Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware, County of | county | County (Class: 2A) | yes |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1789 | 2 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42045 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1209177 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q27844 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 23 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Chester, County of | Reduction | Sep 26, 1789 |
| View | Swap | Philadelphia, County of | Swap | Feb 26, 1857 |
| View | Ascertainment | Philadelphia, County of | Ascertainment | Jan 20, 1905 |
| View | Expansion | Philadelphia, County of | Reduction | Dec 22, 1906 |
| View | Reduction | Philadelphia, County of | Expansion | Dec 22, 1906 |
| View | Ascertainment | New Castle, County of (DE) | Ascertainment | Jun 30, 1921 |
| View | Expansion | Philadelphia, County of | Reduction | Jul 15, 1927 |
| View | Reduction | Philadelphia, County of | Expansion | Jul 15, 1927 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County | Sep 26, 1789 |
| View | County, 5th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | County, 4th Class | Mar 14, 1921 |
| View | County, 3rd Class | Dec 30, 1930 |
| View | County, 2nd Class A | Nov 1, 1967 |
| View | County, 2nd Class A (Home Rule Charter) | Jan 5, 1976 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Township | Chichester Township 1682 Creation | yes* | 1682 |
| View | New Township | Chester Township 1683 Creation | yes* | 1683 |
| View | New Township | Concord Township 1683 Creation | yes* | 1683 |
| View | New Township | Darby Township 1683 Creation | yes* | 1683 |
| View | New Township | Providence Township 1684 Creation | yes* | 1684 |
| View | New Township | Ridley Township 1684 Creation | yes* | 1684 |
| View | New Township | Bethel Township 1684 Creation | yes* | 1684 |
| View | New Township | Marple Township 1684 Creation | yes* | 1684 |
| View | New Township | Newtown Township 1684 Creation | yes* | 1684 |
| View | New Township | Springfield Township 1686 Creation | yes* | 1686 |
| View | New Township | Birmingham Township 1686 Creation | yes* | 1686 |
| View | New Township | Nether Providence Township-Upper Providence Township 1686 Creation | yes* | 1686 |
| View | New Township | Middletown Township 1687 Creation | yes* | 1687 |
| View | New Township | Thornbury Township 1687 Creation | yes* | 1687 |
| View | New Township | Aston Township 1687 Creation | yes* | 1687 |
| View | New Township | Edgmont Township 1687 Creation | yes* | 1687 |
| View | New Township | Haverford Township 1687 Creation | yes* | 1687 |
| View | New Township | Radnor Township 1689 Creation | yes* | 1689 |
| View | New Borough | Chester Borough 1701 Creation | yes | Oct 31, 1701 |
| View | New Township | Kingsessing Township 1712 Creation | yes+ | 1712 |
| View | Annexation | Ridley Township-Nether Providence Township 1753 Annexation | yes* | 1753 |
| View | New Township | Lower Chichester Township-Upper Chichester Township 1759 Creation | yes* | Aug 28, 1759 |
| View | New Township | Tinicum Township 1780 Creation | yes* | Aug 31, 1780 |
| View | New Township | Upper Darby Township 1786 Creation | yes* | Aug 30, 1786 |
| View | Charter Revival | Chester Borough 1795 Charter Revival | yes | Mar 5, 1795 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Darby Township-Springfield Township Reconstructed 1792-1817 Annexation | yes? | 1792–1817 |
| View | Charter Amendment | Chester Borough 1818 Charter Amendment | yes | Feb 17, 1818 |
| View | New Borough | Marcus Hook Borough 1833 Creation | yes | May 6, 1833 |
| View | Annexation | Ridley Township-Springfield Township 1838 Annexation | yes | Feb 26, 1838 |
| View | Annexation | Middletown Township-Chester Township 1838 Annexation | yes | Jun 1, 1838 |
| View | Annexation | Aston Township-Thornbury Township 1842 Annexation | yes | Jul 30, 1842 |
| View | New School District | Crookville School District 1849 Creation | yes* | 1849 |
| View | New Borough | Media Borough 1850 Creation | yes | Mar 11, 1850 |
| View | Charter Amendment | Chester Borough 1850 Charter Amendment | yes | Apr 6, 1850 |
| View | Separation | Chester Borough 1851 Separation | yes | Apr 12, 1851 |
