Belmont Village, Philadelphia

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | background_color=    |image_skyline=TudorStyleSherwoodRd.jpg |imagesize= |image_caption=Tudor-inspired homes on Sherwood Rd, Belmont Village |image_flag= |name=Belmont Village |settlement_type = [[List of Philadelphia neighborhoods|Neighborhood of Philadelphia]]   |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]] |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] |subdivision_type3 = City |subdivision_name3 = [[Philadelphia]]  | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Philadelphia | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | coordinates = {{Coord|40.0010|-75.2224|format=dms|display=title,inline}}  |postal_code_type= |postal_code= |area_codes=[[Area codes 215, 267, and 445|215, 267 and 445]] }} [[File:Belmont Village Map.png|thumb|180px|Map of Belmont Village]] '''Belmont Village''' is a middle class [[neighborhood]] located in the [[West Philadelphia]] section of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The zip code is 19131.

Known as Blockley in the early 1900s, when developers first built homes in the area, the region now comprises Overbrook, Wynnefield, Belmont Village, and Wynnefield Heights. In Belmont Village, the homes have stone facing on Lenape Road, while on nearby Conshohocken Avenue, the homes have an opulent Spanish Revival-style.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=4 West Philly neighborhoods attracting homebuyers in 2021|url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/4-west-philly-neighborhoods-attracting-homebuyers-2021-prevu-0599959/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=PhillyVoice|language=english}}</ref>

In the early 20th-century, John McClatchy shaped the look of many Philadelphia neighborhoods, including Belmont Village. McClatchy advertised the development at the time as located in Bala, and it is close to Bala station on the Cynwyd Regional Rail line, but is actually in the city’s Belmont Village section.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Sandy|date=2017-11-15|title=A Pioneer's Spanish Fantasy in Belmont Village for $175K|url=https://www.phillymag.com/property/2017/11/15/john-mcclatchy-home-in-belmont-village-for-175k/|url-status=live|website=[[Philadelphia Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115205633/http://www.phillymag.com/property/2017/11/15/john-mcclatchy-home-in-belmont-village-for-175k/ |archive-date=2017-11-15 }}</ref>

== Boundaries ==

Belmont Village encompasses the area from [[City Avenue]] to the north, [[Fairmount Park]] to the south, the Bala Golf Club to the west, and Belmont Avenue to the east.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110112171544/http://www.philaplanning.org/cpdiv/WPPpartTwo.pdf]}} Page 5, Retrieved 10-31-2010.</ref>

Belmont Village is separated from its closest neighbor to the west, [[Wynnefield]], by the grounds of the Bala Golf Club and [[SEPTA]]’s [[Cynwyd Line]] (formerly the R6). Belmont Village is separated from its closest neighbor to the east, Wynnefield Heights, by the Belmont Water Treatment Facility. Belmont Village borders Fairmount Park to its south. Its northern border is [[City Avenue]].

Along with [[East Falls]] and [[Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Manayunk]], Belmont Village is part of [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 194]] and [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 7]]. The civic association for the neighborhood is the Belmont Village Community Association.<ref>[http://www.mybelmontvillage.org/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217054200/http://www.mybelmontvillage.org/ |date=2010-12-17 }} Retrieved 10-31-2010.</ref>

== Demographics == According the U.S. Census from the 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the total population of 19131, which include Overbrook, Wynnfield, Belmont Village, and Wynnefield Heights, was 44,723<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=19131&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05|access-date=2021-07-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> where 44.5% is male and 55.5% is female.<ref name="Explore Census Data">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=19131&y=2019&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|access-date=2021-07-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Per the 2019 U.S. Census data, the community is 82.2% [[African-American]], 13.4% [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]], 4.1% [[Asian/Pacific Islander]], and 3.6% [[Hispanic/Latino]].<ref name="Explore Census Data"/>

The mean household income in the past 12 months (in 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars) was $49,724.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=ZCTA5%2019131%20Income%20and%20Poverty&y=2019&tid=ACSST5Y2019.S1901&hidePreview=true|access-date=2021-07-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 21,361 total housing units located in the 19131 zip code per 2019 Census data, 8,544 or 48.8% are owner-occupied units.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=ZCTA5%2019131%20Housing&y=2019&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP04&hidePreview=true|access-date=2021-07-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

== Transportation == Belmont Village is accessible to Center City via West River Drive and SEPTA’s Cynwyd Line. The Bala Station sits directly across the street from the northern end of Belmont Village. The neighborhood is also accessible to several major roadways such as [[U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania|Route 1]], [[Interstate 76 (east)|I-76]], and [[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania|I-95]].

== Education == Belmont Village is served by the [[Philadelphia School District]]. Students in the neighborhood attend William B. Mann Elementary School. In May 2010, after years of failing to meet state standards, the School District turned operation of Mann over to Mastery Charter Schools.<ref name=seven>[http://www.philly.com/philly/education/93658564.html?viewAll=y]{{Dead link|date=October 2019}} Retrieved on 08-29-2010.</ref> Mann will continue to be run as a neighborhood school and is one of Mastery's first elementary schools.<ref name=seven/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/94677939.html |title=Turnaround charter getting high marks for college prep | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/23/2010 |access-date=2010-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927080516/http://www.philly.com/philly/education/94677939.html |archive-date=2010-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The area high school is [[Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)|Overbrook High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://webapps.philasd.org/school_profile/view/4020 |title=School Profile: Overbrook High School - the School District of Philadelphia |access-date=2010-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727173624/https://webapps.philasd.org/school_profile/view/4020 |archive-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Belmont Village is close to a number of private elementary and secondary schools, including [[Friends' Central School]] on City Avenue. Two colleges also flank Belmont Village, the [[Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine]] (PCOM) to the east and [[Saint Joseph's University]] to the west.

== Local points of interest == Along Belmont Village's northern border is the City Avenue Business District, home to several stores and restaurants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityave.org/|title=City Ave Special Services District | Work Here | Live Here | Grow Here | Explore Here|website=www.cityave.org|access-date=November 6, 2010}}</ref> The Bala-Cynwyd Shopping Center is located across City Avenue from Belmont Village and contains a department store, a large grocery store, shops, and restaurants.

Along Belmont Village's southern border is Fairmount Park, which contains points of interest such as the Carousel House and the [[Mann Center for the Performing Arts]]. Nearby [[Parkside, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|East Parkside]] is home of the [[Philadelphia Zoo]] and [[Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)|Memorial Hall]]/[[Please Touch Museum]].

Every July, the [[Greek Picnic]] draws over 100,000 people to an adjacent area of Fairmount Park, celebrating African-American college fraternities and sororities.<ref>[http://www.mybelmontvillage.org/ Belmont Village Community Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217054200/http://www.mybelmontvillage.org/ |date=2010-12-17 }}, "About Us".</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery widths="180px"> Image:StoneTwinLenape.jpg|Stone Twin on Lenape Rd Image:StoneRowLenape.jpg|Stone Row on Lenape Rd Image:46thStreetTrees.jpg|46th Street in full bloom Image:SpanishStyleHomesBelmontVillage.jpg|Spanish-inspired homes on Conshohocken Ave Image:StuccoTwin46thSt.jpg|Stucco Twin on 46th St </gallery>

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Belmont Village, Philadelphia}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101217054200/http://www.mybelmontvillage.org/ Belmont Village Community Association] *[http://www.cityave.org/ City Avenue Business District]

[[Category:Neighborhoods in Philadelphia]] [[Category:West Philadelphia]]