Isaac Norris (July 21, 1671 – June 4, 1735) was a merchant, slave trader and prominent figure in provincial Pennsylvania , including mayor of Philadelphia in 1724.
35-575: Isaac Norris may refer to: Isaac Norris (mayor) (1671–1735), merchant and early statesman in Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia Isaac Norris (statesman) (1701–1766), son of the above, also a merchant and statesman in Pennsylvania Isham F. Norris (1851–1928), known as Isaac Norris, Tennessee African-American politician during Reconstruction [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
70-420: A collection of theaters, art galleries, and professional firms on the 300-500 blocks of DeKalb Street in downtown. Norristown has seen several new office buildings constructed or rehabbed over the last several decades. One Montgomery Plaza, the municipality's iconic downtown 10-story office building, was built in the early 1970s, and is now owned by Montgomery County. Two newer mid-rise downtown office buildings,
105-598: A high school diploma or higher, while 16.7% have a college degree (Bachelor's or higher). Norristown's economy is based largely on institutions in the government, healthcare, legal, and social services sectors. The Montgomery County government is the municipality's largest employer. Major Norristown employers include the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit ,
140-623: A presence at the Transportation Center. The Schuylkill River Trail , which connects Philadelphia to Pottstown and runs through downtown Norristown, also passes through the NTC complex. The Chester Valley Trail will also connect to the Transportation Center in the future. Electricity and natural gas in Norristown is provided by PECO Energy Company , a subsidiary of Exelon . Water is provided by Pennsylvania American Water ,
175-483: A subsidiary of American Water . The Norristown Municipal Waste Authority provides sewer service, operating collection sewers and a wastewater treatment plant. Trash and recycling collection is provided under contract by J.P. Mascaro. The Times Herald is the borough's daily newspaper, printing seven days a week and serving most of Montgomery County. Founded on June 15, 1799, it is currently owned by 21st Century Media . The paper's staff offices are located within
210-438: Is 37.2% black or African American, 27.9% white (non-Hispanic), 27.1% Hispanic and two or more races 6.4%. There were 11,963 households and 7,498 families residing in the municipality. The population density was 9,753.9 people per square mile. There were 13,420 housing units at an average density of 3,813.5 per square mile. Of the 11,963 households, 62.7% (7,498) were family households and 37.3% were non-family households. Of
245-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Isaac Norris (mayor) He was born in London , England , but his father, Thomas, moved to Jamaica when Isaac was seven years old. Isaac went to Philadelphia in 1690 to arrange for his family to move to that city, but on his return he found that they had all died in the great earthquake at Port Royal . He returned to Philadelphia, went into business, and became one of
280-408: Is located 49.8 miles (80.1 km) southeast of Allentown and 19.9 miles (32.0 km) northwest of Philadelphia. Present-day Norristown was originally owned by the family of Isaac Norris . Along with William Trent , Norris purchased the land on October 7, 1704, for 50¢ per acre. In 1712, Norris acquired Trent's share and established a gristmill at the foot of present-day Water Street. Named
315-620: Is located in southeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 6 mi (10 km) northwest of Philadelphia, although direct driving distance from downtown Norristown to Center City Philadelphia is about 17 mi (27 km). Totaling 3.519 square miles in land area, the municipality sits along the Schuylkill River. Two major tributaries, the Stony Creek and the Saw Mill Run, bisect the town into thirds and empty directly into
350-563: Is part of the Fifth Congressional District (represented by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon ), the 70th State House Districts (represented by Rep. Matt Bradford ) and the 17th State Senate District (represented by Sen. Amanda Cappelletti ). As of 2015 there were 56.07 miles (90.24 km) of public roads in Norristown, of which 3.81 miles (6.13 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 52.26 miles (84.10 km) were maintained by
385-489: The Köppen climate classification , the borough has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) according to recent temperature numbers. The Trewartha climate classification now has the climate as Do (oceanic because only seven months are above 50 °F.) The hardiness zone is 7a or 7b depending upon elevation. As of 2019, Norristown's population is 34,341, which represents a 0% increase since 2010. The municipality's population
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#1732793013208420-576: The Norristown Area School District , and others. Norristown has been a home rule municipality since 1986 when voters adopted a charter with a manager/council form of government and a seven-member municipal council. The office of mayor was abolished in July 2004 after a public referendum amended the municipal charter. Executive and administrative authority is now delegated to a council appointed Municipal Manager. The municipality
