Upper North Philadelphia
Upper North Philadelphia is a section of Philadelphia that is immediately north of Lower North Philadelphia, and can be described as an area that has a "...large and rapidly growing Puerto Rican population".[1] According to the planning commission, Upper North Philadelphia officially consists of the Allegheny West, Fairhill, Franklinville, Glenwood, Hunting Park, and Nicetown-Tioga neighborhoods.Bounded by York Street to the south, Front Street to the east, Roosevelt Expressway to the north, and Ridge Avenue to the west.The demographics of Upper North Philadelphia shows that the area has a population density of 12,241 people per mile with an average household size of 3 and 37% of households had children.The majority of residents are African Americans and Puerto Ricans.