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Delaware County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Delaware County

Summary

Delaware County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Delaware County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Delaware County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Delaware County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Delaware County's instance of is recorded as home rule county of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Delaware County's capital is recorded as Media[7].
  • Delaware County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County[8].
  • Delaware County's shares border with is recorded as Philadelphia County[9].
  • Delaware County's shares border with is recorded as Gloucester County[10].
  • Delaware County's shares border with is recorded as New Castle County[11].
  • Delaware County's shares border with is recorded as Chester County[12].
  • Delaware River is named after Delaware County[13].
  • Delaware County is part of Philadelphia Region[14].
  • Delaware County's Commons category is recorded as Delaware County, Pennsylvania[15].
  • September 26, 1789 marks the founding of Delaware County[16].
  • Delaware County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.92, 'lon': -75.4}[17].
  • Delaware County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.delaware.pa.us[18].
  • Delaware County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Delaware County, Pennsylvania[19].
  • Delaware County has a population of {'amount': '+558979'}[20].
  • Delaware County has a population of {'amount': '+559033'}[21].
  • Delaware County has a population of {'amount': '+559058'}[22].
  • Delaware County has a population of {'amount': '+560699'}[23].
  • Delaware County has a population of {'amount': '+561973'}[24].
  • Delaware County has a population of {'amount': '+563894'}[25].
  • Delaware County has a population of {'amount': '+576830'}[26].
  • Delaware County's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Delaware County'}[27].

Body

Geography

Delaware County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania[3]. It is part of Philadelphia Region[14].

Physical Characteristics

Delaware County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+494'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+558979'}[20], {'amount': '+559033'}[21], {'amount': '+559058'}[22], {'amount': '+560699'}[23], {'amount': '+561973'}[24], and {'amount': '+563894'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include county of Pennsylvania[5] and home rule county of Pennsylvania[6].

History and Context

September 26, 1789 marks the founding of Delaware County[16]. Delaware River is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Delaware County ranks in the top 9% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Chester Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Delaware County Community College Delaware River Eastern University Pennsylvania United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Pennsylvania
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225360
    Instance of → —
    Capital → Media
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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