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Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco,<ref>Template:Cite news; Template:Cite news; Template:Cite news; Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link; Template:Cite news;Template:Cite news</ref> is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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. The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state.Template:Efn

Delaware County borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city, to its northeast. It also is adjacent to the city-county of Philadelphia County and is included in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD metropolitan statistical area. Its county seat is Media.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

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Map of the early settlements of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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The old Chester Courthouse, built in 1724

Delaware County lies in the river and bay drainage area named "Delaware" in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, Governor of the nearby English colony of Virginia. The land was explored by Henry Hudson in 1609, and over the next several decades it was variously claimed and settled by the Swedes, the Dutch, and the English. Its original human inhabitants were the Lenape tribe of American Indians.

Once the Dutch were defeated and the extent of New York was determined, King Charles II of England made his grant to William Penn to found the colony which came to be named Pennsylvania. Penn divided his colony into three counties: Bucks, Philadelphia, and Chester. The riverfront land south of Philadelphia, being the most accessible, was quickly granted and settled. In 1789, the southeastern portion of Chester County was divided from the rest and named Delaware County for the Delaware River.

Geography

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Bartram's Covered Bridge, built 1860 west of Newtown Square, crosses Crum Creek into Chester County
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Newlin Mill, built 1704, on the west branch of Chester Creek, near Concordville

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (3.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the third-smallest county in Pennsylvania by area.

Delaware County is roughly diamond- or kite-shaped, with the four sides formed by the Chester County boundary to the northwest, the boundary with the state of Delaware, a portion of the "Twelve-Mile Circle") to the southwest, the Delaware River, forming the border with the state of New Jersey) to the southeast, and the city of Philadelphia and Montgomery County to the east and northeast.

The lowest point in the state of Pennsylvania is located on the Delaware River in Marcus Hook in Delaware County, where it flows out of Pennsylvania and into Delaware. The highest point in Delaware County is 500 feet at two points southeast of Wyola in Newtown Township.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Waterways in Delaware County generally flow in a southward direction and ultimately drain into the Delaware River. The waterways are, from west to east: the Brandywine River (forming a portion of the county's western boundary with Chester County), Naaman's Creek, Stoney Creek, Chester Creek, Ridley Creek, Crum Creek, Muckinipates Creek, Darby Creek and Cobbs Creek (forming a portion of the county's eastern boundary with Philadelphia). Crum Creek was dammed in 1931 near Pennsylvania Route 252 to fill Springton Lake (also known as Geist Reservoir), an approximately Template:Convert<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> drinking water reservoir maintained by Aqua America, the county's largest lake.

The Trainer Refinery and the Port of Chester are located along the shores of the Delaware River.

With its location in the southeastern part of the state, Delaware County is the only county to border both Delaware and New Jersey.

Adjacent counties

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Delaware County is one of four counties in the United States to border a state with which it shares the same name (the other three are Nevada County, California, Texas County, Oklahoma, and Ohio County, West Virginia).

National protected areas

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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

State protected area

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Template:Convert of the county are occupied by the Ridley Creek State Park.

Demographics

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As of the 2020 census, the county was 63% White non-Hispanic, 22% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American or Alaskan Native, 6.3% Asian, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 3.5% were two or more races.

As of the 2000 census, there were 550,864 people, 206,320 households, and 139,472 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 216,978 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 80.3% White, 14.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.6% were of Irish, 17.5% Italian, 10.1% German and 6.7% English ancestry.

