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'''North Central''' is an area in the [[North Philadelphia]] section of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The name of the area is derived from its location, near the center of North Philadelphia. According to Census 2010, North Central is primarily a low-income neighborhood where 60% of its residents are [[African American]] and 40% are [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]]. [[Hartranft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Hartranft]] and
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[[Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Stanton]] are neighborhoods locally known as "North Central".
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'''North Central''' is an area in the [[North Philadelphia]] section of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States. The name of the area is derived from its location, near the center of North Philadelphia. According to Census 2010, North Central is primarily a low-income neighborhood where 60% of its residents are [[African American]] and 40% are [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]]. [[Hartranft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Hartranft]] and [[Stanton, Philadelphia|Stanton]] are neighborhoods locally known as "North Central". North Central borders both [[North Philadelphia East]] and [[North Philadelphia West]].


==Education==
==Education==
{{Further|School District of Philadelphia}}
[[File:Phila FLP LehighAvenue02.png|thumb|Lillian Marrero Branch]]
[[School District of Philadelphia]] operates public schools.
[[School District of Philadelphia]] operates public schools.


The [[Free Library of Philadelphia]] Lillian Marrero Branch serves West Kensington.<ref>"[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/branch.cfm?loc=LEH Lillian Marrero Branch]." [[Free Library of Philadelphia]]. Retrieved on October 19, 2012.</ref>
The [[Free Library of Philadelphia]] Lillian Marrero Branch serves West Kensington.<ref>"[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/branch.cfm?loc=LEH Lillian Marrero Branch]." [[Free Library of Philadelphia]]. Retrieved on October 19, 2012.</ref>

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North Central
North Central is located in Philadelphia
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Coordinates: 40°00′00″N 75°08′35″W / 40.0°N 75.143°W / 40.0; -75.143
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
CityPhiladelphia
Area code(s)215, 267 and 445

North Central is an area in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The name of the area is derived from its location, near the center of North Philadelphia. According to Census 2010, North Central is primarily a low-income neighborhood where 60% of its residents are African American and 40% are Puerto Rican. Hartranft and Stanton are neighborhoods locally known as "North Central". North Central borders both North Philadelphia East and North Philadelphia West.

Education

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School District of Philadelphia operates public schools.

The Free Library of Philadelphia Lillian Marrero Branch serves West Kensington.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Lillian Marrero Branch." Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved on October 19, 2012.