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October 3, 1982 [1] Interactive map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 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.
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4 days ago · Discover Delco, a hidden gem for unique shopping, dining, arts, history, and nature. Explore festivals, trails, colleges, and attractions in the center of everything.
5 days ago · Delaware, county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., located southwest of Philadelphia and bounded to the east by Cobbs Creek and to the south by New Jersey and Delaware, the Delaware River constituting the border. Ridley Creek State Park is located on Ridley Creek near Springton Reservoir.
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The county’s earliest east-west transportation routes made a lasting impact on development, spawning settlements and boosting their populations over time. One of the most important routes ran along the Delaware River connecting Philadelphia with Wilmington, Delaware. Well before the American Revolution, travelers used a roadway that crossed the sou...
Although farming dominated Delaware County throughout the eighteenth century, many paper, cotton, woolen, lumber, and grain mills proliferated along four creeks: Darby, Crum, Ridley, and Chester. Along the Delaware River, early investments in shipping, shipbuilding, brickworks, and iron foundriesprompted further industrial development after the Civ...
Beginning as early as the 1830s and continuing through World War II, early industrial opportunities along the Delaware River drew thousands of Irish Catholic workmen to mill and factory jobs in Upper Darby and Clifton Heights across the border from West Philadelphia. Polish and Italian workers came in the twentieth century to work in factories or t...
The final decades of the twentieth century witnessed dramatic population shifts in Delaware County, with some older communities losing population while newer suburbs to the west and north gained. Those population shifts mirrored the widening income gaps between communities. By 2014, fast-growing Bethel Township boasted a median household income of ...
While the populations of many communities in eastern Delaware County remained stable or declined over time, at the end of the twentieth century the western suburbs experienced growth and sprawl. The county’s last valuable unprotected wetlands, woodlands, and farms were located in the western and northern municipalities where new development rapidly...
Learn about the history, geography, and development of Delaware County, a suburban county in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Explore its diverse communities, transportation routes, and social disparities.
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Delaware County is the largest and most western county in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. It offers various services, events, employment, and online resources for its residents and visitors.
