Wynnewood

Welcome to Wynnewood

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is a suburban community located outside of Philadelphia in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, the fifth most affluent township in the country, and Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Wynnewood is one of the many neighborhoods on the historic Pennsylvania Main Line, and encompasses suburban residential neighborhoods as well as institutions such as Lankenau Hospital, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Palmer Theological Seminary, and Friends' Central School. Wynnewood was named in 1691 for Dr. Thomas Wynne, William Penn's physician and the first Speaker of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

Demographics

Wynnewood is neither an incorporated area nor a census-designated place; all data is for its ZIP code 19096. As of the census of 2000, there were 13,299 people and 3,490 households residing in the community. The population density was 3,882 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the community was 92.9% White, 3.2% Asian, 2.5% African American, 0.40% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median income for a household in the community was $86,861, and the median income for a family was $111,683. The per capita income for the community was $51,543. About 0.9% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over. Residents of Wynnewood cooperate with those of adjacent Ardmore in many ways, one of which is the ArdWood Civic Association. South Ardmore Park is partly in Wynnewood, and partly in Ardmore. This park is the site of a free or low-cost summer camp, sporting activities, walking paths, and a verdant setting.

Hospitals

Wynnewood is also home to one the principal three teaching hospitals that serve Philadelphia's Main Line. Along with the eponymous Bryn Mawr and Paoli Memorial hospitals, Lankenau Hospital, on Lancaster Avenue (Route 30) in Wynnewood near the Overbrook border, has traditionally been affiliated with either Jefferson or Drexel colleges of medicine and is always (with Bryn Mawr and Paoli) on the list of the nation's top community hospitals. Saunders House, a rehabilitation facility, can be found on Lankenau's premises, as is a large and busy medical office building that is home to many of the private practices of the hospital's attending physicians.

Local Media

The area is covered by the print and online publication, The Main Line Times, as well as online by the Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood Patch, a Patch Media site.

Notable Natives and Residents

• Billionaire Walter H. Annenberg, media mogul, philanthropist, arts patron, and United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James's (United Kingdom) died at his home in Wynnewood in 2002; his wife Leonore Annenberg continued to maintain a residence in Wynnewood until her death in 2009.
• Billionaire Jeffrey Lurie owner of the Philadelphia Eagles professional football team, purchased Inwood, the 13-acre (5.3 ha) Annenberg Estate.
• Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers lived in Wynnewood while attending Lower Merion High School, located in nearby Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
• Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Wayne Ellington was born in Wynnewood.
• Hilary Koprowski, the virologist responsible for the first oral poliomyelitis vaccine, has resided in Wynnewood since 1957.
• Dr. Fordham G. Anton, the first person to identify the Herpes Simplex II virus.
• John Lucas III of the Chicago Bulls lived in Wynnewood while in highschool.
• Musician Patti Labelle resides in Wynnewood, PA.
• Henry Scattergood lived in Wynnewood until his death in 2008.
• Musician Joan Jett was born here on September 22, 1958.
• Alex Scott, founder of Alex's Lemonade Stand, a non-profit raising money for pediatric cancer research.
• Aaron Beck, MD, professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and father of cognitive therapy, is a resident of Wynnewood.
• Anthony Bevilacqua, former cardinal of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, resided in Wynnewood until his 2012 death.

Courtesy of Wikipedia