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Delaware County, Pennsylvania
County of Pennsylvania
County of Delaware, Pennsylvania

DelawareCountyPACollage.jpg
A collage of notable places in Delaware County




Flag of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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Seal of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Delaware County
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

Map of the United States highlighting Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
FoundedSeptember 26, 1789
Named forDelaware River
SeatMedia
Largest cityUpper Darby
Area
 • Total191 sq mi (495 km2)
 • Land184 sq mi (477 km2)
 • Water6.8 sq mi (18 km2), 3.5%
Population (est.)
 • (2017)564,696
 • Density3,065/sq mi (1,183/km2)
Congressional district5th
Websitewww.co.delaware.pa.us

Footnotes:

Pennsylvania Historical Marker
DesignatedOctober 3, 1982[1]



Interactive map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania


Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco,[2] is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 562,960,[3] it is the fifth most populous county in Pennsylvania, and the third smallest in area. The county was created on September 26, 1789, from part of Chester County, and named for the Delaware River.


Its county seat is Media.[4] Until 1850, Chester was the county seat of Delaware County and, before that, of Chester County.


Delaware County is adjacent to the city-county of Philadelphia and is included in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD Metropolitan Statistical Area. Delaware County is the only county covered in its entirety by area codes 610 and 484.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography

    • 2.1 Adjacent counties


    • 2.2 National protected area


    • 2.3 State protected area



  • 3 Climate and weather


  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Communities

    • 5.1 City


    • 5.2 Boroughs


    • 5.3 Townships


    • 5.4 Census-designated places


    • 5.5 Unincorporated communities


    • 5.6 Population ranking



  • 6 Politics and government

    • 6.1 Delaware County Council[19]


    • 6.2 County Row Officers


    • 6.3 United States Senate


    • 6.4 United States House of Representatives


    • 6.5 State Senate


    • 6.6 State House of Representatives


    • 6.7 Corrections



  • 7 Education

    • 7.1 Public school districts


    • 7.2 Charter schools


    • 7.3 Private schools


    • 7.4 Colleges and universities


    • 7.5 Adult education


    • 7.6 Libraries



  • 8 Transportation

    • 8.1 Major highways



  • 9 Recreation

    • 9.1 Parks


    • 9.2 Racino



  • 10 Sports


  • 11 Media


  • 12 See also


  • 13 Notes


  • 14 References


  • 15 Further reading


  • 16 External links




History[edit]




Map of the early settlements of Delaware County, Penna




The old Chester Courthouse, built in 1724.


Delaware County lies in the river and bay drainage area named "Delaware" in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, Governor of the nearby English colony of Virginia. The land was explored by Henry Hudson in 1609, and over the next several decades it was variously claimed and settled by the Swedes, the Dutch, and the English. Its original human inhabitants were the Lenni-Lenape tribe of American Indians.


Once the Dutch were defeated and the extent of New York was determined, King Charles II of England made his grant to William Penn in order to found the colony which came to be named Pennsylvania. Penn divided his colony into three counties: Bucks, Philadelphia, and Chester. The riverfront land south of Philadelphia, being the most accessible, was quickly granted and settled. In 1789, the southeastern portion of Chester County was divided from the rest and named Delaware County for the Delaware River.



Geography[edit]





Bartram's Covered Bridge, built 1860 west of Newtown Square, crosses Crum Creek into Chester County.


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 191 square miles (490 km2), of which 184 square miles (480 km2) is land and 6.8 square miles (18 km2) (3.5%) is water.[5] It is the third-smallest county in Pennsylvania by area.


Delaware County is roughly diamond- or kite-shaped, with the four sides formed by the Chester County boundary to the northwest, the boundary with the state of Delaware (a portion of the "Twelve Mile Circle") to the southwest, the Delaware River (forming the border with the state of New Jersey to the southeast, and the city of Philadelphia and Montgomery County to the east and northeast.


The lowest point in the state of Pennsylvania is located on the Delaware River in Marcus Hook in Delaware County, where it flows out of Pennsylvania and into Delaware. The highest point in Delaware County is 500 feet at two points southeast of Wyola in Newtown Township [1].