455-650: The Norristown Transportation Center (NTC). SEPTA operates eight Suburban Division bus routes ( 90 , 91 , 93 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , and 131 ), one interurban rapid transit route, the Norristown High Speed Line to 69th Street Transportation Center , and a Regional Rail line (the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Center City Philadelphia ) out of the NTC complex. The Regional Rail station at
490-885: The Pennsylvania Turnpike ( I-276 ) and the US 202 Dannehower Bridge. Norristown Area School District is the local school district. St. Francis of Assisi School is located in Norristown. Other area Catholic schools include Visitation B.V.M. School in West Norriton Township , near the Trooper census-designated place and near Norristown; Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School in Plymouth Meeting and Plymouth Township ; and Mother Teresa Regional Catholic School in King of Prussia . Holy Rosary
525-707: The county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , United States, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area . Located along the Schuylkill River , approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Philadelphia , Norristown had a population of 35,748 as of the 2020 census . It is the fourth-most populous municipality in the county and second-most populous borough in Pennsylvania . It is the largest non-township municipality in Montgomery County and
560-412: The 1730s, at the height of Quaker slave ownership, and peaked in the 1770s, by which time only about 19% of all inventoried Quakers owned slaves, and all of them freed them at their deaths. The borough of Norristown, Pennsylvania is named for Norris, who in 1704 bought a large tract of land there from Penn. Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown is a municipality with home rule status and
595-486: The 7,498 families, 58.2% had their own and related children under the age of 18 living with them; 51.0% were married couples living together, and 36.6% had a female householder with no husband present. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age of all residents is 31.2 years, with an age distribution of 26.2% under the age of 18, 43.5% between ages 18 and 44, 21.2% between ages 45 and 64, and 9.1% ages 65 and above. According to
630-565: The English and a handful of Germans, Scots, Dutch, and Swedes, in the mid-1800s the Irish began arriving in large numbers, followed by waves of Italians at the turn of the century. With the opening of new malls in nearby King of Prussia and Plymouth Meeting , the downtown declined in the decades after World War II . Industry soon followed, as many companies closed or relocated into new industrial parks throughout Montgomery County. Norristown
665-628: The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit Building and the Department of Environmental Protection Building, were built in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2009, the historic former Bell Telephone building was completely renovated for offices, and that same year the U.S. Roofing Corporation rehabbed the former Conte Luna pasta factory on East Main Street to house their operations. The former Sears building at
700-629: The Norristown Transportation Center is one of three on the Manayunk/Norristown Line in Norristown. The other two are Main Street and Elm Street , the latter of which serves as the terminus of the line. The NTC contains a 522-space SEPTA commuter parking garage that also contains an intercity bus terminal that was formerly used by Bieber Transportation Group , Greyhound Lines , and Martz Trailways . Several taxi companies and private bus shuttles have
735-631: The Schuylkill. The town's terrain is generally hilly, especially in the areas closest to downtown, which itself sits on a plateau surrounded by all three major waterways. Norristown has four distinct neighborhoods: the West End, the East End, the North End, and the downtown. It is bounded by West Norriton , East Norriton , and Plymouth townships, as well as the borough of Bridgeport . In
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#1732793013208770-715: The Studio Centre shopping center in the North End was renovated as a modern office center. Since the early 2000s, Regatta Apartments, the Rittenhouse condominium building, the Luxor, and dozens of new townhouses have contributed to a residential boom in the East End. Two new downtown parking garages were built in the late 2000s, one at Main and Cherry Streets for visitors and another at SEPTA ’s Norristown Transportation Center on Lafayette Street. Several large downtown and neighborhood streetscape projects were completed by
805-417: The U.S. Census Bureau's 2012 American Community Survey, the median household income was $ 42,764. Males had a median income of $ 34,214 versus $ 34,086 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,204. About 17.3% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 28.3% of those under the age of 18 and 11.8% of those 65 and older. Approximately 76.0% of all persons 25 and older have