| View | New Borough | Darby Borough 1853 Creation | yes | Apr 11, 1853 |
| View | General Law | Darby Borough 1853 Partial General Law | yes | Apr 18, 1853 |
| View | Election Separation | Darby Borough 1854 Election Separation | yes* | 1854 |
| View | Dissolution | Philadelphia City 1854 Consolidation | yes | Jun 30, 1854 |
| View | New School District | Todmorden Independent School District 1858 Creation | yes* | 1858 |
| View | New School District | Union School District 1861 Creation | yes* | 1861 |
| View | New City | Chester City 1866 Creation | yes | Apr 6, 1866 |
| View | Wards | Philadelphia City 1866 Wards | yes | Apr 17, 1866 |
| View | New Road District | Lamokin Road District 1869 Creation | yes | Apr 15, 1869 |
| View | New Borough | Upland Borough 1869 Creation | yes | Jun 14, 1869 |
| View | New Borough | South Chester Borough 1870 Creation | yes | Mar 12, 1870 |
| View | School District Annexation | Union School District 1873 Annexation | yes* | 1873 |
| View | New Borough | North Chester Borough 1873 Creation | yes | Mar 14, 1873 |
| View | Dissolution | Marcus Hook Borough-Lower Chichester Township Reconstructed 1875 Merger | yes? | 1875 |
| View | Charter Amendment (Executive) | South Chester Borough 1875 Charter Amendment (Burgess) | yes | Mar 29, 1875 |
| View | School District Annexation | Nether Providence Township-Springfield Township 1879 School District Annexation | yes* | 1878–1879 |
| View | School District Annexation | Newtown Township-Radnor Township 1879 School District Annexation | yes* | 1879 |
| View | Annexation | Chester Township-Upland Borough 1880 Annexation | yes | Jan 8, 1880 |
| View | Charter Amendment | North Chester Borough 1880 Charter Amendment | yes | Oct 8, 1880 |
| View | Annexation | Haverford Township-Radnor Township 1881 Annexation | yes | Mar 14, 1881 |
| View | Annexation | North Chester Borough-Upland Borough 1884 Annexation | yes | Jun 2, 1884 |
| View | New Borough | Clifton Heights Borough 1885 Creation | yes | Jun 3, 1885 |
| View | New Borough | Rutledge Borough 1887 Creation | yes | Oct 14, 1887 |
| View | Dissolution | North Chester Borough-Chester City 1887 Merger | yes | Nov 7, 1887 |
| View | New Borough | Ridley Park Borough 1888 Creation | yes | Mar 28, 1888 |
| View | New Borough | Eddystone Borough 1888 Creation | yes | Dec 17, 1888 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Darby Township-Clifton Heights Borough Reconstructed 1885-1889 Annexation | yes? | 1885–1889 |
| View | City Classification | Pennsylvania 1889 City Classification | yes | May 8, 1889 |
| View | General Law | Chester City 1890 General Law | yes | Jan 17, 1890 |
| View | New Borough | Sharon Hill Borough 1890 Creation | yes | Jun 2, 1890 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Ridley Township-Ridley Park Borough 1891 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1889–1891 |
| View | New Borough | Collingdale Borough 1891 Creation | yes | Dec 23, 1891 |
| View | New Borough | Marcus Hook Borough 1892 Creation | yes | Mar 7, 1892 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Sharon Hill Borough 1892 Annexation | yes | Mar 12, 1892 |
| View | New Borough | Colwyn Borough 1892 Creation | yes | Mar 19, 1892 |
| View | New School District | Ridley Falls Independent School District 1893 Creation | yes* | 1893 |
| View | New Borough | Swarthmore Borough 1893 Creation | yes | Mar 9, 1893 |
| View | New Borough | Lansdowne Borough 1893 Creation | yes | Jun 7, 1893 |
| View | Annexation | Nether Providence Township-Media Borough 1893 Annexation | yes | Jun 29, 1893 |
| View | New Borough | Aldan Borough 1893 Creation | yes | Sep 22, 1893 |
| View | New Borough | Norwood Borough 1893 Creation | yes | Nov 23, 1893 |
| View | New Borough | Yeadon Borough 1893 Creation | yes | Dec 18, 1893 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Collingdale Borough 1894 Annexation | yes | Mar 5, 1894 |
| View | New Borough | Prospect Park Borough 1894 Creation | yes | May 7, 1894 |
| View | Annexation | Nether Providence Township-Chester City 1894 Annexation | yes | Sep 17, 1894 |
| View | New Borough | Glenolden Borough 1894 Creation | yes | Nov 15, 1894 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Darby Township-Clifton Heights Borough 1894 Annexation | yes | Dec 12, 1894 |