There were 206,320 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,092, and the median income for a family was $61,590. Males had a median income of $44,155 versus $31,831 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,040. About 5.8% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

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Delaware County Racial Composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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White (NH) 363,249 63%
Black or African American (NH) 127,055 22%
Native American (NH) 676 0.12%
Asian (NH) 36,317 6.3%
Pacific Islander (NH) 133 0.02%
Other/Mixed (NH) 22,628 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino 26,772 4.6%

Communities

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Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania with municipal labels showing cities (yellow), boroughs (red), townships (white), and census-designated places (blue)

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and exactly one town. There are 49 municipalities in Delaware County:

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Boroughs

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Townships

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Census-designated places

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Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

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Unincorporated communities

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Population ranking

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The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Delaware County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2020 Census) Total Area Population Density Incorporation Settlement
1 Upper Darby Township 85,681 7.83 sq mi Template:Pop density 1736 1653
2 Haverford Township 50,431 9.95 sq mi Template:Pop density 1682 1682
3 Radnor Township 33,228 13.79 sq mi Template:Pop density 1684 1682
4 Chester City 32,605 6.00 sq mi Template:Pop density 1701 (borough) 1866 (city) 1644
5 Ridley Township 31,053 5.31 sq mi Template:Pop density 1687 1647
6 Drexel Hill CDP 29,181 3.20 sq mi Template:Pop density
7 Springfield Township 25,070 6.34 sq mi Template:Pop density 1686 1682
8 Marple Township 24,214 10.52 sq mi Template:Pop density 1684 1684
9 Concord Township 18,295 13.64 sq mi Template:Pop density 1683 1660
10 Upper Chichester Township 16,898 6.70 sq mi Template:Pop density 1759 1881
11 Aston Township 16,791 5.84 sq mi Template:Pop density 1688 1681
12 Middletown Township 16,373 13.47 sq mi Template:Pop density 1686 1681
13 Newtown Township 15,002 10.09 sq mi Template:Pop density 1684 1681
14 Nether Providence Township 14,525 4.72 sq mi Template:Pop density 1687 1687
15 Ardmore (partially in Montgomery County) CDP 13,566 1.97 sq mi Template:Pop density
16 Yeadon Borough 12,054 1.59 sq mi Template:Pop density 1893 1682
17 Broomall CDP 11,718 3.17 sq mi Template:Pop density
18 Lansdowne Borough 11,107 1.18 sq mi Template:Pop density 1893 1732
19 Upper Providence Township 10,852 5.81 sq mi Template:Pop density 1687
20 Darby Borough 10,715 0.84 sq mi Template:Pop density 1653
