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Bucks County is a
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in the
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of
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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its
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is Doylestown. The county is named after the
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of
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. The county is part of the
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region of the commonwealth. The county represents the northern boundary of the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD metropolitan statistical area. To its southwest, Bucks County borders Montgomery County and
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, the nation's sixth-largest city. To its east, the county borders the
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and
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of
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. To its north, the county borders Lehigh and
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counties in the state's
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region. The county is approximately southeast of
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, the state's third-largest city, and north of Philadelphia, the state's largest city.


History


Founding

Bucks County is one of the three original counties created by colonial proprietor
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in 1682. Penn named the county after
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, the county in which he lived in
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; "Bucks." is the traditional abbreviation for the English county, which became the actual name of the Pennsylvania one. He built a country estate, Pennsbury Manor, in Falls Township in present-day Bucks County. Some places in Bucks County were named after locations in
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, England, including Buckingham and Buckingham Township, named after the former
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of Buckinghamshire; Chalfont, named after
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, the parish home of William Penn's first wife and the location of the Jordans Quaker Meeting House, where Penn is buried; Solebury, named after
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, England; and Wycombe, named after the town of
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. Bucks County was originally much larger than it is today. Northampton County was formed in 1752 from part of Bucks County, and Lehigh County was formed in 1812 from part of Northampton County.


American Revolutionary War

General
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and his troops camped in Bucks County as they prepared to cross the
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to take
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, by surprise on the morning of December 26, 1776. Their successful attack on Britain's Hessian forces was a turning point in the
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. The town of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania and Washington Crossing Historic Park were named to commemorate the event.


Geography

According to the
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.8%) is water. The southern third of the county between
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and
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, often called Lower Bucks, resides in the
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; it is flat and near sea level, and is the county's most populated and industrialized area. Bucks County shares a western border with Montgomery County, and also borders Philadelphia to the southwest, and
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and Lehigh Counties to the north. From north to south, it is linked to Warren, Hunterdon, Mercer and Burlington Counties in
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by bridges. Tohickon Creek and Neshaminy Creek are the largest
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of the
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in Bucks County. Tohickon Creek empties into the river at Point Pleasant and Neshaminy at
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( Bristol Township).


Adjacent counties

* Northampton County (north) * Warren County, New Jersey (northeast) *
Hunterdon County, New Jersey Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 census, the county was the state's 4th-least populous county,Mercer County, New Jersey (east) *
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(southeast) *
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(south) * Montgomery County (west) * Lehigh County (northwest)


Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 625,249 people. The
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was 1,034.7 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 86.6%
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, 3.9% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.1% Asian (2.1% Indian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.7% Korean, 0.5% Filipino, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.1% Japanese, 0.4% other Asian) 0.1%
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, 1.7% were of two or more races, and 1.5% were of other races. 4.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the
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of 2000, there were 218,725 households, and 160,981 families residing in the county. There were 225,498 housing units at an average density of . 20.1% were of
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, 19.1% Irish, 14.0%
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, 7.5% English and 5.9% Polish ancestry. There were 218,725 households, out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were
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living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.17. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $59,727, and the median income for a family was $68,727. Males had a median income of $46,587 versus $31,984 for females. The
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for the county was $27,430. About 3.10% of families and 4.50% of the population were below the
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, including 4.80% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over.


Population growth

Growth began in the early 1950s, when William Levitt chose Bucks County for his second "Levittown". Levitt bought hundreds of acres of woodlands and farmland, and constructed 17,000 homes and dozens of schools, parks, libraries, and shopping centers. By the time the project was completed, the population of Levittown had swelled to nearly 74,000 residents. At the time, only whites could buy homes. This rule however, was soon overturned. Other planned developments included
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and Fairless Hills. This rapid sprawl continued until the mid-1960s. In the 1970s, the county experienced a second growth spurt as developers expanded in previously underdeveloped townships, including Middletown, Lower Makefield,
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, and Newtown townships. Tract housing, office complexes, shopping centers, and sprawling parking lots continued to move more and more towards Upper Bucks, swallowing horse farms, sprawling forests, and wetlands. Oxford Valley Mall was constructed in Middletown, and became a retail nucleus in the county. In the late 20th century, growth somewhat stabilized as development was completed in the county's historically underdeveloped areas, leaving little new area to be further developed. Bucks County areas along the
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have surpluses of abandoned industry, so many municipalities have granted building rights to luxury housing developers. As the regions that began the suburban boom in Bucks County, such as Levittown, have aged, commercial strips and other neglected structures have been torn down and replaced with new shopping plazas and commercial chains. With rising property values, areas with older construction are undergoing a renaissance, and Central and Upper Bucks have continued to experience rapid growth, with many municipalities doubling their populations since the late 20th century. As of 2013, the population of Bucks County was 626,976, making it the fourth-most populous county in the state behind
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, Allegheny, and Montgomery counties.


