Coatesville, Pennsylvania

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Why is there such a large black population out here in the exurbs? Seems like there likely was a historical black population while it was rural, which seems very odd for a place outside the south.

[patrick1]

Because it is not an exurb. It developed industry independently. Blacks were drawn to jobs in steel industry.

[TeePee4Prez]

Northern rural blacks aren't too rare in the areas outside Philadelphia.  Lot in Berks County along with a lot of Latinos in Northeast PA.  There are also a large number of rural blacks in South Jersey near Millville and Vineland for some reason.  Some of the Philadelphia suburbs also have black populations such as Norristown and Bristol.