| View | Annexation | Chester City 1893 Ordinance | yes | Mar 6, 1896 |
| View | Dissolution | South Chester Borough-Chester City 1898 Merger | yes | Jan 21, 1898 |
| View | Wards | Philadelphia City 1898 Wards (2) | yes | Mar 18, 1898 |
| View | New Borough | Morton Borough 1898 Creation | yes | Jun 6, 1898 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Upper Darby Township to Aldan Borough 1900 Annexation | yes | Jul 2, 1900 |
| View | First Class Township | Radnor Township 1901 1st Class | yes | Mar 4, 1901 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Borough-Sharon Hill Borough Reconstructed 1890-1902 Annexation | yes? | 1890–1902 |
| View | First Class Township | Aston Township 1906 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1906 |
| View | First Class Township | Lower Chichester Township 1906 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1906 |
| View | First Class Township | Nether Providence Township 1906 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1906 |
| View | First Class Township | Ridley Township 1906 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1906 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Darby Township 1906 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1906 |
| View | Annexation | Sharon Hill Borough 1908 Ordinance | yes | Oct 23, 1908 |
| View | New Borough | Millbourne Borough 1909 Creation | yes | Oct 25, 1909 |
| View | New Borough | East Lansdowne Borough 1911 Creation | yes | Jun 3, 1911 |
| View | Annexation | Haverford Township-Radnor Township 1911 Annexation | yes | Jun 9, 1911 |
| View | First Class Township | Darby Township 1912 1st Class | yes | Jan 1, 1912 |
| View | First Class Township | Haverford Township 1912 1st Class | yes | Jan 1, 1912 |
| View | Annexation | Marcus Hook Borough Ordinance 164 | yes | Nov 26, 1912 |
| View | General Law | Media Borough 1917 General Law | yes | Dec 8, 1917 |
| View | Annexation | Chester City Ordinance 33-1918 | yes | Mar 1, 1919 |
| View | New Borough | Trainer Borough 1919 Creation | yes | Mar 21, 1919 |
| View | New Borough | Parkside Borough 1919 Creation | yes | Jun 26, 1919 |
| View | First Class Township | Tinicum Township 1920 1st Class | yes* | Jan 5, 1920 |
| View | Annexation | Trainer Borough Ordinance 1 | yes* | Feb 18, 1920 |
| View | Annexation | Collingdale Borough Ordinance 141 | yes* | Nov 9, 1921 |
| View | Annexation | Collingdale Borough Ordinance 143 | yes* | Jan 30, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Collingdale Borough Ordinance 144 | yes* | May 17, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Darby Township-Clifton Heights Borough 1922 Annexation | yes | Sep 19, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Upper Darby Township 1922 Annexation | yes | Dec 7, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Sharon Hill Borough 1922 Annexation | yes | Dec 15, 1922 |
| View | New Borough | Folcroft Borough 1922 Creation | yes | Dec 23, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Glenolden Borough Ordinance 186 | yes* | Mar 7, 1923 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Colwyn Borough-Darby Borough 1923 Boundary Realignment | yes* | Jul 27, 1923 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Upper Darby 1923 Annexation | yes | Sep 26, 1923 |
| View | New Borough | Rose Valley Borough 1923 Creation | yes* | Dec 22, 1923 |
| View | First Class Township | Springfield Township 1924 1st Class | yes | Jan 7, 1924 |
| View | Annexation | Chester Township-Parskide Borough 1924 Annexation | yes | Sep 17, 1924 |
| View | Annexation | Prospect Park Borough Ordinance 395 | yes | Nov 5, 1926 |
| View | Annexation | Folcroft Borough Ordinance 44 | yes | Mar 15, 1927 |
| View | Annexation | Swarthmore Borough Ordinance 296 | yes* | May 8, 1928 |
| View | Annexation | Swarthmore Borough Ordinance 310 | yes* | Dec 30, 1929 |
| View | General Law | Darby Borough 1930 General Law | yes | May 22, 1930 |
| View | Annexation | Swarthmore Borough Ordinance 322 | yes* | Feb 24, 1931 |
| View | Annexation | Chester City 1940 Ordinance | yes | May 31, 1940 |
| View | First Class Township | Upper Chichester Township 1942 1st Class | yes | Jan 5, 1942 |
