Place:Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States


NameDelaware
Alt namesDelawaresource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates40.0°N 75.367°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1789 - )
Contained Places
Borough
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
Cemetery
Brandywine Baptist Church Cemetery
Lawn Croft Cemetery ( 1904 - present )
Census-designated place
Boothwyn
Broomall
Drexel Hill
Folsom
Lima
Linwood
Village Green-Green Ridge
Woodlyn
Deserted settlement
Queonemysing
Inhabited
Ardmore
Inhabited place
Academy
Adele
Aronwold
Aston Mills
Aston
Avendale
Blue Hill
Boon
Booths Corner
Brandywine Summit
Bridgewater
Bryn Mawr
Burmont
Castle Rock
Central Square
Chadds Ford
Chelsea
Chester
Cheyney
Concordville
Cooperstown
Coreze
Crozierville
Darling
Edgemont
Elam
Fairview
Fisher Corners
Garrett Hill
Garrettford
Glen Mills
Gradyville
Grassland
Green Ridge
Johnsons Corner
Kirklyn
Knowlton
Lapidea
Larchmont Square
Larchmont
Llanerch
Llanwellyn
Locksley
Markham
Marple
Milmont
Moore
Morgan
Mount Alverno
Moylan
Moylan-Rose Valley Station
Newtown Heights
Newtown Square
Oak Lane
Oakmont
Painters Crossroads
Penfield
Providence
Radnor Station
Richland
Rose Tree
Sackville
Saint Albans
South Chester
Springfield
St. Davids
Stonehurst
Sycamore Mills
Thornton
Upper Darby
Upper Providence
Upton
Valley View
Wallingford
Ward
Waterville
Wayne
West Gate Hills
West Ridley Park
Westbrook Park
Worrell
Wyndom
Wyola
Zebleys Corner
Township
Bethel
Birmingham
Chester (township)
Concord
Darby (township)
Edgmont
Haverford
Lower Chichester
Middletown
Nether Providence
Radnor
Ridley ( 1789 - )
Springfield (township) ( 1789 - )
Thornbury
Tinicum
Upper Chichester
Upper Providence (township)
Unknown
Brookline
Dilworthtown
Elwyn
Essington
Havertown
Ivy Mills
Manoa
Mount Pleasant
Rockdale
Rosemont
Village Green
Villanova
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco, is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that borders Philadelphia. With a population of 576,830 at the 2020 census, 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. 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 PhiladelphiaCamdenWilmington, PA–NJDEMD Metropolitan Statistical Area. Delaware County is the only county covered in its entirety by area codes 610 and 484.

Contents

Timeline

Date Event Source
1789 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1789 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1789 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 9,483
1800 12,809
1810 14,734
1820 14,810
1830 17,323
1840 19,791
1850 24,679
1860 30,597
1870 39,403
1880 56,101
1890 74,683
1900 94,762
1910 117,906
1920 173,084
1930 280,264
1940 310,756
1950 414,234
1960 553,154
1970 600,035
1980 555,007
1990 547,651

Research Tips

External links

  • Outstanding guide to Delaware County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.co.delaware.pa.us/


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