Newlin Mill, built 1704, on the west branch of Chester Creek, near Concordville.


Waterways in Delaware County generally flow in a southward direction and ultimately drain into the Delaware River. The waterways are, from west to east: the Brandywine River (forming a portion of the county's western boundary with Chester County), Naaman's Creek, Chester Creek, Ridley Creek, Crum Creek, Muckinipates Creek, Darby Creek and Cobbs Creek (forming a portion of the county's eastern boundary with Philadelphia). Crum Creek was dammed in 1931 near Pennsylvania Route 252 to fill Springton Lake (also known as Geist Reservoir), an approximately 391-acre (1.58 km2)[6] drinking water reservoir maintained by Aqua America, the county's largest lake.



Adjacent counties[edit]



  • Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (north)


  • Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (northeast)


  • Gloucester County, New Jersey (southeast)


  • New Castle County, Delaware (southwest)


  • Chester County, Pennsylvania (west)

Delaware County is one of four counties in the United States to border a state with which it shares the same name (the other three are Nevada County, California, Texas County, Oklahoma, and Ohio County, West Virginia).



National protected area[edit]




John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge



  • John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge (part)


State protected area[edit]


2,600 acres (11 km2) of the county are occupied by the Ridley Creek State Park.



Climate and weather[edit]


Delaware County is divided by the boundary between the humid subtropical (Cfa) and the hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa). The hardiness zones are 7a and 7b.



Media, Pennsylvania
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Demographics[edit]






































































































Historical population
CensusPop.

17909,469
180012,80935.3%
181014,73415.0%
182014,8100.5%
183017,32317.0%
184019,79114.2%
185024,67924.7%
186030,59724.0%
187039,40328.8%
188056,10142.4%
189074,68333.1%
190094,76226.9%
1910117,90624.4%
1920173,08446.8%
1930280,26461.9%
1940310,75610.9%
1950414,23433.3%
1960553,15433.5%
1970600,0358.5%
1980555,007−7.5%
1990547,651−1.3%
2000550,8640.6%
2010558,9791.5%
Est. 2017564,696[8]1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2017[3]

As of the 2010 census, the county was 71.1% White non-Hispanic, 19.7% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 4.7% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.0% were two or more races, and 0.9% were some other race. 3.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.


As of the 2000 census, there were 550,864 people, 206,320 households, and 139,472 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,990 people per square mile (1,155/km²). There were 216,978 housing units at an average density of 1,178 per square mile (455/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.32% White, 14.52% African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.29% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. 1.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.6% were of Irish, 17.5% Italian, 10.1% German and 6.7% English ancestry.


There were 206,320 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.80% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.17.


In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.90 males.


The median income for a household in the county was $50,092, and the median income for a family was $61,590. Males had a median income of $44,155 versus $31,831 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,040. About 5.80% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over.





Communities[edit]




Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).


Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and exactly one town. There are 49 municipalities in Delaware County:



City[edit]


  • Chester


Boroughs[edit]



  • Aldan

  • Brookhaven

  • Chester Heights

  • Clifton Heights

  • Collingdale

  • Colwyn

  • Darby

  • East Lansdowne

  • Eddystone

  • Folcroft

  • Glenolden

  • Lansdowne

  • Marcus Hook


  • Media (county seat)

  • Millbourne

  • Morton

  • Norwood

  • Parkside

  • Prospect Park

  • Ridley Park

  • Rose Valley

  • Rutledge

  • Sharon Hill

  • Swarthmore

  • Trainer

  • Upland

  • Yeadon



Townships[edit]



  • Aston

  • Bethel

  • Chadds Ford

  • Chester

  • Concord

  • Darby

  • Edgmont

  • Haverford

  • Lower Chichester

  • Marple

  • Middletown

  • Nether Providence

  • Newtown

  • Radnor

  • Ridley

  • Springfield

  • Thornbury

  • Tinicum

  • Upper Chichester

  • Upper Darby

  • Upper Providence



Census-designated places[edit]


Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.