840-487: The borough. Norristown sits near the junction of several major roads in the Philadelphia metropolitan area . Main Street, also known as Ridge Pike , outside of the municipality, and Airy Street run east–west through the downtown, eventually leading to interchanges for I-476 (the Blue Route) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike ( I-276 ), respectively, in Plymouth Meeting . US 202 is the major north–south route through
875-458: The county seat in 1784 when Montgomery County was formed, Norristown was incorporated as a borough in 1812 and subsequently enlarged in 1853. About 500 people lived there at the time of its incorporation. Growing rapidly after the Civil War , it swelled to 22,265 people by 1900. By 1940 it was home to 38,181 Norristonians, making it the most populous borough in Pennsylvania before declining in
910-643: The decades after World War II, and in fact it was described in that year as "the most populous independent borough in the United States." At its height, Norristown was an industrial, retail, banking, and government center. Breweries, cigar factories, textile mills, icehouses, foundries, rolling mills, and lumber yards provided ample employment for skilled laborers and artisans. The downtown featured two department stores, several theaters, and enough goods and services that residents never had to leave town to find anything they needed. Although primarily settled by
945-584: The municipal government to install new street lighting, trees, curbing, and sidewalks along Main Street, DeKalb Street, and Powell Street. The Lafayette Street Extension Project, a $ 60 million effort by Montgomery County, PennDOT , and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is now open to traffic. It has improved highway access and mobility into downtown Norristown by widening Lafayette Street and extending it eastward toward Ridge Pike and Conshohocken , with eventual connections to
980-602: The municipality. Despite the loss of its historic movie and vaudeville theaters, Norristown is home to two performing arts centers, the Montgomery County Cultural Center and Centre Theatre, and one professional theater company, Theatre Horizon. All are part of The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. These theaters form the nucleus for Norristown Arts Hill,
1015-490: The organization of the high court of chancery, became a master to hear cases with the lieutenant-governor. He was elected mayor of Philadelphia in 1724. On the death of David Lloyd , he was unanimously chosen Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court , but he declined and remained in the county court. For many years he was one of the chief representatives of the proprietaries, and by the will of Penn he
1050-431: The rest of them. For example, when Norris Sr. died in 1737, his will freed "Indian servant man Will (born in my house) . . . on or before 2 July 1740 on condition he serve his mistress whose property he will be." When Mary Lloyd Norris died a few years later, she willed to her daughter Elizabeth her "negro girl Dinah." Elizabeth freed Dinah twenty years later. This was consistent with Quaker manumissions, which began in
1085-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isaac_Norris&oldid=1061007641 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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1120-418: The town, connecting it with other nearby county seats such as Doylestown and West Chester . US 202 is split into a one-way pair through the municipality, as DeKalb Street is designated “US 202 North” while Markley Street is signed “US 202 South.” Norristown is the largest multi-modal transportation hub in Montgomery County. Numerous rail lines, bus routes, multi-use trails, and parking areas converge at
1155-602: The wealthiest proprietors in Pennsylvania. While he was in England in 1706 he came to the aid of William Penn in his difficulties and rescued him from imprisonment. On his return to Philadelphia two years later, he was elected to the governor's council, and from then until his death continued in public life. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly for many years, its speaker in 1712, justice for Philadelphia County in 1717, and, on
1190-740: Was formed in 2012 by the merger of St. Titus School in East Norriton Township , Epiphany of Our Lord School in Plymouth Meeting, and Our Lady of Victory in East Norriton. Mother Teresa formed in 2012 by the merger of St. Teresa of Avila in West Norriton Township and Mother of Divine Providence in King of Prussia. Both St. Titus and St. Teresa had Norristown, Pennsylvania postal addresses but were not in
1225-606: Was named a trustee of the province of Pennsylvania. In 1694, Norris married Mary, daughter of Thomas Lloyd , president of the council. Their son, Isaac , succeeded his father in business and also became active in politics, serving as speaker of the Assembly. Norris died in Philadelphia on June 4, 1735. Norris was a slave owner. He and Mary Lloyd freed many of the slaves during their lifetimes or in their wills. Their children, including Elizabeth and Isaac Norris Jr. , freed
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