Kensington

Kensington is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of . Kensington is a primarily low-income and working-class area, and it experienced increasing poverty after the loss of its industries in the 1960s during deindustrialization.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 5,590 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Kensington, PA” and “Kensington, Philadelphia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include York–Dauphin station and Norris Square Presbyterian Church.

Metro station
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is an elevated rapid transit station, serving L trains of SEPTA Metro. It is located in the Kensington neighborhood of , .

Church
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Metro station
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is an elevated rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving SEPTA Metro L trains. It is located at the intersection of Kensington Avenue, Huntingdon Street, and B Street in the Kensington neighborhood of the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kensington and Hartranft.

Neighborhood
is a in the section of , , United States. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between and Kensington.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the central part of section of , . is on the border of the predominantly Black central region of North Philadelphia and the predominantly Hispanic eastern section of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of , , United States. Located northeast of , its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the , Front Street, and York Street.

Kensington

Latitude
39.98595° or 39° 59′ 9″ north
Longitude
-75.13184° or 75° 7′ 55″ west
Population
5,590
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87F6XVP9+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158606367
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4558950
Wiki­data ID
Q636358
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Satellite Map

Discover Kensington from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kensington” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كينسينغتون (فيلادلفيا)”
  • Chinese: “肯辛頓”
  • Chinese: “肯辛顿”
  • Chinese: “费城肯辛顿”
  • Dutch: “Kensington”
  • French: “Kensington”
  • German: “Kensington”
  • Greek: “Κένσινγκτον”
  • Japanese: “ケンジントン (フィラデルフィア)”
  • Japanese: “ケンジントン”
  • Persian: “کنزینگتون (فیلادلفیا)”
  • Persian: “کنزینگتون”
  • Russian: “Кенсингтон”
  • Spanish: “Kensington (Filadelfia)”
  • Spanish: “Kensington”
  • Turkish: “Kensington”
  • Urdu: “کنسنگٹن، فلاڈیلفیا، پنسلوانیا”
  • Urdu: “کنسنگٹن، فلاڈیلفیا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kensington Library and Emerald Street Community Farm.

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