  • Ardmore

  • Boothwyn

  • Broomall


  • Cheyney University (mostly in Chester County)

  • Drexel Hill

  • Folsom

  • Haverford College

  • Lima

  • Linwood

  • Village Green-Green Ridge

  • Woodlyn



Unincorporated communities[edit]



  • Garrett Hill

  • Glen Mills

  • Havertown

  • Radnor

  • Riddlewood

  • Rosemont

  • Thornton

  • Villanova

  • Wallingford

  • Wawa

  • Wayne



Population ranking[edit]


The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Delaware County.[13]


county seat


















































































































































































Rank
City/Town/etc.
Municipal type
Population (2010 Census)
1

Upper Darby
Township
82,795
2

Haverford
Township
48,491
3

Chester
City
33,972
4

Radnor
Township
31,531
5

Drexel Hill
CDP
28,043
6

Springfield
Township
24,211
7

Ardmore (partially in Montgomery County)
CDP
12,455
8

Yeadon
Borough
11,443
9

Broomall
CDP
10,789
10

Darby
Borough
10,687
11

Lansdowne
Borough
10,620
12

Woodlyn
CDP
9,485
13

Collingdale
Borough
8,786
14

Folsom
CDP
8,323
15

Brookhaven
Borough
8,006
16

Village Green-Green Ridge
CDP
7,822
17

Glenolden
Borough
7,153
18

Ridley Park
Borough
7,002
19

Clifton Heights
Borough
6,652
20

Folcroft
Borough
6,606
21

Prospect Park
Borough
6,454
22

Swarthmore
Borough
6,194
23

Norwood
Borough
5,890
24

Sharon Hill
Borough
5,697
25

† Media
Borough
5,327
26

Boothwyn
CDP
4,933
27

Aldan
Borough
4,152
28

Linwood
CDP
3,281
29

Upland
Borough
3,239
30

Lima
CDP
2,735
31

Morton
Borough
2,669
32

East Lansdowne
Borough
2,668
33

Colwyn
Borough
2,546
34

Chester Heights
Borough
2,531
35

Eddystone
Borough
2,410
36

Marcus Hook
Borough
2,397
37

Parkside
Borough
2,328
38

Trainer
Borough
1,828
39

Haverford College (partially in Montgomery County)
CDP
1,331
40

Millbourne
Borough
1,159
41

Cheyney University (mostly in Chester County)
CDP
988
42

Rose Valley
Borough
913
43

Rutledge
Borough
784


Politics and government[edit]



Presidential elections results












































































































































Presidential elections results[14]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016
37.0% 110,667

59.3% 177,402
3.8% 11,267

2012
38.8% 110,853

60.2% 171,792
1.0% 2,919

2008
38.8% 115,273

60.1% 178,870
1.1% 3,367

2004
42.3% 120,425

57.2% 162,601
0.5% 1,512

2000
42.7% 105,836

54.4% 134,861
3.0% 7,380

1996
39.5% 92,628

49.4% 115,946
11.2% 26,174

1992
40.8% 108,587

41.8% 111,210
17.4% 46,277

1988

60.0% 147,656
39.0% 96,144
1.0% 2,505

1984

61.8% 161,754
37.5% 98,207
0.7% 1,821

1980

55.8% 143,282
34.4% 88,314
9.8% 25,263

1976

54.9% 148,679
43.3% 117,252
1.8% 4,963

1972

63.9% 175,414
34.3% 94,144
1.8% 4,893

1968

50.2% 133,777
40.1% 106,695
9.7% 25,964

1964
42.9% 111,189

56.8% 147,189
0.3% 717

1960

52.0% 135,672
47.8% 124,629
0.2% 482

1956

63.5% 143,663
36.3% 82,024
0.2% 523

1952

61.6% 129,743
38.1% 80,316
0.3% 689

1948

60.9% 93,412
37.3% 57,156
1.8% 2,747

1944

54.8% 78,533
44.7% 64,021
0.5% 755

1940

56.9% 80,158
42.7% 60,225
0.4% 549

1936

52.4% 74,899
45.5% 65,117
2.1% 2,997

1932

68.2% 75,291
29.4% 32,413
2.5% 2,705

1928

73.6% 83,092
26.0% 29,378
0.4% 471

1924

81.8% 41,998
12.4% 6,368
5.8% 2,979

1920

75.3% 34,126
21.2% 9,602
3.5% 1,565

1916

66.0% 16,315
31.3% 7,742
2.7% 677

1912

36.2% 8,418
25.8% 6,001
38.0% 8,819[a]

