Delaware Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Delaware Township is a defunct township that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The borough ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.
[edit] History
A township formed out of portion of Lower Dublin Township in 1853. Its inhabitants voted at one general election. Its officers were superseded in the next year by consolidation.
[edit] 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
| Incorporated District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854 | |
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Aramingo Borough - Belmont District - Blockley Township - Bridesburg Borough - Bristol Township - Byberry Township - Delaware Township - Frankford Borough - Germantown Borough - Germantown Township - Kensington District - Kingsessing Township - Lower Dublin Township - Manayunk Borough - Moreland Township - Moyamensing District - Northern Liberties District - Northern Liberties Township - Oxford Township - Passyunk Township - Penn District - Penn Township - Philadelphia City - Roxborough Township - Richmond District - Southwark District - Spring Garden District - West Philadelphia Borough - Whitehall Borough - |
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