West Kensington, Philadelphia

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West Kensington, Philadelphia

Philadelphia , PA
United States
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West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and its bordering neighborhoods are Kensington to the southeast, Harrowgate to the north, and Fairhill to the west. It is bounded by Kensington Avenue to the southeast, Front Street to the west, and Allegheny Avenue to the north.DemographicsAs of the 2010 Census, West Kensington was 71.7% Hispanic, 17.2% African American, 5% white, 2.9% Asian, 3.1% all other. Historically it had been a heavily Irish-American neighborhood. Today the community is largely populated by Latinos (mostly Puerto Ricans), but also has significant populations of Irish Americans, Italian Americans, and African Americans.LandmarksThe neighborhood was the fictional setting of the movie Rocky, by Sylvester Stallone. It is alternatively known as "K&A" (for the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues.)

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West Kensington, Philadelphia is Philadelphia based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category.

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