21 Woodlyn CDP 9,685 1.7 sq mi Template:Pop density
22 Bethel Township 9,574 5.41 sq mi Template:Pop density 1683 1682
23 Darby Township 9,219 1.42 sq mi Template:Pop density 1683 1682
24 Collingdale Borough 8,908 0.87 sq mi Template:Pop density 1891
25 Brookhaven Borough 8,300 1.71 sq mi Template:Pop density 1945 1684
26 Folsom CDP 8,287 1.25 sq mi Template:Pop density
27 Villanova (partially in Montgomery County) CDP 8,213 2.09 sq mi Template:Pop density
28 Village Green-Green Ridge CDP 8,000 1.9 sq mi Template:Pop density
29 Glenolden Borough 7,223 0.97 sq mi Template:Pop density 1894
30 Ridley Park Borough 7,186 1.08 sq mi Template:Pop density 1897
31 Wayne CDP 7,160 2.12 sq mi Template:Pop density
32 Thornbury Township 6,904 9.27 sq mi Template:Pop density 1687
33 Clifton Heights Borough 6,863 0.63 sq mi Template:Pop density 1885
34 Folcroft Borough 6,792 1.42 sq mi Template:Pop density 1922
35 Swarthmore Borough 6,543 1.40 sq mi Template:Pop density 1893 1724
36 Prospect Park Borough 6,427 0.74 sq mi Template:Pop density 1894 1694
37 Sharon Hill Borough 6,014 0.77 sq mi Template:Pop density 1890
38 Norwood Borough 5,943 0.82 sq mi Template:Pop density 1893
39 † Media Borough 5,901 0.77 sq mi Template:Pop density 1850 1681
40 Bryn Mawr (mostly in Montgomery County) CDP 5,879 0.96 sq mi Template:Pop density
41 Boothwyn CDP 4,968 1.25 sq mi Template:Pop density
42 Edgmont Township 4,283 9.73 sq mi Template:Pop density 1687 1687
43 Aldan Borough 4,244 0.60 sq mi Template:Pop density 1893
44 Chester Township 4,080 1.43 sq mi Template:Pop density 1683
45 Tinicum Township 3,983 8.78 sq mi Template:Pop density 1780 1643
46 Chadds Ford Township 3,972 8.72 sq mi Template:Pop density 1684
47 Linwood CDP 3,949 0.65 sq mi Template:Pop density
48 St. Davids CDP 3,604 1.5 sq mi Template:Pop density
49 Rosemont (mostly in Montgomery County) CDP 3,507 0.82 sq mi Template:Pop density
50 Lower Chichester Township 3,425 1.07 sq mi Template:Pop density 1682 16678
51 Upland Borough 3,068 0.65 sq mi Template:Pop density 1869 1683
52 Chester Heights Borough 2,897 2.22 sq mi Template:Pop density 1945
53 Morton Borough 2,778 0.36 sq mi Template:Pop density 1898
54 Lima CDP 2,745 1.47 sq mi Template:Pop density
55 East Lansdowne Borough 2,714 0.21 sq mi Template:Pop density 1911
56 Colwyn Borough 2,474 0.26 sq mi Template:Pop density 1892
57 Eddystone Borough 2,459 1.52 sq mi Template:Pop density 1888 1641
58 Marcus Hook Borough 2,454 1.62 sq mi Template:Pop density 1892
59 Parkside Borough 2,321 0.21 sq mi Template:Pop density 1945
60 Trainer Borough 1,976 1.38 sq mi Template:Pop density 1919
61 Haverford College (partially in Montgomery County) CDP 1,497 0.31 sq mi Template:Pop density
62 Chadds Ford (mostly in Chester County) CDP 1,476 2.28 sq mi Template:Pop density
63 Millbourne Borough 1,212 0.07 sq mi Template:Pop density 1909 1682
6 Rose Valley Borough 1,017 0.73 sq mi Template:Pop density 1923 1682
65 Dilworthtown (mostly in Chester County) CDP 1,150 0.64 sq mi Template:Pop density
66 Rutledge Borough 782 0.14 sq mi Template:Pop density 1887 1885
67 Cheyney University (mostly in Chester County) CDP 565 0.30 sq mi Template:Pop density

