Editing Delta, Pennsylvania

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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Delta, Pennsylvania
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|settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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|subdivision_name2 = [[York County, Pennsylvania|York]]
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|government_type = Borough Council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = [[Joan Jones (York County)|Joan Jones]]
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.26
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total = 705
|population_density_sq_mi = 2698.47
|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_ft = 627
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|postal_code = 17314
|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
|website = [http://www.deltaborough.us/ Delta, Pennsylvania]
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'''Delta''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[York County, Pennsylvania]], United States, and one of the southernmost communities in Pennsylvania. The population was 705 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> It is part of the [[York, Pennsylvania|York–Hanover metropolitan area]]. It is served by the [[South Eastern School District]] which provides a public education.

==Geography==
[[File:A Walk down Main Street, Delta PA.webm|thumb|thumbtime=54|Video of Delta's historic district from north to south]]
Delta is located at {{coord|39|43|38|N|76|19|32|W|type:city}} (39.727207, -76.325668).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 741 people, 285 households, and 194 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,783.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 324 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,217.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 285 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12.

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 269
|1890= 565
|1900= 684
|1910= 881
|1920= 858
|1930= 762
|1940= 724
|1950= 840
|1960= 822
|1970= 778
|1980= 692
|1990= 761
|2000= 741
|2010= 728
|2020= 705
|estyear=2023
|estimate=705
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><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=11 December 2013}}</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=11 December 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=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</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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In the borough, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $39,732, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $35,735 versus $25,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,677. About 9.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over. Currently there is a development which will greatly increase the population.

==History and landmarks==
[[File:Delta PA HD 719 Main.JPG|thumb|A house on Main Street in Delta]]
Delta is at the heart of the [[Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania|Peach Bottom]] Slate Region. Slate quarries opened in Delta in the 1840s, and quarrymen arrived from [[Wales]].<ref>Delta Welsh Heritage. [http://deltawelshheritage.com/peach_bottom_slate "Peach Bottom Slate."] Accessed 2012-10-30.</ref> At the [[The Great Exhibition|Crystal Palace Exposition of 1850]], Peach Bottom slate was judged the finest in the world.  Most of Delta's houses still have slate roofs, and remnants of the original blue-black slate sidewalks still exist throughout the borough.

The [[Peach Bottom Railway]] entered Delta in 1876, and shipped slate along its line to [[Red Lion, Pennsylvania|Red Lion]] and [[York, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Hilton">{{cite book |title=The Ma & Pa: A History of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad |last=Hilton |first=George W. |year=1999 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore |isbn=9780801862946 |edition=2nd }}</ref>{{rp|3–12}} From the south, the [[Maryland Central Railroad]] reached Delta in 1883 and began operating trains from Delta to [[Bel Air, Maryland]] and [[Baltimore]] in 1884.<ref name="Hilton" />{{rp|22–23}} Both lines were later succeeded by the [[Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad]], which operated until 1978.<ref name=lion>{{cite web|title=The Red Lion Train Station History|date=2007-06-25|publisher=Red Lion (Pa.) Area Historical Society|url=http://www.redlionpa.org/history.htm|access-date=2012-10-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830081009/http://www.redlionpa.org/history.htm|archive-date=2008-08-30}}</ref> The slate quarry was a major freight customer until 1971, when Delta’s Funkhouser Quarry closed.<ref>[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/peach-bottom-slate-region Peach Bottom Slate, Delta, Pennsylvania], Atlas Obscura</ref>

The Rehoboth Welsh Chapel in Delta is a non-denominational Christian church that holds services in [[Welsh Language|Welsh]] and English.  Its Welsh choir has won a prize at the highly competitive [[National Eisteddfod of Wales]] and performed at the wedding of [[Michael Douglas]] and [[Catherine Zeta Jones]].<ref>{{cite news|author=The Aegis|date=June 27, 2013|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/06/27/deltas-rehoboth-choir-starting-performance-tour-in-wales/|title=Delta's Rehoboth choir starting performance tour in Wales|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=September 29, 2014}} {{Closed access}}</ref>

The [[Delta Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[James Alexander, Jr.]], (1789–1846), former U.S. Representative<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Dale Stewart (anthropologist)|Thomas Dale Stewart]], (1901–1997), forensic anthropologist, [[Smithsonian Institution]]

==References==
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{{York County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Boroughs in York County, Pennsylvania]]
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