2020 census


Economy

The boroughs of
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and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the
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during
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.
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development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of
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, the second such "Levittown" designed by William Levitt. Among Bucks' largest employers in the twentieth century were U.S. Steel in Falls Township, and the Vulcanized Rubber & Plastics and Robertson Tile companies in Morrisville.
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continues to operate several chemical plants around Bristol.
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operates a
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in Tullytown that is the largest receptacle of out-of-state waste in the USA (receiving much of New York City's waste following the closure of Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island, NY away). Bucks is also experiencing rapid growth in
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, along with neighboring Montgomery County. The
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area consistently ranks in the top 10 geographic clusters for biotechnology and biopharma. It is projected by 2020 that one out of four people in Bucks County will work in biotechnology.


Notable businesses


Tourism

Another important asset of the county is tourism. The county's northern regions, colloquially referred to as Upper Bucks, are known for their natural scenery, farmland, colonial history, and proximity to major urban areas, including
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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, each of which is within a two-hour driving radius. Bucks County is home to twelve covered bridges. Ten are still open to vehicular traffic; two others, located in parks, are open only to non-vehicular traffic. All Bucks County bridges use the Town truss design. Schofield Ford Bridge, in Tyler State Park, was reconstructed in 1997 from the ground up after arsonists destroyed the original in 1991. Popular attractions in Bucks County include the shops and studios of New Hope, Peddler's Village (in Lahaska), Washington Crossing Historic Park, New Hope Railroad, Bucks County River Country and Bucks County Playhouse Theater (in New Hope). Rice's Market near Lahaska is a popular destination on Tuesday mornings. Quakertown Farmer's Market (locally called "Q-Mart") is a popular shopping destination on weekends. The county seat of Doylestown has the trifecta of concrete structures built by Henry Chapman Mercer, including the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, the Mercer Museum and Fonthill, Mercer's personal home. Southern Bucks, colloquially referred to as Lower Bucks, is home to two important
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s, Neshaminy Mall, Oxford Valley Mall, and Sesame Place, a family
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based on the ''
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'' television series. Also within Lower Bucks County is Parx Casino and Racing in Bensalem, a
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and
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track. The casino was built on the grounds of what was originally Philadelphia Park Racetrack. The complex includes the thoroughbred horse racing track, expansive casino, a dance club, numerous dining options, and the Xcite Center.


Education


Colleges and universities

* Bucks County Community College * Delaware Valley University in Doylestown * Cairn University in Langhorne Manor *
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in Newtown *
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in Newtown *
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in Trevose


Public school districts

K-12 school districts include: * Bensalem Township School District * Bristol Borough School District * Bristol Township School District * Centennial School District *
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* Council Rock School District * Morrisville Borough School District * Neshaminy School District * New Hope-Solebury School District * North Penn School District (also in Montgomery County) * Palisades School District * Pennridge School District * Pennsbury School District *
Quakertown Community School District Quakertown Community School District is a public school district located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Quakertown Community School District covers 72 square milesSouderton Area School District (also in Montgomery County) The Bucks County public schools listed above are served by a regional educational service agency called the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 located in the county seat of Doylestown. Previously the Easton Area School District covered Riegelsville in Bucks County. In 2012 the Pennsylvania State Board of Education approved moving Riegelsville into the Palisades School District, and this was to be effective 2013.


