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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Milford is located on the Upper Delaware River, which divides Pennsylvania's Poconos region from the [[Catskill Mountains]] in New York, in what was historically a heavily-forested area. When Judge Biddis bought up the land of what was then known as Wells Ferry<ref name=chamber /> and laid out the lots for the new town, he generally followed the urban plan of [[Philadelphia]]. He created the grid that made High Street the equivalent of what is now Market Street in Philadelphia, running it to the Delaware River while also making Broad Street perpendicular to High. At the intersection of Broad and High is a public square, just as there is at Broad and Market in Philadelphia. Most of Milford's official buildings are located there.<ref name=chamber>"2001 Guide to Pike County Pennsylvania", Pike County Chamber of Commerce</ref><ref name=marker>Historical marker on monument in Milford, erected by the Pike County Historical Society in July 1965.</ref> Within that grid, Milford's east–west streets were numbered as Second through Seventh streets with Broad falling between Fourth and Fifth. North–south streets were named after Biddis' children: Ann, Catherine, George, John, Sarah, and Elizabeth.<ref name=chamber /> In between both the named and numbered streets are alleys, that were named after berries and fruit.<ref name=chamber /> In contemporary Milford, Broad Street is also marked as [[U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 6]] and [[U.S. Route 209]]. At its intersection with Harford Street, Route 6 continues north on Harford, while Route 209 continues south on the street. Milford is located on an [[escarpment]] above the [[Delaware River]]. All waterways there which drain into the river fall the {{convert|100|foot|m|adj=on}} difference in height, creating what is known as a "fluviarchy," a network of waterfalls that is putatively the most notable east of the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=travel /> These also provided waterpower to mills that contributed to Milford's growing economy during the nineteenth century. {{US Census population |align=right |1870= 746 |1880= 983 |1890= 793 |1900= 884 |1910= 872 |1920= 768 |1930= 886 |1940= 901 |1950= 1111 |1960= 1198 |1970= 1190 |1980= 1143 |1990= 1064 |2000= 1104 |2010= 1021 |2020= 1103 |footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=31 January 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref> }}
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