Delaware County, Pennsylvania

County in Pennsylvania, United States

Delaware County, Pennsylvania
County of Pennsylvania
County of Delaware, Pennsylvania
A collage of notable places in Delaware County
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Founded	September 26, 1789
Named for	Delaware River
Seat	Media
Largest city	Chester
Area
• Total	191 sq mi (495 km2)
• Land	184 sq mi (477 km2)
• Water	6.8 sq mi (18 km2), 3.5%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	564,696
• Density	3,065/sq mi (1,183/km2)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.co.delaware.pa.us
Footnotes:
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	October 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

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    2.2 National protected area
    
  
  
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    2.3 State protected area
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Climate and weather
  


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  4 Demographics
  


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  5 Communities
  
  
  
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    5.1 City
    
  
  
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    5.2 Boroughs
    
  
  
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    5.3 Townships
    
  
  
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    5.4 Census-designated places
    
  
  
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    5.5 Unincorporated communities
    
  
  
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    5.6 Population ranking
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Politics and government
  
  
  
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    6.1 Delaware County Council^[19]
    
  
  
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    6.2 County Row Officers
    
  
  
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    6.3 United States Senate
    
  
  
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    6.4 United States House of Representatives
    
  
  
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    6.5 State Senate
    
  
  
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    6.6 State House of Representatives
    
  
  
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    6.7 Corrections
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Education
  
  
  
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    7.1 Public school districts
    
  
  
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    7.2 Charter schools
    
  
  
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    7.3 Private schools
    
  
  
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    7.4 Colleges and universities
    
  
  
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    7.5 Adult education
    
  
  
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    7.6 Libraries
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Transportation
  
  
  
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    8.1 Major highways
    
  
  
  
  


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  9 Recreation
  
  
  
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    9.1 Parks
    
  
  
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    9.2 Racino
    
  
  
  
  


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  10 Sports
  


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  11 Media
  


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  12 See also
  


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  13 Notes
  


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  14 References
  


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  15 Further reading
  


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  16 External links
  

History

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 "discovered" and 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

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

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  Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (north)


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  Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (northeast)


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  Gloucester County, New Jersey (southeast)


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  New Castle County, Delaware (southwest)


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  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

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

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  John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge (part)

State protected area

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

Climate and weather

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
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.9     39 28     2.8     43 30     3.6     52 37     3.3     63 46     4.2     74 56     3.2     83 65     4     88 70     3.3     85 68     4.2     77 61     2.8     65 50     3.2     54 41     3.1     44 33 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches Source: The Weather Channel[7]
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     74     4 −2     70     6 −1     92     11 3     83     17 8     106     23 13     81     28 18     102     31 21     84     29 20     107     25 16     72     18 10     82     12 5     79     7 1 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	9,469		—
1800	12,809		35.3%
1810	14,734		15.0%
1820	14,810		0.5%
1830	17,323		17.0%
1840	19,791		14.2%
1850	24,679		24.7%
1860	30,597		24.0%
1870	39,403		28.8%
1880	56,101		42.4%
1890	74,683		33.1%
1900	94,762		26.9%
1910	117,906		24.4%
1920	173,084		46.8%
1930	280,264		61.9%
1940	310,756		10.9%
1950	414,234		33.3%
1960	553,154		33.5%
1970	600,035		8.5%
1980	555,007		−7.5%
1990	547,651		−1.3%
2000	550,864		0.6%
2010	558,979		1.5%
Est. 2017	564,696	[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

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

• Chester

Boroughs

• 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

• 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

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


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  Cheyney University (mostly in Chester County)


• Drexel Hill


• Folsom


• Haverford College


• Lima


• Linwood


• Village Green-Green Ridge


• Woodlyn

Unincorporated communities

• Garrett Hill


• Glen Mills


• Havertown


• Radnor


• Riddlewood


• Rosemont


• Thornton


• Villanova


• Wallingford


• Wawa


• Wayne

Population ranking

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

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]

Office	Holder	Party
County Councilman (chairman)	John P. McBlain	Republican
County Councilwoman (vice-chair)	Colleen P. Morrone	Republican
County Councilman	Michael F. Culp	Republican
County Councilman	Kevin M. Madden	Democratic
County Councilman	Brian P. Zidek	Democratic

County Row Officers

Office	Holder	Party
Controller	Joanne Phillips, Esquire	Democratic
District Attorney	Katayoun Copeland	Republican
Register of Wills	Mary J. Walk, Esquire	Democratic
Sheriff	Jerry Sanders	Democratic

United States Senate

Senator	Party
Pat Toomey	Republican
Bob Casey	Democratic

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.

District	Representative	Party
5	Mary Gay Scanlon	Democratic

State Senate

District	Representative	Party
8	Anthony Hardy Williams	Democratic
9	Tom Killion	Republican
17	Daylin Leach	Democratic
26	Tim Kearney	Democratic

State House of Representatives

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

Corrections

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

Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Public school districts

• 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

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

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

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

• Haverford Adult School^[22]
  


• Main Line School Night^[23]
  


• Senior Community Services Lifelong Learning^[24]
  

Libraries

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

• 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

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

• 
  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

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.

• 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

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

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

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

• 
  Philadelphia portal
  


• 
  Pennsylvania portal
  

• Delaware County Youth Initiative


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

Notes

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.
   

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


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   ^ "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.
   


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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    ^ "Delaware County Government Center and Courthouse". www.co.delaware.pa.us.
    


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


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


28. 
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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.
  

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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


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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Media
City	Chester
Boroughs	Aldan Brookhaven Chester Heights Clifton Heights Collingdale Colwyn Darby East Lansdowne Eddystone Folcroft Glenolden Lansdowne Marcus Hook Media Millbourne Morton Norwood Parkside Prospect Park Ridley Park Rose Valley Rutledge Sharon Hill Swarthmore Trainer Upland Yeadon
Townships	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
CDPs	Ardmore‡ Boothwyn Broomall Cheyney University‡ Drexel Hill Folsom Haverford College‡ Lima Linwood Village Green-Green Ridge Woodlyn
Unincorporated communities	Beaver Valley‡ Booths Corner Bortondale Bowling Green Chelsea Chichester Concordville Crum Lynne Elwyn Garden City Garnet Valley Garrett Hill Glen Mills Glen Riddle Gradyville Haverford‡ Havertown Holmes Lenni Llanerch Moylan Painters Crossing Radnor Riddlewood Rosemont‡ Secane South Media St. Davids Strafford‡ Thornton Villanova‡ Wallingford Wawa Wayne‡ Wyola
Ghost town	Darling
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