Brian Corrigan
• Vincent Menniti Jr. - President of Council

The borough is part of the Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district (represented by Congressman Brendan Boyle), the 172nd State House District (represented by Rep. Kevin J. Boyle) and the 4th State Senate District (represented by Sen. Art Haywood).

Notable people

• Dick McBride, an MLB player from 1871-1876. He accumulated 29.6 WAR in only 237 career games as a starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. He is buried in Rockledge at Lawnview Memorial Park.

• Hampton S. Thomas, a Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War, was buried in Rockledge.

Attractions

The Rockledge Model Railroad Museum, located on the corner of Montgomery & Sylvania Avenues, is home to the GATSME Lines Model RR Club and is housed in a historic textile mill building. The club was formerly located in Fort Washington, until 2014, when it relocated to its current location.

References

References

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2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
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