1908

70.8% 15,184
26.7% 5,727
2.6% 550

1904

78.2% 15,032
18.6% 3,586
3.2% 618

1900

75.0% 13,794
23.1% 4,249
2.0% 358

1896

75.3% 13,979
22.5% 4,169
2.3% 424

1892

60.7% 9,272
36.2% 5,520
3.1% 477

1888

62.0% 8,791
35.5% 5,028
2.5% 351


It has operated under a home-rule charter with five at-large councilmembers since 1972. Republicans remain in control of many county council seats and row offices, despite the larger number of registered Democrats in the county. In the 2017 municipal election, Delaware County elected the first Democratic Council members and row officers since home-rule began. They took office in January 2018.


As of June 2017, there were 391,683 registered voters in Delaware County.[13]


· Democratic: 178,788 (45.65%)


· Republican: 164,106 (41.88%)


· No Affiliation: 25,892(6.61%)


· Other Parties: 22,897 (5.85%)


Until recent years, Delaware County was regarded as a strongly Republican county. The Delaware County Republican party political machine was controlled by William McClure and his son John J. McClure from 1875 to 1965.[15] Delaware County voted for the Republican candidate in nearly every election from 1854 through 1988, with exceptions including the 1964 presidential election. In recent elections, however, Delaware County has voted for Democratic candidates in every presidential election since 1992, including voting for Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996, Al Gore in 2000, John Kerry in 2004, Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, and Hillary Clinton in 2016.


Delaware County has been trending Democratic, and the longstanding Republican registration edge has been erased. The Democrats now have over twice as many voters in the county as they had in 2002. It narrowly voted for Bill Clinton in 1992, but has gone Democratic in every Presidential election since then by 10 points or more by progressively-increasing margins. In the 2004 election Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won the county by 14 points. In the 2008 presidential election, Democratic Senator Barack Obama defeated Republican Senator John McCain resoundingly, by over 21 points.


At the state and local level, however, Republicans still remain competitive with Democrats. Most Republicans from the county tend to be fiscally conservative and socially moderate, as is the case with Republicans from most suburban Philadelphia counties. In the 2004 US Senate election, Republican Arlen Specter defeated Joe Hoeffel but Democrat Bob Casey, Jr. defeated Rick Santorum in the 2006 Senate election. All three Democratic state row office candidates carried it in 2008. The Democrats presently hold all but one row office, though the Republicans currently have a majority on the county commission.


In 2016, Delaware County elected all Democrats in national office elections except Republican Patrick Meehan (U.S. Representative).[16]


All of Delaware County is located in the state's 5th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon. Prior to 2019, most of Delaware County had been in the 7th congressional district. The district had been held for 20 years by Republican Curt Weldon until he was ousted by Joe Sestak, a retired admiral, in the 2006 U.S. House of Representatives election. Also in the 2006 election, Democrat Bryan Lentz unseated Republican incumbent State Representative Tom Gannon in the 161st House district. In 2010 Sestak ran for the senate seat vacated by Arlen Specter and was replaced by Republican Pat Meehan, who defeated Lentz, the Democratic candidate. Lentz was replaced in the State House by Joe Hackett, a Republican. Meehan represented the 7th district until his resignation on April 27, 2018.[17] Before it was thrown out by a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in 2018, the 7th Congressional District had been regarded one of the most irregularly drawn districts in the nation.[18]



Delaware County Council[19][edit]




















OfficeHolderParty
County Councilman (chairman)John P. McBlain
Republican
County Councilwoman (vice-chair)Colleen P. Morrone
Republican
County CouncilmanMichael F. Culp
Republican
County CouncilmanKevin M. Madden
Democratic
County CouncilmanBrian P. Zidek
Democratic


County Row Officers[edit]

















OfficeHolderParty
ControllerJoanne Phillips, Esquire
Democratic
District AttorneyKatayoun Copeland
Republican
Register of WillsMary J. Walk, Esquire
Democratic
SheriffJerry Sanders
Democratic


United States Senate[edit]








SenatorParty
Pat Toomey
Republican
Bob Casey
Democratic


United States House of Representatives[edit]




The 2018 congressional map ordered by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania places all of Delaware County within the new 5th congressional district.