| View | Annexation | Parkside Borough Ordinance 151 | yes* | Dec 8, 1945 |
| View | New Borough | Brookhaven Borough 1946 Creation | yes | Jan 7, 1946 |
| View | New Borough | Chester Heights Borough 1946 Creation | yes | Jan 7, 1946 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Folcroft Borough-Sharon Hill Borough 1947 Boundary Realignment | yes | Nov 10, 1947 |
| View | Annexation | Aldan Borough-Darby Township 1950 Annexation | yes | Oct 20, 1950 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Prospect Park Borough-Ridley Township 1950 Boundary Ascertainment | yes | Dec 29, 1950 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Springfield Township-Upper Darby Township 1952 Boundary Realignment | yes | Dec 10, 1952 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Darby Township-Glenolden Borough 1954 Boundary Realignment | yes | Oct 6, 1954 |
| View | Annexation | Ridley Township-Eddystone Borough 1956 Annexation | yes | May 21, 1956 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Edgmont Township-Thornbury Township 1957 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1956–1957 |
| View | Annexation | Rose Valley Borough Ordinance 176 | yes* | Nov 19, 1959 |
| View | Annexation | Aston Township Ordinance 207 | yes | Dec 31, 1959 |
| View | First Class Township | Marple Township 1961 1st Class | yes | Jan 2, 1961 |
| View | Annexation | Brookhaven Borough-Upland Borough 1962 Annexation | yes* | Jan 26, 1962 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Chester Township-Chester City 1966 Boundary Realignment | yes* | Dec 22, 1966 |
| View | Annexation | Media Borough Ordinance 544 | yes | May 21, 1969 |
| View | Home Rule | Upper Darby Township 1976 Home Rule | yes | Jan 5, 1976 |
| View | Home Rule | Upper Providence Township 1976 Home Rule | yes | Jan 5, 1976 |
| View | Home Rule | Radnor Township 1977 Home Rule | yes | Jan 1, 1977 |
| View | Home Rule | Haverford Township 1977 Home Rule | yes | Jan 3, 1977 |
| View | Home Rule | Middletown Township 1978 Home Rule | yes | Jan 2, 1978 |
| View | Home Rule | Chester City 1981 Home Rule | yes | Jan 7, 1981 |
| View | Home Rule | Chester Township 1990 Home Rule | yes | Jul 2, 1990 |
| View | New Name | Chadds Ford Township 1996 Creation | yes | Dec 11, 1996 |
| View | Home Rule | Concord Township 2017 Home Rule | yes | Jan 1, 2017 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Proclamation: [Classifying Radnor Township as a first class township] | Dec 27, 1900 | |||
| View | Minute: "On motion of Mr. Hipple, Mr. Schaffer be invited to appear before the Commissioners in regard to the property line between Philadelphia and Delaware Counties." | Apr 18, 1901 | p. 204 | ||
| View | Minute: "Edwin A Howell Esq. of Chester was appointed a member of a commission, on behalf of Delaware County to settle the question of the boundary line between Philadelphia and Delaware County." | Mar 24, 1902 | p. 310 | ||
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Minute: "Under Act of Assembly of Apl. 1-1905 the Townships of Aston, Lower Chichester, Upper Darby, Middletown, Nether Providence and Ridley having been ascertained to contain at least two hundred and fifty inhabitants to the square mile were proclaimed to be Townships of the first Class." | Dec 29, 1905 | v. 1903-1906, p. 296 | ||
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Proclamation: [Classifying Aston, Lower Chichester, Upper Darby, Middletown, Nether Providence, and Ridley Townships as first class townships] | Dec 29, 1905 | |||
| View | Minute | Jan 12, 1906 | v. 1903-1906, p. 303 | ||
| View | Minute: "A petition was read for the appointment of a Commission to re-locate and change the County Line between Philadelphia and Delaware Counties from Baltimore Ave to Woodland Ave., and the correspondence pertaining thereto and upon motion made seconded and carried the matter was referred to the County Solicitor." | Nov 14, 1910 | p. 176 | ||
| View | Minute: "It was moved and seconded that the Board advertise in the Del. Co. Democrat of 12/28, 1910 and the Chester Times of 12, 29, 10 the issuance of a Proclamation designating Haverford Township of Delaware County to be a first class township." | Dec 27, 1910 | v. 1910-1911, p. 199 | ||
