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Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
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Swarthmore (ˈswɔːrθmɔːr , ˈswɑːθmɔːr ) is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named "Westdale" in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to "Swarthmore" after the establishment of Swarthmore College. The borough population was 6,194 as of the 2010 census.
The borough was originally part of Springfield Township, and grew up around Swarthmore College, which was founded in 1864. The advent of passenger rail service from Philadelphia in the 1880s greatly enhanced the desirability of the borough as a commuter suburb, and the borough was incorporated in 1893.
About one third of the borough's land area consists of the Swarthmore College campus. Many of the streets in the southern half of town are named for eastern colleges, and much of the borough's housing stock dates from the Victorian period through the 1920s.
The Ogden House and Benjamin West Birthplace are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Swarthmore is located in east-central Delaware County at (39.901788, −75.347083). It is bordered to the north, east, and southwest by Springfield Township, to the southeast by Ridley Township, and to the west by Nether Providence Township. Crum Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the Delaware River, forms the western boundary of the borough.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Swarthmore borough has a total area of , all land. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 33.1 °F in January to 78.0 °F in July. The local hardiness zone is 7a.
Swarthmore is represented in the Pennsylvania General Assembly as the PA 165th Legislative District and the PA 26th Senate District. The former position is held by Rep. Jennifer O'Mara and the latter by former Swarthmore mayor Sen. Tim Kearney, both Democrats.
As of the 2010 census, there were 6,194 people, 1,963 households, and 1,327 families residing in the borough. The population density was .
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