Wyncote is a

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(CDP) in

Cheltenham Township Cheltenham Township is a home rule township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cheltenham's population density ranges from over 10,000 per square mile (25,900 per square kilometer) in rowhouses and high-rise apartments along Chel ...

, Montgomery County,

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. It borders the northwestern and northeastern section of

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. Wyncote is located 11 miles from Center City Philadelphia at the southeasternmost tip of Montgomery County. The Jenkintown-Wyncote SEPTA station is the fifth busiest

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station in the SEPTA system. Wyncote is bordered by the Cheltenham neighborhoods of Glenside,

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, La Mott, and Cedarbrook; the

neighborhoods of West Oak Lane and Cedarbrook, as well as the borough of

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and Abington Township.

Geography

Wyncote is located at (40.092777, −75.142559). According to the

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, Wyncote has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

left, 200px, Damage in Wyncote from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,044 people, 1,057 households, and 713 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 3,732.5 people per square mile (1,434.2/km²). There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of 1,309.9/sq mi (503.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.7%

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, 13.6%

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, 0.03% Native American, 3.9% Asian, 0.10%

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, 0.26% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. There were 1,057 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 32.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $77,043, and the median income for a family was $91,217. Males had a median income of $60,592 versus $41,458 for females. The

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for the CDP was $32,340. None of the families and 2.2% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 4.9% of those over 64.

Notable people

* Eddie Applegate, actor *

Chris Conlin Christopher Howard Conlin (born June 7, 1965) is a former professional American football player and an All-American offensive tackle at Penn State University. College Conlin was a three-year starter at Penn State and earned All-America hon ...

, All-American football player at Penn State * Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis, longtime publisher of ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as other magazines and newspapers *

Marian Filar Marian Filar is the name of: * Marian Filar (pianist), Polish pianist *Marian Filar (politician) Marian Filar (6 October 1942 – 1 June 2020) was a Polish lawyer, academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδ� ...

(1917–2012), Polish-born American-based concert pianist and virtuoso *

Reggie Jackson Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Cali ...

, retired

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baseball player; born and lived in Wyncote through high school *

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, author and longtime editor of the ''Saturday Evening Post'' *

Bernie Lowe Bernard Lowe (born Lowenthal, November 22, 1917 – September 1, 1993) was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist and bandleader. Born in Philadelphia, Lowe started Teen Records and in 1955 was working with Freddie Bell and t ...

, founder of

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. * John Charles Martin, newspaper publisher * Yonatan Netanyahu (1946–1976), Israeli soldier and

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rescue commander; brother of Benjamin Netanyahu; attended Cheltenham High School *

Ezra Pound Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a Fascism, fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works ...

, poet; grew up in Wyncote

Wyncote Historic District

Wyncote features the Wyncote Historic District which is a US Historic district, added in October, 1986. It was made a historic district for its Architecture, Community Planning, and Development. The district covers over 100 acres, and 178 contributing buildings. The Wyncote Historic District has a number of restored Victorian-era homes. The All Hallows Church (constructed 1896–1897) was designed by a firm founded by Philadelphia

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(Furness, Evans and Company). Wyncote also has a number of classical Philadelphia stone

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homes; notable among them is Beechwood, designed in the school of Brognard Okie, the architect responsible for the reconstruction of Pennsbury Manor on the upper

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, and Appleford in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Wyncote Historic District

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Transportation

Public transit

Wyncote is served by

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, through regional rail at the

Jenkintown–Wyncote station Jenkintown–Wyncote station (originally Jenkintown station) is a major SEPTA Regional Rail station along the SEPTA Main Line in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and West Avenue on the border ...

. The building is a historic structure, dating back to its original use with the North Pennsylvania Railroad. Trains pass through regularly going south to

or north to Bucks County. Wyncote is a 30-minute train ride from downtown Philadelphia. Wyncote is also served by SEPTA buses, in particular the 77 route, which connects Chestnut Hill to

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Roads

Wyncote is in a convenient location driving-wise; about a 25-minute drive to downtown Philadelphia, 2 hours from New York City, 2 hours to the Pocono Mountains, and 1.5 hours to the

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, just to name a few accessible locations. The following are the most heavily traveled roads in Wyncote: * provides a thruway for Wyncote, Cheltenham Township, and Montgomery County as a whole. * has its beginnings with the intersection of PA 611, and continues up through Wyncote. It provides a key route to the

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. * also known as Limekiln Pike, connects PA 309 and PA 73 in Wyncote.

Climate

Wyncote has the climate of a typical Mid-Atlantic town. Summers are hot with highs averaging in the high 80s (°F), with lows being anywhere from the high 60s to the low 80s. Summers also see some days climb into the 90s, and even some that top the 100-degree mark. Spring and Fall are pleasant, with highs averaging in the mid 60s, and lows in the mid 40s. Winters are cold, with highs averaging around 40, and lows averaging in the high teens. The middle of winter occasionally sees a few days where highs do not rise above the teens, and lows fall into the single digits. The following is a chart of the average temperatures in Wyncote

Points of interest

200px, Thomas Williams Park * Curtis Arboretum * Thomas Williams Park

Schools

* Ancillae Assumpta Academy *Wyncote Elementary School * Cedarbrook Middle School * Cheltenham High School *Wyncote Academy *

Bishop McDevitt High School (Wyncote, Pennsylvania) Bishop McDevitt High School was a private, comprehensive, co-educational Roman Catholic high school in the Wyncote community in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia ...

* Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the only

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affiliated with

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* Arcadia University (Glenside, Pennsylvania)

References

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Locale

{{authority control Census-designated places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania