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Delaware County, Pennsylvania

January 26, 2023

Not to be confused with Delaware Valley.

Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco,[2] is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census,[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.

Delaware County
County of Pennsylvania
Delaware County Courthouse in Media
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°55′N 75°24′W / 39.92°N 75.4°W / 39.92; -75.4
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
FoundedSeptember 26, 1789
Named forDelaware River
SeatMedia
Largest TownshipUpper Darby
Other citiesChester
Area
 • Total191 sq mi (490 km2)
 • Land184 sq mi (480 km2)
 • Water6.8 sq mi (18 km2)  3.5%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total576,830
 • Density3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Congressional district5th
Websitedelcopa.gov
DesignatedOctober 3, 1982[1]
Interactive map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Delaware County is part of the Delaware Valley and borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city, to its northeast. It also is adjacent to the city-county of Philadelphia County and is included in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD metropolitan statistical area known as the Delaware Valley. Its county seat is Media.[4]

History

 
Map of the early settlements of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
 
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 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

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

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].

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, Stoney 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.

The Trainer Refinery and the Port of Chester are located along the shores of the Delaware River.

Adjacent counties

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 areas

State protected area

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
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%
2020576,8303.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9]
1990–2000[10] 2010–2019[11][12]

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, <0.1% 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 inhabitants per square mile (1,150/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 80.3% White, 14.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.5% 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 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% 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 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 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 5.8% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Delaware County Racial Composition[13]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 363,249 63%
Black or African American (NH) 127,055 22%
Native American (NH) 676 0.12%
Asian (NH) 36,317 6.3%
Pacific Islander (NH) 133 0.02%
Other/Mixed (NH) 22,628 4%
Hispanic or Latino 26,772 4.64%

Communities

 
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

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places

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.

Unincorporated communities

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Delaware County.[14]

† 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

United States presidential election results for Delaware County, Pennsylvania[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 118,639 36.02% 206,709 62.75% 4,056 1.23%
2016 110,667 36.97% 177,402 59.27% 11,267 3.76%
2012 110,853 38.82% 171,792 60.16% 2,919 1.02%
2008 115,273 38.75% 178,870 60.12% 3,367 1.13%
2004 120,425 42.32% 162,601 57.15% 1,512 0.53%
2000 105,836 42.66% 134,861 54.36% 7,380 2.97%
1996 92,628 39.46% 115,946 49.39% 26,174 11.15%
1992 108,587 40.81% 111,210 41.80% 46,277 17.39%
1988 147,656 59.95% 96,144 39.03% 2,505 1.02%
1984 161,754 61.79% 98,207 37.51% 1,821 0.70%
1980 143,282 55.78% 88,314 34.38% 25,263 9.84%
1976 148,679 54.88% 117,252 43.28% 4,963 1.83%
1972 175,414 63.91% 94,144 34.30% 4,893 1.78%
1968 133,777 50.21% 106,695 40.05% 25,964 9.74%
1964 111,189 42.91% 147,189 56.81% 717 0.28%
1960 135,672 52.02% 124,629 47.79% 482 0.18%
1956 143,663 63.51% 82,024 36.26% 523 0.23%
1952 129,743 61.56% 80,316 38.11% 689 0.33%
1948 93,412 60.93% 57,156 37.28% 2,747 1.79%
1944 78,533 54.80% 64,021 44.67% 755 0.53%
1940 80,158 56.88% 60,225 42.73% 549 0.39%
1936 74,899 52.37% 65,117 45.53% 2,997 2.10%
1932 75,291 68.19% 32,413 29.36% 2,705 2.45%
1928 83,092 73.57% 29,378 26.01% 471 0.42%
1924 41,998 81.80% 6,368 12.40% 2,979 5.80%
1920 34,126 75.34% 9,602 21.20% 1,565 3.46%
1916 16,315 65.96% 7,742 31.30% 677 2.74%
1912 8,418 36.23% 6,001 25.82% 8,819 37.95%
1908 15,184 70.75% 5,727 26.69% 550 2.56%
1904 15,032 78.15% 3,586 18.64% 618 3.21%
1900 13,794 74.96% 4,249 23.09% 358 1.95%
1896 13,979 75.27% 4,169 22.45% 424 2.28%
1892 9,272 60.72% 5,520 36.15% 477 3.12%
1888 8,791 62.04% 5,028 35.48% 351 2.48%
1884 7,512 61.27% 4,538 37.01% 211 1.72%
1880 7,008 60.84% 4,473 38.83% 38 0.33%

The county has operated under a home-rule charter with five at-large council-members since 1972.

As of November 7, 2022, there are 415,207 registered voters in Delaware County.[16]

Until the 1990s, Delaware County was regarded as a strongly Republican county. The Delaware County Republican political machine was controlled by William McClure and his son John J. McClure from 1875 to 1965.[17] Delaware County voted for the Republican candidate in nearly every election from 1854 through 1988, one of the two exceptions being Lyndon Johnson's national landslide of 1964. As a measure of how Republican the county was, Franklin Roosevelt was completely shut out in all four of his successful campaigns for president. Even in his 46-state landslide victory of 1936, Roosevelt only got 45 percent of Delaware County's vote.

In 1992, however, the county swung from a 21-point win for George H. W. Bush to a narrow one-point win for Bill Clinton, who became only the second Democrat to win the county in the 20th century. Clinton won it just under 10 points in 1996, coming up just short of a majority. The county 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. Barack Obama won it by large 21-point margins in each of his bids for president. Hillary Clinton carried it by 22 points in 2016. Joe Biden carried it in 2020 with 62 percent of the vote, his second-strongest performance in Pennsylvania. Donald Trump turned in the worst showing for a Republican in the county in over 160 years.

Driving the county's Democratic shift have been longstanding trends in voter registration advantage and demographics. In 1998, Republicans held a voter registration advantage of about 125,000,[18] but by 2008 that advantage had shrunk to under 20,000 voters.[19] As of the November 2021 election, Democrats enjoyed a voter registration advantage of 50,000. Propelling and compounding the voter registration shift has been a change in demographics in the county. Since the 2000 Census, the White population of the county has decreased from 80.3% to 68.5% as of the 2020 Census, while, the Black population has risen from 14.5% to 22.7%, driven by the gentrification of Philadelphia and University City neighborhood and rapid demographic shift in Upper Darby.[20][21][22] Further increasing the shift has been the change in education level demographics in the county, as voters have become more college educated and white collar (and, in turn, less blue collar) over the past few decades.

While the longstanding Republican registration edge has been erased, Republicans still remain competitive with Democrats at the state and local level. 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. In 2016, Delaware County elected all Democrats in national office elections except Republican Patrick Meehan (U.S. Representative).[23]

After the election of Donald Trump in 2016, the county rapidly shifted blue as a result of increased Democratic turnout and less enthusiasm from often less conservative suburban Republicans. In the 2019 elections for the Delaware County Council, Democrats swept the board and elected Monica Taylor, Elaine P. Schaefer, and Christine Reuther, gaining control of the county Council for the first time since the Civil War.[24] This was the first time in history that the county had an all-Democratic Council.[25]

As of 2020, 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.[26] 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.[27]

Delaware County Council

As of March 2, 2022:[28]

Office Holder Party
Chair Dr. Monica Taylor Democratic
Vice-Chair Elaine Paul Schaefer Democratic
Member of Council Kevin M. Madden Democratic
Member of Council Christine Reuther Democratic
Member of Council Richard Womack Democratic

County row officers

Row officers, a term unique to Pennsylvania, are a conglomeration of elected officials defined by Article IX, Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. This unit of officers includes the position of controller, District Attorney, treasurer, sheriff, register of wills, recorder of deeds, prothonotaries, clerks of the court, and the coroner. It is thought that this term originated because these positions were arranged in a row on a typical ballot.[29]

Office Holder Party
Controller Joanne Phillips, Esquire Democratic
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer Democratic
Register of Wills Rachel Ezzell Berry, Esquire Democratic
Sheriff Jerry Sanders Democratic

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

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

As of July 23, 2021:

District Representative Party
5 Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic

State Senate

As of July 23, 2021:

State House of Representatives

As of March 2, 2022:

Corrections

The George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Delaware County Prison) is located in Thornbury Township.[30][31] The jail houses pre-trial inmates and convicted persons who are serving sentences of no longer than two years less one day.[31] It is operated by Delaware County.[32]

Education

 
Map of Delaware County's school districts

Public school districts

School districts include:[33]

Note that Delaware County Technical High School takes students from all of the county.

Charter schools

Private schools

In 1963 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia had 48 Catholic K-8/elementary schools in Delaware County with a total of 39,695 students, which was the highest ever enrollment. From 1971 to 2012, 20 of these schools closed, with ten of them closing from 2003 to 2012. By 2012 there were 28 Catholic K-8/elementary schools in Delaware County with a total of 8,291 students.[34] One notable private school is Friends School Haverford.

Colleges and universities

 
Library at Cheyney University
 
Old Main at Widener University

Adult education

  • Haverford Adult School[35]
  • Main Line School Night[36]
  • Senior Community Services Lifelong Learning[37]
  • Delaware County Literacy Council

Libraries

Main article: List of public libraries in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Transportation

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/Wawa 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 roads and highways

Recreation

Parks

 
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:

County parks include:

  • Clayton Park & Golf Course
  • Glen Providence Park
  • Kent Park/Dog Park
  • Rose Tree Park
  • Smedley Park
  • Upland Park

Racing

Harrah's Philadelphia 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

The city of Chester is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. The team plays at Subaru Park, 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.[38][39][40]

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.[41]

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

Darby was home to the Hilldale Club, the 1925 Colored World Series Champions.

Media

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.

Climate

Delaware County has two physical geographic regions: the Piedmont and the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Most of the county has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) while some higher northern areas have a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa.). The hardiness zones are 7a and 7b.

Climate data for Newtown Square (Elevation: 456 ft (139 m)) 1981–2010 Averages
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 38.6
(3.7) 		41.8
(5.4) 		50.4
(10.2) 		62.3
(16.8) 		72.1
(22.3) 		81.0
(27.2) 		85.3
(29.6) 		83.5
(28.6) 		76.8
(24.9) 		65.5
(18.6) 		54.1
(12.3) 		42.6
(5.9) 		62.9
(17.2)
Daily mean °F (°C) 30.4
(−0.9) 		33.1
(0.6) 		40.6
(4.8) 		51.6
(10.9) 		61.2
(16.2) 		70.5
(21.4) 		75.2
(24.0) 		73.7
(23.2) 		66.3
(19.1) 		55.0
(12.8) 		44.8
(7.1) 		34.6
(1.4) 		53.2
(11.8)
Average low °F (°C) 22.2
(−5.4) 		24.3
(−4.3) 		30.9
(−0.6) 		40.8
(4.9) 		50.2
(10.1) 		60.0
(15.6) 		65.1
(18.4) 		63.8
(17.7) 		55.7
(13.2) 		44.4
(6.9) 		35.5
(1.9) 		26.6
(−3.0) 		43.4
(6.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.36
(85) 		2.80
(71) 		3.89
(99) 		3.84
(98) 		4.08
(104) 		3.94
(100) 		4.71
(120) 		3.88
(99) 		4.65
(118) 		3.87
(98) 		3.61
(92) 		3.89
(99) 		46.52
(1,182)
Average relative humidity (%) 68.3 65.0 60.5 59.4 63.2 68.2 68.2 70.5 71.7 70.5 69.7 70.8 67.2
Average dew point °F (°C) 21.2
(−6.0) 		22.6
(−5.2) 		28.0
(−2.2) 		37.9
(3.3) 		48.6
(9.2) 		59.5
(15.3) 		64.0
(17.8) 		63.5
(17.5) 		56.9
(13.8) 		45.6
(7.6) 		35.5
(1.9) 		26.1
(−3.3) 		42.5
(5.8)
Source: PRISM[42]
Climate data for Chester (Elevation: 10 ft (3 m)) 1981–2010 Averages
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 40.5
(4.7) 		44.2
(6.8) 		52.0
(11.1) 		63.4
(17.4) 		73.4
(23.0) 		82.7
(28.2) 		87.0
(30.6) 		85.2
(29.6) 		78.3
(25.7) 		66.7
(19.3) 		56.1
(13.4) 		45.0
(7.2) 		64.6
(18.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 33.7
(0.9) 		36.5
(2.5) 		43.7
(6.5) 		54.3
(12.4) 		64.1
(17.8) 		73.7
(23.2) 		78.3
(25.7) 		76.8
(24.9) 		69.5
(20.8) 		58.1
(14.5) 		48.3
(9.1) 		38.2
(3.4) 		56.4
(13.6)
Average low °F (°C) 26.8
(−2.9) 		28.9
(−1.7) 		35.3
(1.8) 		45.2
(7.3) 		54.8
(12.7) 		64.6
(18.1) 		69.7
(20.9) 		68.4
(20.2) 		60.7
(15.9) 		49.4
(9.7) 		40.5
(4.7) 		31.4
(−0.3) 		48.1
(8.9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.15
(80) 		2.70
(69) 		3.87
(98) 		3.62
(92) 		3.81
(97) 		3.80
(97) 		4.65
(118) 		3.56
(90) 		4.21
(107) 		3.44
(87) 		3.27
(83) 		3.62
(92) 		43.70
(1,110)
Average relative humidity (%) 65.3 60.7 57.6 57.2 60.8 62.7 64.4 65.8 67.8 67.3 65.3 65.1 63.4
Average dew point °F (°C) 23.3
(−4.8) 		24.2
(−4.3) 		29.7
(−1.3) 		39.5
(4.2) 		50.3
(10.2) 		60.2
(15.7) 		65.3
(18.5) 		64.5
(18.1) 		58.4
(14.7) 		47.3
(8.5) 		37.2
(2.9) 		27.5
(−2.5) 		44.0
(6.7)
Source: PRISM[42]

See also

Notes

References

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Further reading

  • 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. New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company.

External links

 
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  • . history.rays-place.com/pa/delaware-cty.htm. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2006.

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delaware, county, pennsylvania, confused, with, delaware, valley, delaware, county, colloquially, referred, delco, county, commonwealth, pennsylvania, with, population, 2020, census, fifth, most, populous, county, pennsylvania, third, smallest, area, county, c. Not to be confused with Delaware Valley Delaware County colloquially referred to as Delco 2 is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania With a population of 576 830 as of the 2020 census 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 Delaware CountyCounty of PennsylvaniaDelaware County Courthouse in MediaSealLocation within the U S state of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania s location within the U S Coordinates 39 55 N 75 24 W 39 92 N 75 4 W 39 92 75 4Country United StatesState PennsylvaniaFoundedSeptember 26 1789Named forDelaware RiverSeatMediaLargest TownshipUpper DarbyOther citiesChesterArea Total191 sq mi 490 km2 Land184 sq mi 480 km2 Water6 8 sq mi 18 km2 3 5 Population 2020 Total576 830 Density3 000 sq mi 1 200 km2 Congressional district5thWebsitedelcopa wbr govPennsylvania Historical MarkerDesignatedOctober 3 1982 1 Interactive map of Delaware County Pennsylvania Delaware County is part of the Delaware Valley and borders Philadelphia the nation s sixth most populous city to its northeast It also is adjacent to the city county of Philadelphia County and is included in the Philadelphia Camden Wilmington PA NJ DE MD metropolitan statistical area known as the Delaware Valley Its county seat is Media 4 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Adjacent counties 2 2 National protected areas 2 3 State protected area 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 Census 4 Communities 4 1 City 4 2 Boroughs 4 3 Townships 4 4 Census designated places 4 5 Unincorporated communities 4 6 Population ranking 5 Politics and government 5 1 Delaware County Council 5 2 County row officers 5 3 United States Senate 5 4 United States House of Representatives 5 5 State Senate 5 6 State House of Representatives 5 7 Corrections 6 Education 6 1 Public school districts 6 2 Charter schools 6 3 Private schools 6 4 Colleges and universities 6 5 Adult education 6 6 Libraries 7 Transportation 7 1 Major roads and highways 8 Recreation 8 1 Parks 8 2 Racing 9 Sports 10 Media 11 Climate 12 See also 13 Notes 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External linksHistory Edit Map of the early settlements of Delaware County Pennsylvania 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 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 Newlin Mill built 1704 on the west branch of Chester Creek near Concordville 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 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 Stoney 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 The Trainer Refinery and the Port of Chester are located along the shores of the Delaware River 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 areas Edit John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge First State National Historical Park part 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 Demographics EditHistorical populationCensus Pop 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 2020576 8303 2 U S Decennial Census 7 1790 1960 8 1900 1990 9 1990 2000 10 2010 2019 11 12 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 lt 0 1 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 inhabitants per square mile 1 150 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 3 White 14 5 African American 0 1 Native American 3 3 Asian lt 0 1 Pacific Islander 0 6 from other races and 1 2 from two or more races 1 5 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 5 had children under the age of 18 living with them 50 8 were married couples living together 12 9 had a female householder with no husband present and 32 4 were non families 27 6 of all households were made up of individuals and 11 6 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 8 under the age of 18 8 9 from 18 to 24 28 8 from 25 to 44 21 9 from 45 to 64 and 15 6 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 37 years For every 100 females there were 91 2 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86 9 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 8 of families and 8 0 of the population were below the poverty line including 10 0 of those under age 18 and 7 1 of those age 65 or over 2020 Census Edit Delaware County Racial Composition 13 Race Num Perc White NH 363 249 63 Black or African American NH 127 055 22 Native American NH 676 0 12 Asian NH 36 317 6 3 Pacific Islander NH 133 0 02 Other Mixed NH 22 628 4 Hispanic or Latino 26 772 4 64 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 ChesterBoroughs 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 Secane Thornton Villanova Wallingford Wawa Wayne Population ranking Edit The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Delaware County 14 county seat Rank City Town etc Municipal type Population 2010 Census 1 Upper Darby Township 82 7952 Haverford Township 48 4913 Chester City 33 9724 Radnor Township 31 5315 Drexel Hill CDP 28 0436 Springfield Township 24 2117 Ardmore partially in Montgomery County CDP 12 4558 Yeadon Borough 11 4439 Broomall CDP 10 78910 Darby Borough 10 68711 Lansdowne Borough 10 62012 Woodlyn CDP 9 48513 Collingdale Borough 8 78614 Folsom CDP 8 32315 Brookhaven Borough 8 00616 Village Green Green Ridge CDP 7 82217 Glenolden Borough 7 15318 Ridley Park Borough 7 00219 Clifton Heights Borough 6 65220 Folcroft Borough 6 60621 Prospect Park Borough 6 45422 Swarthmore Borough 6 19423 Norwood Borough 5 89024 Sharon Hill Borough 5 69725 Media Borough 5 32726 Boothwyn CDP 4 93327 Aldan Borough 4 15228 Linwood CDP 3 28129 Upland Borough 3 23930 Lima CDP 2 73531 Morton Borough 2 66932 East Lansdowne Borough 2 66833 Colwyn Borough 2 54634 Chester Heights Borough 2 53135 Eddystone Borough 2 41036 Marcus Hook Borough 2 39737 Parkside Borough 2 32838 Trainer Borough 1 82839 Haverford College partially in Montgomery County CDP 1 33140 Millbourne Borough 1 15941 Cheyney University mostly in Chester County CDP 98842 Rose Valley Borough 91343 Rutledge Borough 784Politics and government EditUnited States presidential election results for Delaware County Pennsylvania 15 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 118 639 36 02 206 709 62 75 4 056 1 23 2016 110 667 36 97 177 402 59 27 11 267 3 76 2012 110 853 38 82 171 792 60 16 2 919 1 02 2008 115 273 38 75 178 870 60 12 3 367 1 13 2004 120 425 42 32 162 601 57 15 1 512 0 53 2000 105 836 42 66 134 861 54 36 7 380 2 97 1996 92 628 39 46 115 946 49 39 26 174 11 15 1992 108 587 40 81 111 210 41 80 46 277 17 39 1988 147 656 59 95 96 144 39 03 2 505 1 02 1984 161 754 61 79 98 207 37 51 1 821 0 70 1980 143 282 55 78 88 314 34 38 25 263 9 84 1976 148 679 54 88 117 252 43 28 4 963 1 83 1972 175 414 63 91 94 144 34 30 4 893 1 78 1968 133 777 50 21 106 695 40 05 25 964 9 74 1964 111 189 42 91 147 189 56 81 717 0 28 1960 135 672 52 02 124 629 47 79 482 0 18 1956 143 663 63 51 82 024 36 26 523 0 23 1952 129 743 61 56 80 316 38 11 689 0 33 1948 93 412 60 93 57 156 37 28 2 747 1 79 1944 78 533 54 80 64 021 44 67 755 0 53 1940 80 158 56 88 60 225 42 73 549 0 39 1936 74 899 52 37 65 117 45 53 2 997 2 10 1932 75 291 68 19 32 413 29 36 2 705 2 45 1928 83 092 73 57 29 378 26 01 471 0 42 1924 41 998 81 80 6 368 12 40 2 979 5 80 1920 34 126 75 34 9 602 21 20 1 565 3 46 1916 16 315 65 96 7 742 31 30 677 2 74 1912 8 418 36 23 6 001 25 82 8 819 37 95 1908 15 184 70 75 5 727 26 69 550 2 56 1904 15 032 78 15 3 586 18 64 618 3 21 1900 13 794 74 96 4 249 23 09 358 1 95 1896 13 979 75 27 4 169 22 45 424 2 28 1892 9 272 60 72 5 520 36 15 477 3 12 1888 8 791 62 04 5 028 35 48 351 2 48 1884 7 512 61 27 4 538 37 01 211 1 72 1880 7 008 60 84 4 473 38 83 38 0 33 The county has operated under a home rule charter with five at large council members since 1972 As of November 7 2022 there are 415 207 registered voters in Delaware County 16 Democratic 207 180 49 90 Republican 150 527 36 25 Independent 38 317 9 23 Third Party 19 183 4 62 Until the 1990s Delaware County was regarded as a strongly Republican county The Delaware County Republican political machine was controlled by William McClure and his son John J McClure from 1875 to 1965 17 Delaware County voted for the Republican candidate in nearly every election from 1854 through 1988 one of the two exceptions being Lyndon Johnson s national landslide of 1964 As a measure of how Republican the county was Franklin Roosevelt was completely shut out in all four of his successful campaigns for president Even in his 46 state landslide victory of 1936 Roosevelt only got 45 percent of Delaware County s vote In 1992 however the county swung from a 21 point win for George H W Bush to a narrow one point win for Bill Clinton who became only the second Democrat to win the county in the 20th century Clinton won it just under 10 points in 1996 coming up just short of a majority The county 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 Barack Obama won it by large 21 point margins in each of his bids for president Hillary Clinton carried it by 22 points in 2016 Joe Biden carried it in 2020 with 62 percent of the vote his second strongest performance in Pennsylvania Donald Trump turned in the worst showing for a Republican in the county in over 160 years Driving the county s Democratic shift have been longstanding trends in voter registration advantage and demographics In 1998 Republicans held a voter registration advantage of about 125 000 18 but by 2008 that advantage had shrunk to under 20 000 voters 19 As of the November 2021 election Democrats enjoyed a voter registration advantage of 50 000 Propelling and compounding the voter registration shift has been a change in demographics in the county Since the 2000 Census the White population of the county has decreased from 80 3 to 68 5 as of the 2020 Census while the Black population has risen from 14 5 to 22 7 driven by the gentrification of Philadelphia and University City neighborhood and rapid demographic shift in Upper Darby 20 21 22 Further increasing the shift has been the change in education level demographics in the county as voters have become more college educated and white collar and in turn less blue collar over the past few decades While the longstanding Republican registration edge has been erased Republicans still remain competitive with Democrats at the state and local level 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 In 2016 Delaware County elected all Democrats in national office elections except Republican Patrick Meehan U S Representative 23 After the election of Donald Trump in 2016 the county rapidly shifted blue as a result of increased Democratic turnout and less enthusiasm from often less conservative suburban Republicans In the 2019 elections for the Delaware County Council Democrats swept the board and elected Monica Taylor Elaine P Schaefer and Christine Reuther gaining control of the county Council for the first time since the Civil War 24 This was the first time in history that the county had an all Democratic Council 25 As of 2020 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 26 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 27 Delaware County Council Edit As of March 2 2022 update 28 Office Holder PartyChair Dr Monica Taylor DemocraticVice Chair Elaine Paul Schaefer DemocraticMember of Council Kevin M Madden DemocraticMember of Council Christine Reuther DemocraticMember of Council Richard Womack DemocraticCounty row officers Edit Row officers a term unique to Pennsylvania are a conglomeration of elected officials defined by Article IX Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Constitution This unit of officers includes the position of controller District Attorney treasurer sheriff register of wills recorder of deeds prothonotaries clerks of the court and the coroner It is thought that this term originated because these positions were arranged in a row on a typical ballot 29 Office Holder PartyController Joanne Phillips Esquire DemocraticDistrict Attorney Jack Stollsteimer DemocraticRegister of Wills Rachel Ezzell Berry Esquire DemocraticSheriff Jerry Sanders DemocraticUnited States Senate Edit Senator PartyJohn Fetterman DemocraticBob Casey DemocraticUnited 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 As of July 23 2021 update District Representative Party5 Mary Gay Scanlon DemocraticState Senate Edit As of July 23 2021 update District Representative Party8 Anthony Hardy Williams Democratic9 John I Kane Democratic17 Amanda Cappelletti Democratic26 Tim Kearney DemocraticState House of Representatives Edit As of March 2 2022 update District Representative Party159 Brian Joseph Kirkland Democratic160 Craig Williams Republican161 Leanne Krueger Democratic162 Dave Delloso Democratic163 Mike Zabel Democratic164 Gina H Curry Democratic165 Jennifer O Mara Democratic166 Greg Vitali Democratic168 Chris Quinn Republican185 Regina Young Democratic191 Joanna McClinton DemocraticCorrections Edit The George W Hill Correctional Facility Delaware County Prison is located in Thornbury Township 30 31 The jail houses pre trial inmates and convicted persons who are serving sentences of no longer than two years less one day 31 It is operated by Delaware County 32 Education Edit Map of Delaware County s school districts Public school districts Edit School districts include 33 Chester Upland School District Chichester School District 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 West Chester Area School District William Penn School DistrictNote that Delaware County Technical High School takes students from all of the county Charter schools Edit Chester Community Charter School Widener Partnership Charter School Chester Charter Scholars AcademyPrivate schools Edit In 1963 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia had 48 Catholic K 8 elementary schools in Delaware