Politics & Government
Slight Decline in Media, Townships' Populations
Patch analyzes census date released statewide Wednesday.
Down several hundred people, Media Borough, Middletown Township and Upper Providence Township experienced population losses over the past 10 years, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Media proved to be the most stable, as it only lost 206 people, with a reported population of 5,327 in 2010. That distinction is fairly relative as Middletown dropped by 257 people, and Upper Providence by 367. Respectively, there are 15,807 and 10,142 people now in Middletown and Upper Providence.
True, the overall population barely changed, but there were alterations within ethnic groups. In general, the white population declined—especially in the townships, which both saw about a 500-person decrease. Except in Middletown Township, which exhibited a slight gain, the African American population was also down.
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Other minority populations increased since 2000. In all three communities, the Asian populations rose incrementally. The same was true for those who culturally identified themselves as Hispanic.
In Delaware County, the population rose 1.5 percent, while in Pennsylvania it rose 3.4 percent.
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Check the table below for a full breakdown of the area's population numbers.
Census Data 2010 Media BoroughMiddletown TownshipUpper Providence Township Total 5,327 15,807 10,142 Population of one race 5,225 15,668 9,986 White alone 4,445 14,590 9,105 Black or African American alone 564 532 397 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 1 17 5 Asian alone 186 437 436 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone 1 5 4 Some other race alone 28 87 39 Two or more races 102 139 156 Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, may be any race) 135 251156
Age 18 or older (eligible to vote) 4,585 12,855 7,972
Media Borough
Middletown Township
Upper Providence Township
Total
5,533 16,064 10,509 Population of one race 5,426 15,948 10,420 White alone 4,483 15,145 9,650 Black or African American alone 787 495 410 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 8 5 8 Asian alone 111 275 321 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone 1 3 0 Some other race alone 36 25 31 Population of two or more races 107 116 89 Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, may be any race) 104 139 112 Age 18 or older (eligible to vote) 4,774 12,757 7,910
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