DistrictRepresentativeParty
5Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic


State Senate[edit]

















DistrictRepresentativeParty
8Anthony Hardy Williams
Democratic
9Tom Killion
Republican
17Daylin Leach
Democratic
26Tim Kearney
Democratic


State House of Representatives[edit]






































DistrictRepresentativeParty
159Brian Joseph Kirkland
Democratic
160Stephen Barrar
Republican
161Leanne Krueger-Braneky
Democratic
162Dave Delloso
Democratic
163Mike Zabel
Democratic
164Margo Davidson
Democratic
165Jennifer O’Mara
Democratic
166Greg Vitali
Democratic
168Chris Quinn
Republican
185Maria Donatucci
Democratic
191Joanna McClinton
Democratic


Corrections[edit]


The George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Delaware County Prison) is located in Thornbury Township.[20][21] The jail houses pre-trial inmates and convicted persons who serve county sentences of two years less one day.[21] It is operated by the for-profit prison corporation GEO Group, of Boca Raton, Florida.



Education[edit]




Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania School Districts



Public school districts[edit]


  • Chester Upland School District

  • Chichester School District

  • Delaware County Technical High School, Aston

  • Garnet Valley School District

  • Haverford Township School District

  • Interboro School District

  • Marple Newtown School District

  • Penn-Delco School District

  • Radnor Township School District

  • Ridley School District

  • Rose Tree Media School District

  • Southeast Delco School District

  • Springfield School District

  • Upper Darby School District

  • Wallingford-Swarthmore School District

  • William Penn School District


Charter schools[edit]


In Pennsylvania, charter schools are public schools. They receive a per pupil funding from the state along with federal funding. They are eligible to apply for many competitive grants offered by the state and federal governments. There are two charter schools in 2011. They are located within the attendance borders of the Chester Upland School District. Charter schools may accept students from neighboring school districts.


  • Chester Community Charter School

  • Widener Partnership Charter School

  • Chester Charter School for the Arts, (K–6) approved by PA Charter Appeal Board July 2012


Private schools[edit]


From EDNA, Educational Entity Search Results, 2011



  • Academy of Notre Dame, Villanova

  • Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont

  • Annunciation BVM School, Havertown

  • Archbishop John Carroll HS, Radnor

  • Archbishop Ryan School Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

  • Aston Presbyterian DC Learning Center, Aston

  • Blessed Virgin Mary School, Darby

  • Cardinal O'Hara High School, Springfield

  • Center for Self Development, Chester

  • Cheder Chabad Philadelphia, Broomall

  • Christ Haven Christian Academy, Darby

  • Christ Memorial Classical Academy, Collingdale

  • Christian Academy, Brookhaven

  • Country Day Sacred Heart, Bryn Mawr

  • Creative Minds Christian Academy, Darby

  • Davidson School, Elwyn (State Approved Private School )

  • Delaware County Christian School, Newtown Square

  • Drexel Neumann Academy, Chester

  • Easter Seals of Southeastern Pa, Media (State Approved Private School)

  • Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square

  • Faith Temple Christian School, Chester

  • Frederick Douglass Christian School, Chester

  • Friends School Haverford

  • George Crothers Memorial School, Swarthmore (State Approved Private School)

  • Haven Kindergarten Academy, Chester

  • Holy Child Academy, Drexel Hill

  • Holy Cross School, Springfield

  • Holy Saviour – St John Fisher, Linwood

  • Huntington Learning Center, Springfield

  • Institute of Islamic Studies, Chester

  • Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Bryn Mawr

  • KEEP Kindergarten, Havertown

  • Lane Good Council Montessori School, Broomall

  • Lansdowne Friends School, Lansdowne

  • Media Providence Friends School, Media

  • Monsignor Bonner Archbishop, Drexel Hill

  • Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School

  • Melmark Inc, Berwyn (State Approved Private School)

