Delaware County,colloquially referred to as Delco,is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of 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.
Chester County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the Delaware Valley region,located in the southeastern part of the state. As of the 2020 census,the population was 534,413,increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester. Chester County was one of the three original Pennsylvania counties created by William Penn in 1682. It was named for Chester,England.
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County,Pennsylvania,United States. Located within the Philadelphia metropolitan area,the borough had a population of 18,461 at the 2010 census. West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighboring townships. When calculated by mailing address,the population as of the 2010 U.S. Census was 108,696,which would make it the 10th largest city by mailing address in the state of Pennsylvania.
Chester is a city in Delaware County,Pennsylvania,United States. It is located in the Delaware Valley on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington,Delaware. The population of Chester was 32,605 at the 2020 census.
John Morton was an American farmer,surveyor,and jurist from the Province of Pennsylvania and a Founding Father of the United States. As a delegate to the Continental Congress during the American Revolution,he was a signatory to the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence. Morton provided the swing vote that allowed Pennsylvania to vote in favor of the Declaration. Morton chaired the committee that wrote the Articles of Confederation,though he died before signing.
Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district is a district in the state of Pennsylvania. It includes all of Chester County and the southeastern portion of Berks County including the city of Reading and its southeastern suburbs. The district is represented by Democrat Chrissy Houlahan,who has served in Congress since 2019. As currently drawn,the district is among the wealthiest in Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Chester County,Pennsylvania.
Wawa is an unincorporated community located in Delaware County,in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania in Greater Philadelphia,partially in Middletown Township and partially in Chester Heights Borough.
Chester Heilman Gross was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's fifth congressional district encompasses all of Delaware County,an exclave of Chester County,a small portion of southern Montgomery County and a section of southern Philadelphia. Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon represents the district.
Francis James was an American politician from Pennsylvania who was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1839 to 1843.
William Anderson was an American politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1809 to 1815 and from 1817 to 1819.
The West Chester station,formerly the Market Street Station,is an American train station that is located on Market Street in West Chester,Pennsylvania. It currently serves as a stop on the West Chester Railroad heritage railroad. The location was previously used as a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) West Chester Branch,and later became a part of SEPTA's R3 West Chester Line.
The Daily Local News is a daily newspaper based in Chester County,Pennsylvania. The newspaper covers Chester County news and provides limited coverage of neighboring Lancaster and Delaware counties. It covers local and national news,sports,culture,and entertainment. The paper published its first issue in West Chester on November 19,1872. The paper is owned by Digital First Media.
Ryan Anthony Costello is an American politician,lobbyist and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected to the Congress in the 2014 midterms. Costello previously served on the Chester County Board of Commissioners (2011–2015),which he chaired from 2013 to 2015.
Christina Marie "Chrissy" Houlahan is an American politician,engineer,and former United States Air Force officer. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district. The district includes almost all of Chester County,a suburban county west of Philadelphia,as well as the southern portion of Berks County including the city of Reading. She was first elected in 2018,defeating Republican Greg McCauley in the midterms.
Dan K. Williams is an American politician and pastor. A Democrat,he has represented the 74th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2018.
Captain Samuel Van Leer was a military officer from Pennsylvania who served as a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and as a lieutenant in the Chester County Light Horse Volunteers from 1781 to 1785. After his retirement from the military,he owned the Reading Furnace ironworks.
William Preston Snyder was an American physician and politician who served as President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1899–1902 and Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1904–1907. He was a member of the Republican Party from Chester County. In 1908,Snyder was convicted in a graft scandal involving the furnishing of the Pennsylvania State Capitol and received a two-year prison sentence for conspiracy to defraud the state.
Brian Munroe is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 144th District since 2023.
