Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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Delaware County Courthouse
Delaware County Courthouse
administration
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
map
Map of Delaware County within Pennsylvania
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 Compass card (de) .svg Philadelphia
New Castle County
(Delaware) 		Gloucester County,
New Jersey

history

De La Warr

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 .

Benjamin West Birthplace (2015)
The former headquarters of George Washington on the Brandywine Battlefield (2015)

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
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 Map

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
1 - partially in Montgomery County
2- despite the township part of the name , it is a Home Rule Municipality
3- this settlement is township and CDP at the same time
4th- partially in Chester and Montgomery Counties

Web links

Commons : Delaware County, Pennsylvania  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Delaware County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ 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 .
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov

Coordinates: 39 ° 55 ′  N , 75 ° 24 ′  W