  • Neumann College Child Dev Center, Aston

  • New Beginnings Academy, Chester

  • Notre Dame Delourdes School, Swarthmore

  • Our Lady of Fatima School, Secane

  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Morton

  • Robinson Christian Academy, Middletown

  • Rose Tree Day School, Media

  • Sacred Heart School, Havertown

  • School in Rose Valley, Rose Valley

  • Shiloh Development Academy, Chester

  • St. Aloysius Academy, Bryn Mawr

  • St. Anastasia School, Newtown Square

  • St. Andrew School, Drexel HIll

  • St. Bernadette School, Drexel HIll

  • St. Cornelius School, Chadds Ford

  • St. Cyril Alexandria School, EaSt. Lansdowne

  • St. Denis School (Now called Cardinal Foley School), Havertown

  • St. Dorothy School, Drexel Hill

  • St. Eugene School, Primos

  • St. Francis Desales Parochial, Aston

  • St. Francis of Assisi School, Springfield

  • St. James Regional Catholic School, Ridley Park

  • St. Joseph School, Aston

  • St. Katharine of Siena, Wayne

  • St. Laurence School, Upper Darby

  • St. Mary Magdelen School, Media

  • St. Pius X School, Broomall

  • St. Thomas Apostle School, Glen Mills

  • Sterling East – Philadelphia Campus, Folcroft

  • Stratford Friends School, Newtown Square

  • Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne

  • Walden School, Media



Colleges and universities[edit]




Library at Cheyney University





Benjamin West Birthplace on the campus of Swarthmore College




Old Main at Widener University


  • Cabrini College

  • Cheyney University

  • Eastern University


  • Delaware County Community College (locations in Marple Township, Upper Darby and Sharon Hill)

  • Haverford College

  • Neumann University

  • Pendle Hill Quaker Center for Study and Contemplation

  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

  • Penn State Brandywine

  • Rosemont College

  • Swarthmore College

  • Villanova University

  • Widener University

  • Williamson College of the Trades


Adult education[edit]


  • Haverford Adult School[22]

  • Main Line School Night[23]

  • Senior Community Services Lifelong Learning[24]


Libraries[edit]



  • Aston Free Library

  • Collingdale Public Library

  • Darby Free Library

  • Delaware County Francis J. Catania Law Library

  • Delaware County Library System (government agency)[25]

  • Folcroft Public Library

  • Glenolden Library

  • Helen Kate Furness Library (Wallingford)

  • Haverford Township Free Library

  • J. Lewis Crozer Library (Chester)

  • Lansdowne Public Library

  • Marple Public Library

  • Mary M. Campbell Library (Marcus Hook)

  • Media-Upper Providence Free Library

  • Middletown Free Library

  • Newtown Square Public Library

  • Norwood Public Library

  • Prospect Park Public Library

  • Memorial Library of Radnor Township

  • Rachel Kohl Community Library (Glen Mills)

  • Ridley Park Public Library

  • Ridley Township Public Library

  • Sharon Hill Public Library

  • Springfield Township Library

  • Swarthmore Public Library

  • Tinicum Memorial Public Library

  • Upper Darby & Sellers Memorial Library (main)

  • Upper Darby Library-Municipal Branch

  • Upper Darby Library-Primos Branch

  • Yeadon Public Library


Transportation[edit]


Delaware County is bisected north to south by Blue Route Interstate 476, which connects I-76 just north of the extreme northern corner of the county to I-95, which parallels the Delaware River along the southeastern edge of the county.


Delaware County is home to SEPTA's 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, and is served by the Norristown High Speed Line (P&W), two Red Arrow trolley lines
(Routes 101 and 102),
four Regional Rail Lines (the Airport Line, Wilmington/Newark Line, Media/Elwyn Line, and Paoli/Thorndale Line), and a host of bus routes.


The western portion of Philadelphia International Airport is located in Delaware County, and the county hosts some airport-related commerce such as Philadelphia's UPS terminal and airport hotels.



Major highways[edit]




  • I-95


  • I-476


  • US 1


  • US 13


  • US 30


  • US 202


  • US 322


  • PA 3


  • PA 252


  • PA 261


  • PA 291


  • PA 320


  • PA 352


  • PA 420


  • PA 452


  • PA 491


  • PA 926



Recreation[edit]



Parks[edit]




Dam on Ridley Creek in Ridley Creek State Park





Old Rose Tree Tavern in Rose Tree Park.