| View | Proclamation: [Classifying Haverford Township as a first class township] | Dec 27, 1910 | |||
| View | Minute: "It was moved and seconded that the Board advertise in the Del Co Democrat of March 9, 1911, and the Chester Times of March 4, 1911, the issuance of a Proclamation designating Darby Township of Delaware County to be a first class Township." | Feb 27, 1911 | v. 1910-1911, p. 227 | ||
| View | Proclamation: [Classifying Darby Township as a first class township] | Feb 27, 1911 | |||
| View | Minute | Jan 31, 1922 | v. 17, p. 5 | ||
| View | Minute | Apr 18, 1922 | v. 17, p. 21 | ||
| View | Minute | Oct 24, 1922 | v. 17, p. 58 | ||
| View | Proclamation | Oct 24, 1922 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Township of Upper Chichester become a Township of the First Class?" | Nov 4, 1941 | |||
| View | Election: [For or against the annexation of a portion of Darby Township to the Borough of Collingdale] | Nov 6, 1951 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: [For or against Marple Township becoming a township of the first class] | Nov 8, 1960 | |||
| View | Certification: [Classifying Delaware County as a second class A county] | Oct 1967 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election | Nov 7, 1972 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election | Nov 7, 1972 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of eleven members be elected to study the charter and plan of government of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, to study and consider the advisability of the adoption of an optional plan of government or a home rule charter and to recommend whether or not an optional form of government or a home rule charter shall be adopted?" | May 15, 1973 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of eleven be elected to study the charter and plan of government of the Township of Middletown, to study and consider the advisability of adoption of an optional plan of government or a home rule charter and to recommend whether or not an optional plan of government or a home rule charter should be adopted" | May 15, 1973 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Government Study Commission of nine (9) members be elected to study the charter and plan of Government of the First Class Township of Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, to study and consider the advisability of the adoption of an Optional Plan of Government or a Home Rule Charter and to recommend whether or not an Optional Form of Government or a Home Rule Charter should be adopted?" | May 15, 1973 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Township of Haverford] | May 21, 1974 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the Report, Dated March 21, 1974, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Upper Darby?" | May 21, 1974 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for Upper Providence Township] | May 21, 1974 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Township of Radnor] | Nov 5, 1974 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the County of Delaware] | Nov 11, 1974 | Jan 5, 1976 | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated November 11, 1974, of the Government Study Commission of Delaware County, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the County of Delaware?" | May 20, 1975 | Jan 5, 1976 | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the Middletown Township Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated March 1, 1975, of the Government Study Commission of Middletown Township, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted?" | May 20, 1975 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated July 30, 1975, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Hole Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Upper Providence?" | Nov 4, 1975 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated November 14, 1975 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plan Law, be adopted by the Township of Haverford?" | Apr 27, 1976 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election | Nov 2, 1976 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated August 18th, 1976 of the Government Study Commission prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Radnor?" | Nov 2, 1976 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of seven (7) members be elected to study the existing form of government of the City of Chester; to consider the advisability of the adoption of an optional form of government or a home rule charter; to recommend the adoption of an optional form of government; or to draft and recommend a home rule charter?" | May 16, 1978 | |||