Public charter schools

*Bucks County Montessori Charter School *Center Student Learning Charter School *School Lane Charter School


Private schools

*27 Catholic grade schools under jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia *Abrams Hebrew Academy (K–8) * Archbishop Wood Catholic High School *Calvary Christian School * Conwell-Egan Catholic High School * George School *Holy Family Regional Catholic School * Holy Ghost Preparatory School (9–12 for boys) * Newtown Friends School (PreK-8) *Plumstead Christian School *Quakertown Christian School * Solebury School *St. Katherine Drexel *St. Michael the Archangel *The Pen Ryn School *Trevose Day School *United Friends School Quakertown * Villa Joseph Marie High School (9–12 for girls)


Community, junior, and technical colleges

* Bucks County Community College *Bucks County School of Beauty Culture * Bucks County Technical High School * Cairn University * CHI Institute * Delaware Valley University *
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* Middle Bucks Institute of Technology * Pennco Tech


Libraries

The Bucks County Library System was founded in 1956 by a resolution of the Bucks County Commissioners. The Bucks County Library System is made up of 7 branch libraries in the following townships: * Bensalem * Doylestown * Langhorne * Levittown * Perkasie * Quakerstown * Yardley-Makefield


Arts and culture


Fine and performing arts

Many artists and writers based in
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have called Bucks County home, settling mainly in the small stretch between Doylestown and New Hope and along the
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. The county boasts many local
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companies, including the long-established and recently reopened Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Town and Country Players in Buckingham, ActorsNET in Morrisville, and the Bristol Riverside Theatre, a professional Equity theater in Bristol. The Bucks County Symphony, founded in 1953, performs in Doylestown throughout the year and the Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society, founded in 2009, performs a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta with full orchestra each June. The '' Wild River Review'', an online magazine that publishes in-depth reporting, works of literature, art, visual art, reviews, interviews, and columns by and about contemporary artists, photographers, and writers, is based out of Doylestown.


Film

*The 2002 film '' Signs'', was primarily filmed in Bucks County, with the scenes of the house and cornfield shot at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown. Other locations within Bucks County included Newtown for the bookstore and pizza shop scenes, and Morrisville for the pharmacy scene. *The 2012 film ''
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'', starring Jason Statham, was filmed at the Parx Casino and Racing in
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. *The 2010
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pilot episode for ''
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'' was filmed in the
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section of
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.


Media

Local print publications include ''Bucks County Courier Times'', '' The Intelligencer'', ''The Advance of Bucks County'', ''Bucks County Herald'', ''Bucks County Town and Country Living'', ''Radius Magazine'', ''Yardley Voic''e, ''Morrisville Times'', ''Newtown Gazette'', ''Northampton Herald'', ''Langhorne Ledger'', ''Lower Southampton Spirit'', ''New Hope News'', ''Doylestown Observer'', ''Warwick Journal'', ''Fairless Focus''. Online news publications are Levittown Now, ''Bucks County Beacon'', NewtownPANow, Bucks Happening, New Hope Free Press. WBCB is a local radio news station.


Sports


Rugby league

The Bucks County Sharks
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team played in the AMNRL from 1997 to 2010 season. They returned to play in the AMNRL in 2011, until the league's fold in 2014, when they subsequently joined the USARL.


Little League

The county has a considerable history of producing Little League baseball contenders. Since its inception in 1947, four of the seven Pennsylvania teams to compete in the
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in
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have come from Bucks County: Morrisville ( 1955), Levittown American (
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), and Council Rock-Newtown (
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). Two of these squads, Morrisville and Levittown (1960), went on to win the World Series title. In 2007, Council Rock Northampton won the PA State championship, and lost in the finals of regionals.


PIAA

The county is a part of PIAA's District I, and has seen many schools capture multiple state titles.


American Legion baseball

In 1996, Yardley Western Post 317 won the American Legion National Championship. Bristol Legion Post 382 recently won the 2011 American Legion State Championship.


Horse racing

* Parx Casino and Racing, formerly Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Keystone Racetrack, was the former home of Triple Crown contender Smarty Jones, is in Bensalem.


Parks and recreation


Pennsylvania state parks

There are six
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-owned parks in Bucks County: *Five are owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks, part of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). ** Delaware Canal State Park ** Neshaminy State Park ** Nockamixon State Park ** Ralph Stover State Park ** Tyler State Park * Bucks County Parks and Recreation operates an 18-bed youth hostel in the Nockamixon State Park Weisel estate. The hostel is part of
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USA. * Washington Crossing Historic Park, a site operated by the
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, is part of Washington's Crossing, a U.S.
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area. The park is headquartered in the village of Washington Crossing located in Upper Makefield Township. It marks the location of
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during the
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.


