Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Media |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Delaware County Courthouse & Government Center, 201 West Front Street Media, PA 19063 |
Foundation : | September 26, 1789 |
Made up from: | Lancaster County |
Area code : | 001 610 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 563,894 (2015) |
Population density : | 1,182.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 494 km² |
Water surface : | 17 km² |
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Website : www.co.delaware.pa.us |
The Delaware County colloquially, Delco called, is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania . At the 2015 census, the county had 563,894 residents and a population density of 1,171.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Media .
The Delaware County is part of the Delaware Valley called metropolitan area around the city of Philadelphia .
geography
The county is located in the western and southwestern suburbs of Philadelphia on the Delaware River , which forms the county's southeastern border with New Jersey . In the south, the county is separated from the state of Delaware by the Twelve Mile Circle . Delaware County covers an area of 494 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Montgomery County | ||
Chester County |
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Philadelphia |
New Castle County (Delaware) |
Gloucester County, New Jersey |
history
The original inhabitants during colonial times were the Lenni Lenape . The area was first "discovered" and explored in 1609 by Henry Hudson . In the later 17th century the area was mainly populated by Swedes, Dutch and English.
Delaware County was formed on September 26, 1789 on the territory of part of Chester County. The name comes from the Delaware River, which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr , the second governor of the then English colony of Virginia .
95 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 10, 2020), including seven have the status of a National Historic Landmark : the Brandywine Battlefield , the Merion Golf Club, East and West Courses , The Printzhof , the William Brinton 1704 House , the Benjamin West Birthplace , the Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm, and the NC Wyeth House and Studio .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 9469 | - | |
1800 | 12,809 | 35.3% | |
1810 | 14,734 | 15% | |
1820 | 14,810 | 0.5% | |
1830 | 17,323 | 17% | |
1840 | 19,791 | 14.2% | |
1850 | 24,679 | 24.7% | |
1860 | 30,597 | 24% | |
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% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
As of the 2015 census, Delaware County had 563,894 people in 204,481 households. The population density was 1,171.9 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 72.5 percent white, 19.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 4.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 3.0 percent of the population.
Statistically, there were 2.60 people each in the 204,481 households.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 19 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household in the 61,848 USD . The per capita income was $ 31,819. 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
Delaware County's municipalities and other settlements have various forms of settlement. In City's , boroughs and typical for Pennsylvania Home Rule Municipalities are self-governing communities. Settlements without self-administration are census - designated places and unincorporated communities .
- City
- Boroughs
- Home Rule Municipality and Townships
- Census-designated places (CDP)
- Unincorporated Communities
Web links
- Official website
- US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Delaware County
- www.city-data.com - Delaware County
Individual evidence
- ^ Delaware County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 83 .
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 10, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 10, 2020.
Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania. National Park Service , accessed April 10, 2020. - ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Delaware County ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
Coordinates: 39 ° 55 ′ N , 75 ° 24 ′ W