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Philadelphia, PA Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over1,174,798100.0In labor force656,93555.9Civilian labor force656,53955.9Employed584,95749.8Unemployed71,5826.1Percent of civilian labor…

Philadelphia, PA, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units661,958100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached53,3318.11-unit, attached398,11460.12 units54,0878.23 or 4 units45,1366.85 to 9 units24,9133.810 to 19 units14,2242…

Philadelphia, PA Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school440,307100.0Nursery school, preschool26,1325.9Kindergarten20,9164.8Elementary school (grades 1-8)181,19641.2High…

Rush, William

(Encyclopedia) Rush, William, 1756–1833, American sculptor, one of the earliest in the country, b. Philadelphia. His wood carvings, clay models, and figureheads were famous in their day. Of his other…

Morgan, John

(Encyclopedia) Morgan, John, 1735–89, American physician, b. Philadelphia, grad. College of Philadelphia (now Univ. of Pennsylvania), 1751. He founded, in Philadelphia (1765), the first medical…

Willing, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Willing, Thomas, 1731–1821, American merchant and financier, b. Philadelphia. He studied law in London. Returning to Philadelphia in 1749, he entered his father's business and later…

Germantown

(Encyclopedia) Germantown, residential section of NW Philadelphia. Settled by Dutch and Germans in 1683, Germantown became one of the earliest printing and publishing centers in the country. When the…

Sartain, John

(Encyclopedia) Sartain, JohnSartain, Johnsärtānˈ [key], 1808–97, American engraver, b. London. Shortly after his arrival in the United States in 1830, he received important commissions for prints…

Vare, William Scott

(Encyclopedia) Vare, William Scott, 1867–1934, American political leader, b. Philadelphia. He engaged in machine politics and became (1898) a member of the select council of Philadelphia. He was…

White, William

(Encyclopedia) White, William, 1748–1836, American Episcopal bishop, b. Philadelphia, grad. College of Philadelphia (now Univ. of Pennsylvania), 1765. He was ordained in England in 1772, returning to…