Oxford Circle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Oxford Circle is a neighborhood in in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia, PA. Its namesake is the much used traffic circle made up of the intersection of Oxford Avenue, Cheltenham Avenue, Castor Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard. ^[1]

Oxford Circle is also the colloquial name for the nearby Summerdale neighborhood, which is located west of the Roosevelt Boulevard (US-1), opposite the city's Frankford section.

Physical boundaries are: Roosevelt Boulevard (US-1) on the southeast, Langdon Street on the west, and Devereaux Avenue on the north.

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Government 4 Notable structures and landmarks 5 Notable Residents 6 See also 7 References

[edit] History

Oxford Circle was originally Oxford Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was an early suburb of the town of Philadelphia.

For the better part of the 20th Century, Oxford Circle was a primarily white, middle class neighborhood, most notable of Irish-American, or Jewish-American descent. ^[2] White Flight ^[3][4] and rising crime rates have dramatically changed this neighborhood over the past decade. Today's Oxford Circle contains a very wide variety of peoples, including a large number of Puerto Ricans, Asians, and African-Americans & Mexicans

[edit] Demographics

According to the US Census of 2000 for the area of 19149. The demographics are as the following.

General Characteristics Number Percent U.S. Total population 48,483 Male 22,732 46.9 49.10% Female 25,751 53.1 50.90%

  Median age (years)       35.7    (X)     35.3

Under 5 years 3,336 6.9 6.80% 18 years and over 36,005 74.3 74.30% 65 years and over 8,118 16.7 12.40%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3) http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=86000US19149&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US19149&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=&_zip=19149&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=860&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y

[edit] Government

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• John P. Sabatina Jr., Esquire - Pennsylvania House of Representative District 174

[edit] Notable structures and landmarks

• Saint Martin of Tours Church Roman Catholic Church^[5]

[edit] Notable Residents

• Raj Bhakta -- appeared on The Apprentice, and ran for United States House of Representatives in 2006
• Dom Giordano - Radio Talk Show Host on the "Big Talker" 1210 WPHT
• Jerry Shore - Photographer ^[6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

1. ^ Philadelphia Neighborhoods
2. ^ Jewish Philly Neighbors - Oxford Circle
3. ^ http://www.northeasttimes.com/2001/0131/stmartin.html Northeast Times
4. ^ http://www.northeasttimes.com/2003/1113/pastor.html Northeast Times
5. ^ Welcome to St. Martin of Tours
6. ^ Street Life: The New Yorker

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