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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 ...
Philadelphia County is unique in Pennsylvania in that it is a consolidated city-county, and so while the county is technically not governed by a home rule charter (and is therefore not included on the list), the fact that Philadelphia City (which constitutes the same land area as and administers all the governmental affairs of Philadelphia ...
On October 17, 1683, the residents of Providence Township petitioned the Court of Chester County, of which they were then a part, to establish a road from Providence to Chester. The court approved the creation of Providence Great Road (now Route 252). Upper Providence Township and Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania split in 1687. [6]
President Judge of the Delaware County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas; In office June 2012 – June 2017: Preceded by: Joseph Cronin: Succeeded by: Kevin F. Kelly: Judge of the Delaware County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas; In office August 22, 2003 – October 24, 2018: Appointed by: Ed Rendell: Sheriff of Delaware County ...
Newtown Township, also referred to by the name of its post office of Newtown Square, [2] is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Prior to 1789, it was part of Chester County, along with the rest of Delaware County. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,002. [4]
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, M.D. Pa.) is a district level federal court with jurisdiction over approximately one half of Pennsylvania. The court was created in 1901 by subdividing the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States ...
The Delaware County area was first settled by Quakers who came to Pennsylvania by the Delaware River on September 29, 1683. The ship they used was called the Endeavor. [3] Marple Township was originally settled in 1684 and was recognized as a township in the same year. [4]
Tinicum Township, also known as Tinicum Island or The Island, is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,091 at the 2010 census, [3] down from 4,353 at the 2000 census. Included within the township's boundaries are the communities of Essington and Lester.