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. The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
Chester is a city in Delaware County,Pennsylvania,United States. It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington,Delaware. The population of Chester was 32,605 at the 2020 census.
Media is a borough in and the county seat of Delaware County,Pennsylvania,United States. It is located about 13 miles (21 km) west of Philadelphia. It is part of the Delaware Valley,also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Swarthmore is a borough in Delaware County,Pennsylvania,United States. Swarthmore was originally named "Westdale" in honor of noted painter Benjamin West,who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to "Swarthmore" after the establishment of Swarthmore College. The borough population was 6,194 as of the 2010 census.
Upper Darby Township,often shortened to Upper Darby,is a home rule township in Delaware County,Pennsylvania,United States. As of the 2020 census,the township had a total population of 85,681,making it the state's sixth-most populated municipality after Philadelphia,Pittsburgh,Allentown,Reading,and Erie. Upper Darby borders Philadelphia,the nation's sixth-most populous city,and constitutes part of the Delaware Valley,also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area,the nation's seventh-largest metropolitan area.
Narberth is a borough in Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. It is one of many neighborhoods on the historic Philadelphia Main Line. The population was 4,282 at the 2010 census.
Wallingford is an unincorporated community in Nether Providence Township,Delaware County,Pennsylvania,United States. Founded in 1687,it is named for Wallingford,England. In 2007,Wallingford was named by Money Magazine as the ninth best place to live in the United States;two other towns in the area made the top 15. Most locations in Nether Providence use Wallingford's ZIP code.
Springfield High School is a public high school in Springfield Township,Delaware County,Pennsylvania,in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is a part of the Springfield School District. In addition to Springfield Township,its attendance zone includes the borough of Morton.
William Mackrides was an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He helped the Eagles win the 1948 and 1949 NFL Championships.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 26 includes part of Delaware County. It is currently represented by Democrat Tim Kearney.
Edwin B. Erickson III was an American politician. He served multiple terms on the Council of Delaware County,Pennsylvania,including two years as its chairman. He was later elected to the Pennsylvania Senate,representing the 26th District from 2001 to 2015. The district included most of Delaware County and parts of Chester County. From 1989 to 1992,Erickson served as a regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Region III,which encompassed several states in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Edmund Jones was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,District 161 from 1971 to 1974.
Thomas J. "Tom" McGarrigle is a Pennsylvania politician. A Republican,he was the Pennsylvania State Senator for the 26th district until 2018. Prior to being elected to the State Senate in the 2014 election,McGarrigle served as chairman of the Delaware County Council. McGarrigle lost his 2018 reelection bid to Democrat Tim Kearney,then mayor of Swarthmore,Pennsylvania. In 2019 he was chosen to lead the Delaware County Republican Party.
The 1946 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented the Drexel Institute of Technology as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ralph Chase,the Dragons compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by a total of 109 to 76.
The 2018 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 6,2018,with 25 of 50 districts being contested. Primary elections were held on May 15,2018. The term of office for those elected in 2018 began when the Senate convened in January 2019. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms,with half of the seats up for election every two years.
The 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Democratic state attorney general Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator Doug Mastriano to win his first term in office. Shapiro succeeded Democratic incumbent Tom Wolf,who was term limited.
Michael Patrick Zabel is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 163rd district from 2019 to 2023.
John Ignatius Kane Sr. is an American politician and trade union leader. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 9th District since 2021.
Lisa A. Borowski is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 168th District since 2023.
