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Delaware Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Field	Value
name	Delaware Township
settlement_type	Former Township
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Philadelphia
pushpin_map	USA Pennsylvania#USA
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Delaware Township in Pennsylvania
coordinates
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	EST
utc_offset1	-5
timezone1_DST	EDT
utc_offset1_DST	-4
area_codes	215, 267, and 445

Delaware Township was a township that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

History

A township formed out of eastern Lower Dublin Township in 1853. Its inhabitants voted at one general election. Its officers were superseded in the next year by consolidation.

Notable people

Thomas Holme, the first surveyor of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania who developed the first designs for the city of Philadelphia.

Resources

Chronology of the Political Subdivisions of the County of Philadelphia, 1683-1854 ()
Information courtesy of ushistory.org
Incorporated District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, 1854 By Rudolph J. Walther - excerpted from the book at the ushistory.org website

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