County parks

*Bucks County Horse Park * Core Creek Park *Dark Hollow Park * Lake Towhee Park * Peace Valley Park *Playwicki Park * Ringing Rocks Park *Silver Lake Park * Tinicum Park *Tohickon Valley Park


Historic properties

* Moravian Pottery and Tile Works * Stover-Myers Mill and Erwin Stover House * Moland House an old stone farmhouse built around 1750 located in Warwick Township, served as the headquarters for General
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during the
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from August 10, 1777, until August 23, 1777. * Summerseat, also known as the George Clymer House and Thomas Barclay House, is a historic house museum in Morrisville, built about 1765. It is the only house known to have been owned by two signers of the
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, George Clymer and Robert Morris, and as a headquarters of General George Washington from December 8 to 14, 1776, prior to Washington's attack in the
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. * Pennsbury Manor house and grounds, the home of
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, founder and first
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, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in association with the Pennsbury Society and are open to the public. *African American Museum of Bucks County


County recreation sites

* Frosty Hollow Tennis Center * Core Creek Tennis Center * Oxford Valley Golf Course * Oxford Valley Pool * Tohickon Valley Pool * Weisel Hostel * Peace Valley Boat Rental * Core Creek Boat Rental


County nature centers

* Bucks County Audubon Society's Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center * Churchville Nature Center] * Clark Nature Center * Peace Valley Nature Center * Silver Lake Nature Center


Transportation


Airports

Air transportation facilities available in or close to Bucks County include: * Doylestown Airport * Pennridge Airport * Philadelphia International Airport * Quakertown Airport * Sterling Aviation Heliport in
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next to Neshaminy State Park * Van Sant Airport and Park * Trenton-Mercer Airport


Public transportation

*
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's
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line, which runs in southern Bucks County. Its '' Keystone Service'' trains run daily, stopping at the Cornwells Heights station in
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* Bucks County Transport, a
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and ridesharing service ** Doylestown Dart provides public transportation around the Doylestown area *
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** City Division and Suburban Division bus routes across southeastern Bucks County *
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's Lansdale/Doylestown, Trenton,
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and West Trenton lines * TMA Bucks's Rushbus, which runs in parts of southern and central Bucks County


Major roads and highways

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Politics and government

Like most of the Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County was once a stronghold for the Republican Party. However, in recent years it has become more of a swing county, like Pennsylvania at large. In presidential elections, Bucks County has been caught up in the overall Democratic trend that has swept the Philadelphia area, although the trend in Bucks has been less pronounced than in Delaware and Montgomery counties. It went Democratic in every presidential election from 1992 to 2020, though by a margin of less than 5% in each except for 2008, with three of those eight elections decided by less than 2% (1992, 2012, and 2016). In 2024,
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flipped the county with a victory margin of 0.07% or 291 votes. Prior to this Republicans won the county all but thrice between 1896 and 1988 (except in 1912, 1936, and 1964). Unlike most other suburban Philadelphia counties, Bucks County consistently voted Democratic during the
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era, only voting Republican twice between 1856 and 1892, in 1860 and 1872. The executive government is run by a three-seat board of commissioners, one member of which serves as chairperson. Commissioners are elected through at-large voting and serve four-year terms. In cases of vacancy, a panel of county judges appoints members to fill seats. The current commissioners are Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia (D) (chairwoman), Robert "Bob" J. Harvie Jr. (D) (Vice-chairman), and Gene DiGirolamo (R). The current terms expire in January 2028. In 2012, four county employees were sentenced for compensating public employees for political work on behalf of Republican candidates. Bucks County is represented in U.S. Congress by ,
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formerly numbered as the 8th District. The district is represented by Brian Fitzpatrick (R), making this district one of 18 nationwide to be held by a Republican and won by
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in 2020. In the 2016 elections, Democrats
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(President), Josh Shapiro (Attorney General), and Joe Torsella (State Treasurer) won Bucks County while Republicans Pat Toomey (U.S. Senate), Brian Fitzpatrick (U.S. Representative), and John Brown (Auditor General) won Bucks County in their respective races. The 2024 elections were mired in controversy in Bucks County, culminating in widespread condemnation of Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia (D), who was filmed on video stating that the "rule of law doesn't matter anymore in this country" in the context of a decision made by the county's Board of Elections to violate the PA State Supreme Court's ruling regarding which provisional ballots can and cannot be counted.