County with a total of 39 695 students which was the highest ever enrollment From 1971 to 2012 20 of these schools closed with ten of them closing from 2003 to 2012 By 2012 there were 28 Catholic K 8 elementary schools in Delaware County with a total of 8 291 students 34 One notable private school is Friends School Haverford 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 TradesAdult education Edit Haverford Adult School 35 Main Line School Night 36 Senior Community Services Lifelong Learning 37 Delaware County Literacy CouncilLibraries Edit Main article List of public libraries in Delaware County PennsylvaniaTransportation EditDelaware 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 amp W two Red Arrow trolley lines Routes 101 and 102 four Regional Rail Lines the Airport Line Wilmington Newark Line Media Wawa 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 roads and 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 926Recreation EditParks 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 ParkCounty parks include Clayton Park amp Golf Course Glen Providence Park Kent Park Dog Park Rose Tree Park Smedley Park Upland ParkRacing Edit Harrah s Philadelphia 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 EditThe city of Chester is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer The team plays at Subaru Park 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 38 39 40 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 41 Delaware County is also the former home of a rugby league team called the Aston Bulls a member of the American National Rugby League Darby was home to the Hilldale Club the 1925 Colored World Series Champions Media EditThe 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 Climate EditDelaware County has two physical geographic regions the Piedmont and the Atlantic Coastal Plain Most of the county has a humid subtropical climate Cfa while some higher northern areas have a hot summer humid continental climate Dfa The hardiness zones are 7a and 7b Climate data for Newtown Square Elevation 456 ft 139 m 1981 2010 AveragesMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high F C 38 6 3 7 41 8 5 4 50 4 10 2 62 3 16 8 72 1 22 3 81 0 27 2 85 3 29 6 83 5 28 6 76 8 24 9 65 5 18 6 54 1 12 3 42 6 5 9 62 9 17 2 Daily mean F C 30 4 0 9 33 1 0 6 40 6 4 8 51 6 10 9 61 2 16 2 70 5 21 4 75 2 24 0 73 7 23 2 66 3 19 1 55 0 12 8 44 8 7 1 34 6 1 4 53 2 11 8 Average low F C 22 2 5 4 24 3 4 3 30 9 0 6 40 8 4 9 50 2 10 1 60 0 15 6 65 1 18 4 63 8 17 7 55 7 13 2 44 4 6 9 35 5 1 9 26 6 3 0 43 4 6 3 Average precipitation inches mm 3 36 85 2 80 71 3 89 99 3 84 98 4 08 104 3 94 100 4 71 120 3 88 99 4 65 118 3 87 98 3 61 92 3 89 99 46 52 1 182 Average relative humidity 68 3 65 0 60 5 59 4 63 2 68 2 68 2 70 5 71 7 70 5 69 7 70 8 67 2Average dew point F C 21 2 6 0 22 6 5 2 28 0 2 2 37 9 3 3 48 6 9 2 59 5 15 3 64 0 17 8 63 5 17 5 56 9 13 8 45 6 7 6 35 5 1 9 26 1 3 3 42 5 5 8 Source PRISM 42 Climate data for Chester Elevation 10 ft 3 m 1981 2010 AveragesMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high F C 40 5 4 7 44 2 6 8 52 0 11 1 63 4 17 4 73 4 23 0 82 7 28 2 87 0 30 6 85 2 29 6 78 3 25 7 66 7 19 3 56 1 13 4 45 0 7 2 64 6 18 1 Daily mean F C 33 7 0 9 36 5 2 5 43 7 6 5 54 3 12 4 64 1 17 8 73 7 23 2 78 3 25 7 76 8 24 9 69 5 20 8 58 1 14 5 48 3 9 1 38 2 3 4 56 4 13 6 Average low F C 26 8 2 9 28 9 1 7 35 3 1 8 45 2 7 3 54 8 12 7 64 6 18 1 69 7 20 9 68 4 20 2 60 7 15 9 49 4 9 7 40 5 4 7 31 4 0 3 48 1 8 9 Average precipitation inches mm 3 15 80 2 70 69 3 87 98 3 62 92 3 81 97 3 80 97 4 65 118 3 56 90 4 21 107 3 44 87 3 27 83 3 62 92 43 70 1 110 Average relative humidity 65 3 60 7 57 6 57 2 60 8 62 7 64 4 65 8 67 8 67 3 65 3 65 1 63 4Average dew point F C 23 3 4 8 24 2 4 3 29 7 1 3 39 5 4 2 50 3 10 2 60 2 15 7 65 3 18 5 64 5 18 1 58 4 14 7 47 3 8 5 37 2 2 9 27 5 2 5 44 0 6 7 Source PRISM 42 See also Edit Philadelphia portal Pennsylvania portalNational Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County PennsylvaniaNotes EditReferences Edit PHMC Historical Markers Search Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Archived from the original Searchable database on March 21 2016 Retrieved February 11 2015 Delco Sheriff Don t fall for jury duty scam Delco Times Retrieved July 1 2014 McCrystal Laura June 27 2014 Voting Wards To Be Changed in Delco s Radnor Township Philly com Retrieved July 1 2014 McCrystal Laura June 30 2014 Roadwork in Delco to affect I 95 and I 476 this week Philly com Retrieved July 1 2014 DaGrassa Peg June 27 2014 Here s the Scoop on Ross Fresh Stop KFC and Other Delco Businesses Delco News Network Retrieved July 1 2014 permanent dead link Kurtz Paul June 27 2014 Delco Homeless Families Get A Day of Escapist Fun CBS Philly