Politics and government

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Until the 1990s, Delaware County was regarded as a classic suburban Republican county. The Delaware County Republican political machine was controlled by William McClure and his son John J. McClure from 1875 to 1965.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Delaware County voted for the Republican candidate all but once from 1860 through 1988, with the exception being Lyndon Johnson's national landslide of 1964.

In 1992, however, the county swung from a 21-point win for George H. W. Bush to a narrow one-point win for Bill Clinton, who became only the second Democrat to win the county in the 20th century. Clinton won it just under 10 points in 1996, coming up just short of a majority. The county has gone Democratic in every Presidential election since then by 10 points or more by progressively-increasing margins. In the 2004 election Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won the county by 14 points. Barack Obama won it by large 21-point margins in each of his bids for president. Hillary Clinton carried it by an equally substantial 22 points in 2016. Joe Biden carried it in 2020 with 62 percent of the vote, his second-strongest performance in Pennsylvania. Donald Trump turned in the worst showing for a Republican in the county in over 160 years.

Driving the county's Democratic shift have been longstanding trends in voter registration advantage and demographics. In 1998, Republicans held a voter registration advantage of about 125,000,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but by 2008 that advantage had shrunk to under 20,000 voters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As of the November 2021 election, Democrats enjoyed a voter registration advantage of 50,000. Propelling and compounding the voter registration shift has been a change in demographics in the county. Since the 2000 Census, the White population of the county has decreased from 80.3% to 68.5% as of the 2020 Census, while, the Black population has risen from 14.5% to 22.7%, driven by the gentrification of Philadelphia and University City neighborhood and rapid demographic shift in Upper Darby.<ref>http://45.79.181.212:8080/county/PA/Delaware Template:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Further increasing the shift has been the change in education level demographics in the county, as voters have become more college educated and white collar (and, in turn, less blue collar) over the past few decades.

While the longstanding Republican registration edge has been erased, Republicans still remain competitive with Democrats at the state and local level. Most Republicans from the county tend to be fiscally conservative and socially moderate, as is the case with Republicans from most suburban Philadelphia counties. In the 2004 US Senate election, Republican Arlen Specter defeated Joe Hoeffel but Democrat Bob Casey, Jr. defeated Rick Santorum in the 2006 Senate election. All three Democratic state row office candidates carried it in 2008. In 2016, Delaware County elected all Democrats in national office elections except Republican Patrick Meehan (U.S. Representative).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After the election of Donald Trump in 2016, the county rapidly shifted blue as a result of increased Democratic turnout and less enthusiasm from often less conservative suburban Republicans. In the 2019 elections for the Delaware County Council, Democrats swept the board and elected Monica Taylor, Elaine P. Schaefer, and Christine Reuther, gaining control of the county Council for the first time since the Civil War.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This was the first time in history that the county had an all-Democratic Council.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of 2020, all of Delaware County is located in the state's 5th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon. Prior to 2019, most of Delaware County had been in the 7th congressional district. The district had been held for 20 years by Republican Curt Weldon until he was ousted by Joe Sestak, a retired admiral, in the 2006 U.S. House of Representatives election. Also in the 2006 election, Democrat Bryan Lentz unseated Republican incumbent State Representative Tom Gannon in the 161st House district. In 2010 Sestak ran for the senate seat vacated by Arlen Specter and was replaced by Republican Pat Meehan, who defeated Lentz, the Democratic candidate. Lentz was replaced in the State House by Joe Hackett, a Republican. Meehan represented the 7th district until his resignation on April 27, 2018.<ref name=resigns>Template:Cite news</ref> Before it was thrown out by a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in 2018, the 7th Congressional District had been regarded one of the most irregularly drawn districts in the nation.<ref name=WashPost>Template:Cite news</ref>

Voter registration

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Template:Pie chartAs of February 5, 2024, there are 406,799 registered voters in Delaware County.<ref name="Voter Registration">Template:Cite web</ref>

Delaware County Council

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Office Holder Party
Chair Monica Taylor Democratic
Vice-chair Elaine Paul Schaefer Democratic
Member of Council Kevin M. Madden Democratic
Member of Council Christine Reuther Democratic
Member of Council Richard Womack Democratic

County row officers

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Office Holder Party
Controller Joanne Phillips, Esquire Democratic
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer Democratic
Register of Wills Rachel Ezzell Berry, Esquire Democratic
Sheriff Jerry Sanders Democratic

United States Senate

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Senator Party
John Fetterman Democratic
Dave McCormick Republican

United States House of Representatives

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District Representative Party
5 Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic

State senate

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8 Anthony Hardy Williams Democratic
9 John I. Kane Democratic
17 Amanda Cappelletti Democratic
26 Tim Kearney Democratic

State House of Representatives

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District Representative Party
159 Carol Kazeem Democratic
160 Craig Williams Republican
161 Leanne Krueger Democratic
162 Dave Delloso Democratic
163 Heather Boyd Democratic
164 Gina Curry Democratic
165 Jennifer O'Mara Democratic
166 Greg Vitali Democratic
168 Lisa Borowski Democratic
185 Regina Young Democratic
191 Joanna McClinton Democratic