| View | Election | Nov 7, 1978 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the Report, Dated November 15, 1979, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law be adopted by the City of Chester?" | Apr 22, 1980 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of seven (7) members be elected to study the existing form of government of the Township of Chester, to consider the advisability of the adoption of a Home Rule Charter; and if advisable, to draft and to recommend a Home Rule Charter?" | May 16, 1989 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the Report dated December 26, 1989, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Act Number 62 of 1972, the Home Rule and Option Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Chester?" | May 15, 1990 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the name of Birmingham Township located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania be changed from Birmingham Township to Chadds Ford Township? | Nov 5, 1996 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Government Study Commission of seven members be elected to study the existing form of government of the Township, to consider the advisability of the adoption of an optional form of government or a home rule charter, to recommend the adoption of an optional form of government or to draft and recommend a home rule charter?" | Nov 4, 2014 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated February 11, 2016, of the Concord Township Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Concord?" | Apr 26, 2016 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance Docket | bk. 10 (1905–1906) | ||
| Election Docket | bk. A1 | ||
| Election Docket | bk. G–I (1898–1907) | ||
| Election Docket | bk. M (1914–1917) | ||
| Minute Book | (1899–1902) | ||
| Minute Book | bk. 1899-1902, p. 166 (1900-11-22)–1899-1902, p. 200 (1901-03-28) (1900–1901) | ||
| Minute Book | bk. 1903-1906, p. 283 (1905-12-04)–1903-1906, p. 326 (1906-03-30) (1905–1906) | ||
| Minute Book | bk. 16, p. 173 (1917-04-22)–16, p. 292 (1920-01-19) (1917–1920) | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. E–H | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. L–S | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. T–U | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. A1–A4 | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. X–Z | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. A5–A10 | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. A29–A32 | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. A11–A20 | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. A22–A26 | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. A35 | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. A21 (1950–1953) | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. A28 (1962–1968) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. A–3 (1790–1857) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 4 (1858–1869) | ||
| Road Index |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
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| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Delaware County | 17500450 | 1311 | 1321 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Delaware County | 5837423 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Urbanized Area, Vicinity of Philadelphia | 36433063 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Annexation | Chester Township-Aston Township Proposed 1844 Annexation | no* | 1844–1845 |