Retrieved July 1 2014 Delco s bars taverns are really heating up Delco Times June 16 2014 Retrieved July 1 2014 Census Geography Profile Delaware County Pennsylvania Retrieved June 26 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on May 31 2011 Retrieved June 7 2011 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Retrieved March 6 2015 Crum Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association Archived from the original on October 16 2008 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved May 31 2017 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved May 31 2017 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Retrieved May 31 2017 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved May 31 2017 State amp County QuickFacts PDF Delaware County Archived from the original PDF on February 8 2017 Census 2020 P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2020 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Delaware County Pennsylvania 2010 Census United States Census Archived from the original on December 6 2013 Retrieved February 10 2013 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved November 25 2018 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State Information as of 11 07 2022 Archived from the original on August 17 2016 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 June 28 2018 Error PDF Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Error PDF Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 http 45 79 181 212 8080 county PA Delaware dead link U S Census Bureau QuickFacts Delaware County Pennsylvania Census gov Retrieved July 20 2022 Northeast Philly suburbs become poorer as inner city gentrifies Pennsylvania Elections County Results electionreturns pa gov Retrieved November 25 2016 Democrats make history by winning control of Delaware County Democrats Sweep Delaware County Council Race In Historic Election Media PA Patch November 5 2019 Retrieved November 23 2019 Tamari Jonathan April 27 2018 Rep Pat Meehan resigns will pay back 39 000 used for harassment settlement The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved April 27 2018 Ingraham Christopher This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see The Washington Post Retrieved March 2 2015 Elected Officials Delaware County Pennsylvania delcopa gov Sentinel Daniel Walmer The Row officers What is their role in county government The Sentinel Retrieved March 2 2020 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 a b Delaware County Prison Archived from the original on September 2 2011 Retrieved September 7 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Delaware County Pennsylvania Retrieved on September 6 2011 George W Hill Correctional Facility Delaware County Prison which is located on 500 Cheyney Road in Thornbury Township Cooper Kenny April 6 2022 Delco takes back management of George W Hill Correctional Facility now it confronts chronic over incarceration WHYY 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Delaware County PA PDF U S Census Bureau Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved July 20 2022 Text list Season of Change New regional schools poised to replace long time Delco Catholic institutions Delco Times June 10 2012 Archived from the original on May 4 2020 Retrieved May 3 2020 Haverford Township Adult School Haverford Township Adult School MainLine School Night mainlineschoolnight org Lifelong Learing Course Catalog Senior Community Services SCS Archived from the original on March 25 2010 Retrieved March 26 2010 Delco League leaguelineup com Archived from the original on October 12 2014 Retrieved October 8 2014 Delco League to honor legends of ballfields from 105 seasons Delco Times Retrieved October 8 2014 COLTS BOLT BOROUGH Collingdale s Delco Baseball League team is the latest loss endured by tiny town Delco Times Retrieved October 8 2014 Plenty of talent as Delco Pro Am League tips off Delco Times Retrieved October 8 2014 a b PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University Retrieved August 9 2019 Further reading EditAshmead 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 New York Lewis Historical Publishing Company External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delaware County Pennsylvania Delaware County delcopa gov Official website History of Townships in Delaware County PA history rays place com pa delaware cty htm Archived from the original on February 14 2015 Retrieved April 2 2006 Coordinates 39 55 N 75 24 W 39 92 N 75 40 W 39 92 75 40 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Delaware County Pennsylvania amp oldid 1133942927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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