Voter registration

As of May 19, 2025, there are 479,413 registered voters in Bucks County. * Republican Party (United States), Republican: 202,414 (42.22%) * Democratic: 192,724 (40.20%) * Independent (United States), Independent: 64,830 (13.52%) * Third party (United States), Third Party: 19,445 (4.06%)


County commissioners

*Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, chair, Democratic *Robert "Bob" J. Harvie Jr., Vice Chair, Democratic * Gene DiGirolamo, Republican


County row officers


Law enforcement

The current Bucks County Sheriff is Frederick "Fred" A. Harran. Three members of the Sheriff's Office have died in the line of duty. One was shot and two others died in traffic accidents. The first, Sheriff Abram Kulp was murdered in February 1927.


State senate


State House of Representatives


United States House of Representatives


United States Senate


Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: List of cities in Pennsylvania, cities, List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania, boroughs, List of townships in Pennsylvania, townships, and, in at most two cases, List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania#Towns, towns. The most populous borough in the county is Morrisville with 10,023 as of the 2000 census. The following boroughs and townships are located in Bucks County:


Boroughs

*
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*Chalfont, Pennsylvania, Chalfont * Doylestown (county seat) *Dublin, Pennsylvania, Dublin *Hulmeville, Pennsylvania, Hulmeville *Ivyland, Pennsylvania, Ivyland *Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Langhorne * Langhorne Manor * Morrisville *New Britain, Pennsylvania, New Britain * New Hope * Newtown *Penndel, Pennsylvania, Penndel *Perkasie, Pennsylvania, Perkasie * Quakertown *Richlandtown, Pennsylvania, Richlandtown *Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, Riegelsville *Sellersville, Pennsylvania, Sellersville *Silverdale, Pennsylvania, Silverdale *Telford, Pennsylvania, Telford (lies partly in Montgomery County) *Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania, Trumbauersville * Tullytown *Yardley, Pennsylvania, Yardley


Townships

*Bedminster Township, Pennsylvania, Bedminster *Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, Bensalem *Bridgeton Township, Pennsylvania, Bridgeton *Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, Bristol *Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Buckingham *Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania, Doylestown *Durham Township, Pennsylvania, Durham *East Rockhill Township, Pennsylvania, East Rockhill *Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Falls *Haycock Township, Pennsylvania, Haycock *Hilltown Township, Pennsylvania, Hilltown * Lower Makefield *Lower Southampton Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Southampton * Middletown *Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Milford *New Britain Township, Pennsylvania, New Britain * Newtown *Nockamixon Township, Pennsylvania, Nockamixon *
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*Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania, Plumstead *Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Richland *Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, Solebury *Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Springfield *Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Tinicum *Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, Upper Makefield *Upper Southampton Township, Pennsylvania, Upper Southampton *Warminster Township, Pennsylvania, Warminster *Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Warrington *Warwick Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Warwick *West Rockhill Township, Pennsylvania, West Rockhill *Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Wrightstown


Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the
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for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well. *Brittany Farms-The Highlands, Pennsylvania, Brittany Farms-The Highlands *Churchville, Pennsylvania, Churchville *Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania, Cornwells Heights *
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*Eddington, Pennsylvania, Eddington *Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, Fairless Hills *Feasterville, Pennsylvania, Feasterville *Levittown, Pennsylvania, Levittown *Milford Square, Pennsylvania, Milford Square *Newtown Grant, Pennsylvania, Newtown Grant *Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania, Plumsteadville *Richboro, Pennsylvania, Richboro *Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania, Spinnerstown * Trevose *Village Shires, Pennsylvania, Village Shires *Warminster Heights, Pennsylvania, Warminster Heights *Woodbourne, Pennsylvania, Woodbourne *Woodside, Pennsylvania, Woodside