Corrections

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The George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Delaware County Prison) is located in Thornbury Township.<ref name="Thornburystuff">"Chapter 7 7–11 Template:Webarchive." Comprehensive Zoning Plan. Thornbury Township. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "The three major institutions found in the Township, the Delaware County Prison, Glen Mills Schools and Cheyney University[...]"</ref><ref name="HillPrison">Template:Cite web." Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Delaware County Prison), which is located on 500 Cheyney Road in Thornbury Township[...]"</ref> The jail houses pre-trial inmates and convicted persons who are serving sentences of no longer than two years less one day.<ref name="HillPrison"/> It is operated by Delaware County.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Education

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Map of Delaware County's school districts

Public school districts

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School districts include:<ref>Template:Cite web – Text list</ref>

Note that Delaware County Technical High School takes students from all of the county.

Charter schools

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Private schools

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In 1963 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia had 48 Catholic K-8/elementary schools in Delaware County with a total of 39,695 students, which was the highest ever enrollment. From 1971 to 2012, 20 of these schools closed, with ten of them closing from 2003 to 2012. By 2012 there were 28 Catholic K-8/elementary schools in Delaware County with a total of 8,291 students.<ref name=MengersSeasonofChange>Template:Cite web</ref> One notable private school is Friends School Haverford.

Colleges and universities

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Library at Cheyney University
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Benjamin West Birthplace on the campus of Swarthmore College
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Old Main at Widener University

Adult education

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Transportation

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I-95 southbound in Delaware County

Delaware County is bisected north to south by Blue Route Interstate 476, which connects I-76 just north of the extreme northern corner of the county to I-95, which parallels the Delaware River along the southeastern edge of the county.

Delaware County is home to SEPTA's 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby, and is served by the Norristown High Speed Line (P&W), two Red Arrow trolley lines, Media–Sharon Hill Line, four Regional Rail Lines, including the Airport Line, Wilmington/Newark Line, Media/Wawa Line, and Paoli/Thorndale Line), and a host of bus routes.

The western portion of Philadelphia International Airport is located in Delaware County, and the county hosts some airport-related commerce such as Philadelphia's UPS terminal and airport hotels.

Major roads and highways

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Recreation

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Parks

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Dam on Ridley Creek in Ridley Creek State Park
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Old Rose Tree Tavern in Rose Tree Park

There is one Pennsylvania state park in Delaware County:

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Racing

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Harrah's Philadelphia is a harness racing track and casino (i.e., "racino") located on the Chester, Pennsylvania waterfront. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.

Sports

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Chester is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer; the team plays at Subaru Park, a venue located at the base of the Commodore Barry Bridge.

Delaware County is the traditional home of women's professional soccer in the Philadelphia area. The former Philadelphia Charge of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association played at Villanova Stadium, which is located on the campus of Villanova University. The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer succeeded the Charge and played at Widener University's Leslie Quick Stadium in 2011.

Delaware County is the home of one of oldest baseball leagues in the country, the Delco League, which at one time was known for featuring future, former, and even current major league players who were offered more money than their current teams would pay them.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Every summer, Delaware County is home to the Delco Pro-Am, a basketball league consisting of current, future, and former NBA players as well as local standout players.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Delaware County is also the former home of a rugby league team called the Aston Bulls, a member of the American National Rugby League.

Darby was home to the Hilldale Club, the 1925 Colored World Series champions.

Media

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The county is serviced by several newspapers, including Delaware County Daily Times, News of Delaware County, The Spirit, and The Suburban and Wayne Times.Template:Citation needed

The Philadelphia Inquirer also has a significant presence in Delaware County. Delaware County Magazine is the news magazine with the largest circulation in Delaware County, reaching over 186,000 homes.

Climate

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Delaware County has two physical geographic regions: the Piedmont and the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Most of the county has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) while some higher northern areas have a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa.). The hardiness zone is mostly 7b except for 7a in areas closer to Chester County (except along the Brandywine Creek) and 8a in Ridley Township near the Delaware River. [1]

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