There is one Pennsylvania state park in Delaware County.


  • Ridley Creek State Park

County parks include:


  • Clayton Park & Golf Course

  • Glen Providence Park

  • Kent Park/Dog Park

  • Rose Tree Park

  • Smedley Park

  • Upland Park


Racino[edit]


Harrah's Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack is a harness racing track and casino (i.e., "racino") located on the Chester, Pennsylvania waterfront. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.



Sports[edit]


The city of Chester is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. The team plays at Talen Energy Stadium, a venue located at the base of the Commodore Barry Bridge.


Delaware County is the traditional home of women's professional soccer in the Philadelphia area. The former Philadelphia Charge of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association played at Villanova Stadium, which is located on the campus of Villanova University. The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer succeeded the Charge and played at Widener University's Leslie Quick Stadium in 2011.


Delaware County is the home of one of oldest baseball leagues in the country, the Delco League, which at one time was known for featuring future, former, and even current major league players who were offered more money than their current teams would pay them.[26][27][28]


Every summer, Delaware County is home to the Delco Pro-Am, a basketball league consisting of current, future, and former NBA players as well as local standout players.[29]


Delaware County is also the former home of a rugby league team called the Aston Bulls, a member of the American National Rugby League.



Media[edit]


The county itself is serviced by several newspapers, most notably the News of Delaware County, the Delaware County Daily Times, The Suburban and Wayne Times, and The Spirit, the only minority owned newspaper serving Delaware County.[citation needed] The Philadelphia Inquirer also has a significant presence, reflecting Philadelphia's influence on Delaware County and the rest of the metro. Delaware County Magazine is the news magazine with the largest circulation in Delaware County, reaching over 186,000 homes.



See also[edit]



  • Delaware County Youth Initiative

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, Pennsylvania


Notes[edit]




  1. ^ The leading “other” candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 8,272 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 374 votes, Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin received 170 votes, and Socialist Labor candidate Arthur Reimer received 3 votes.




References[edit]



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  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.


  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2015.


  6. ^ "Crum". Chester - Ridley - Crum Watersheds Association. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008.


  7. ^ "Monthly Averages for Media, Pennsylvania". The Weather Channel. Retrieved February 15, 2011.


  8. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved October 9, 2018.


  9. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2017.


  10. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved May 31, 2017.


  11. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2017.


  12. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2017.


  13. ^ "2010 Census". United States Census. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.


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  15. ^ McLarnon, John Morrison (2003). Ruling Suburbia: John J. McClure and the Republican Machine in Delaware County. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-87413-814-0. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


  16. ^ "Pennsylvania Elections - County Results". www.electionreturns.pa.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-25.


  17. ^ Tamari, Jonathan (April 27, 2018). "Rep. Pat Meehan resigns; will pay back $39,000 used for harassment settlement". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 27 April 2018.


  18. ^ Ingraham, Christopher. "This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 March 2015.


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  20. ^ "Chapter 7 7-11 Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Comprehensive Zoning Plan. Thornbury Township. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "The three major institutions found in the Township, the Delaware County Prison, Glen Mills Schools and Cheyney University[...]"


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  22. ^ "Haverford Township Adult School". Haverford Township Adult School.


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  27. ^ "Delco League to honor legends of ballfields from 105 seasons". Delco Times. Retrieved October 8, 2014.


  28. ^ "COLTS BOLT BOROUGH: Collingdale's Delco Baseball League team is the latest loss endured by tiny town". Delco Times. Retrieved October 8, 2014.


  29. ^ "Plenty of talent as Delco Pro-Am League tips off". Delco Times. Retrieved October 8, 2014.



Further reading[edit]



  • Ashmead, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Hungerford, Austin N.


  • Jordan LLD, John W (1914). A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People.


External links[edit]





  • "Delaware County". co.delaware.pa.us. Official website.


  • "History of Townships in Delaware County, PA". history.rays-place.com/pa/delaware-cty.htm.







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