| View | Annexation | Bethel Township-Upper Chichester Township Proposed 1859 Annexation | unknown | 1859–1860 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Darby Township-Upper Darby Township Proposed 1863 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1863 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Delaware-Pennsylvania Proposed 1869 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1869 |
| View | New Township | Aston Township Proposed 1870 Division | no* | 1870 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Aston Township-Middletown Township Proposed 1870 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1870 |
| View | New School District | Morton Independent School District Proposed 1873 Creation | no* | 1873–1875 |
| View | School District Annexation | Lower Chichester Township-Upper Chichester Township Proposed 1876 School District Annexation | unknown | 1876 |
| View | New School District | Ridley Township Proposed 1876 Independent School District | unknown | 1876 |
| View | New Township | Darby Township-Ridley Township-Springfield Township-Upper Darby Township Proposed 1885 New Township | no* | 1885 |
| View | New Borough | Sharon Hill Borough Proposed 1885 Creation | no | 1885–1886 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Sharon Hill Borough Proposed 1891 Annexation | no* | 1891 |
| View | New Borough | Morton Borough Proposed 1891 Creation | no | 1891 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Upper Darby Township to Collingdale Borough Proposed 1892 Annexation | no* | 1892–1893 |
| View | Annexation | Darby Township-Upper Darby Township to Aldan Borough Proposed 1896 Annexation | no* | 1896 |
| View | Annexation | Haverford Township-Radnor Township Proposed 1898 Annexation | no | 1898–1899 |
| View | New Borough | Wayne Borough Proposed 1898 Creation | no | 1898–1900 |
| View | Annexation | Nether Providence Township-Upper Providence Township to Media Borough Proposed 1902 Annexation | no* | 1902 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Ridley Township-Morton 1900s Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1902 |
| View | First Class Township | Middletown Township Proposed 1905 1st Class | no* | 1905 |
| View | New Borough | East Lansdowne Borough Proposed 1906 Creation | no | 1906–1907 |
| View | Annexation | Clifton Heights Borough-Upper Darby Township Proposed 1907 Annexation (1) | no* | 1907–1908 |
| View | Annexation | Clifton Heights Borough-Upper Darby Township Proposed 1907 Annexation (2) | no* | 1907–1908 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Delaware County-Philadelphia County 1910s Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1910 |
| View | New Borough | Drexel Hill Borough Proposed 1913 Creation | no | 1913 |
| View | New Borough | Trainer Borough Proposed 1918 Creation | no | 1918 |
| View | New Borough | Lower Darby Borough Proposed 1921 Creation | no | 1921 |
| View | Annexation | Folcroft Borough Ordinance 42 | no* | 1926 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Darby Township-Aldan Borough 1941 Annexation | unknown~ | 1941 |
| View | Annexation | Collingdale Borough Ordinance 271 | no* | 1948 |
| View | New Borough | Leiperville Borough Proposed 1949 Creation (1) | no | 1949 |
| View | New Borough | Leiperville Borough Proposed 1949 Creation (2) | no | 1949–1950 |
| View | Annexation | Collingdale Borough Ordinance 285 | no | 1951 |
| View | New Borough | Briarcliffe Borough Proposed 1954 Creation | no | 1954–1956 |
| View | First Class Township | Marple Township Proposed 1957 1st Class | no* | 1957 |
| View | First Class Township | Middletown Township Proposed 1968 1st Class | no* | 1968 |
| View | Home Rule | Darby Borough Proposed 1972 Home Rule | no* | 1972 |
| View | Home Rule | Swarthmore Borough Proposed 1972 Home Rule | no* | 1972 |
| View | Annexation | Upland Borough-Chester City Proposed 1970 Annexation | no* | 1970–1972 |
| View | Home Rule | Marple Township Proposed 1976 Home Rule | no* | 1976–1978 |
| View | Home Rule | Prospect Park Borough Proposed 1983 Home Rule | no | 1983 |
| View | New Borough | Bridgewater Borough Proposed 1979 Creation | no | 1979–1985 |
| View | New Borough | Glen Mills Borough Proposed 1986 Creation | no | 1986 |
| View | Home Rule | Parkside Borough Proposed 1992 Home Rule | no | 1992–1994 |
| View | First Class Township | Concord Township Proposed 2014 1st Class | no | 2014–2015 |