Unincorporated communities

*Almont, Pennsylvania, Almont *
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*Applebachsville, Pennsylvania, Applebachsville *Aquetong, Pennsylvania, Aquetong *Argus, Pennsylvania, Argus *Bedminster, Pennsylvania, Bedminster *Blooming Glen, Pennsylvania, Blooming Glen *Brick Tavern, Pennsylvania, Brick Tavern *Bryn Gweled, Pennsylvania, Bryn Gweled *Buckingham, Pennsylvania, Buckingham *Bucksville, Pennsylvania, Bucksville *California, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, California *Carversville, Pennsylvania, Carversville *Centre Bridge, Pennsylvania, Center Bridge *Danboro, Pennsylvania, Danboro *Dolington, Pennsylvania, Dolington *Durham, Pennsylvania, Durham *Elephant, Pennsylvania, Elephant *Erwinna, Pennsylvania, Erwinna *Eureka, Pennsylvania, Eureka *Fallsington, Pennsylvania, Fallsington *Ferndale, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Ferndale * Finland, Pennsylvania, Finland * Forest Grove, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Forest Grove * Fountainville, Pennsylvania, Fountainville * Furlong, Pennsylvania, Furlong * Gallows Hill, Pennsylvania, Gallows Hill * Gardenville, Pennsylvania, Gardenville * Geryville, Pennsylvania, Geryville‡ * Hagersville, Pennsylvania, Hagersville * Harriman Historic District, Harriman * Harrow, Pennsylvania, Harrow * Hartsville, Pennsylvania, Hartsville * Highton, Pennsylvania, Highton * Hillside Village * Hilltop, Pennsylvania, Hilltop * Hilltown, Pennsylvania, Hilltown * Hinkletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Hinkletown * Holicong, Pennsylvania, Holicong * Holland, Pennsylvania, Holland * Hood, Pennsylvania, Hood * Jamison, Pennsylvania, Jamison * Johnsville, Pennsylvania, Johnsville * Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, Kintnersville * Kulps Corner, Pennsylvania, Kulps Corner * Lahaska * Line Lexington, Pennsylvania, Line Lexington‡ * Lodi, Pennsylvania, Lodi * Loux Corner, Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Loux Corner (Hilltown) * Lumberville, Pennsylvania, Lumberville * Maple Beach, Pennsylvania, Maple Beach * Mechanicsville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Mechanicsville * Mount Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Mount Pleasant * Neshaminy Falls, Pennsylvania, Neshaminy Falls * Newville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Newville * Oakford, Pennsylvania, Oakford * Ottsville, Pennsylvania, Ottsville * Oxford Valley, Pennsylvania, Oxford Valley * Paletown, Pennsylvania, Paletown * Passer, Pennsylvania, Passer * Penns Park, Pennsylvania, Penns Park * Pineville, Pennsylvania, Pineville * Pipersville, Pennsylvania, Pipersville * Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Pleasant Valley * Point Pleasant * Revere, Pennsylvania, Revere * Rushland, Pennsylvania, Rushland * Shelly, Pennsylvania, Shelly * Solebury * Southampton, Pennsylvania, Southampton * Springtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Springtown * Strawntown, Pennsylvania, Strawntown * Uhlerstown, Pennsylvania, Uhlerstown * Unionville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Unionville‡ * Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania, Upper Black Eddy * Washington Crossing * White Horse, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, White Horse * Wrightstown, Pennsylvania, Wrightstown * Wycombe * Zionhill, Pennsylvania, Zionhill ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


Historic communities

* Tohickon, Pennsylvania, Tohickon, located under modern Lake Nockamixon


Police agencies and services


Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Bucks County. † ''county seat''


Climate


Piedmont Region

According to the Trewartha climate classification system, the Piedmont (United States) section of Bucks County, which is located roughly northwest of U.S. Route 1, has a Temperate Continental Climate with hot and slightly humid summers, cold winters and year-around precipitation (''Dcao''). Dcao climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ , four to seven months with an average mean temperature ≥ , at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. According to the Köppen climate classification system, the climate is a hot-summer, wet all year, humid continental climate (''Dfa''). During the summer months in the Piedmont, episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values > . The average wettest month is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values < . The plant hardiness zone at Haycock Mountain, elevation , is 6b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of . The average seasonal (Nov-Apr) snowfall total is between depending on elevation and distance from the Atlantic Ocean. The average snowiest month is February which correlates with the annual peak in nor'easter activity. Some areas of the Piedmont farther south and along the river below New Hope are in hardiness zone 7a, as is the Atlantic Coastal Plain region of Bucks.


Atlantic Coastal Plain Region

According to the Trewartha climate classification system, the Atlantic coastal plain section of Bucks County, which is located roughly southeast of U.S. Route 1 has a Temperate Oceanic Climate with hot and slightly humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation (''Doak''). Doak climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature > , four to seven months with an average mean temperature ≥ , at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. According to the Köppen climate classification, this region has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa''). During the summer months in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values > . The average wettest month is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values < . The plant hardiness zone in Andalusia, Bensalem Twp, elevation , is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of . The average seasonal (Nov-Apr) snowfall total is between depending on elevation and distance from the Atlantic Ocean. The average snowiest month is February which correlates with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.


Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Bucks County, Pennsylvania would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (''104'') with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (''25'').


Notable people

* Charles Albright (congressman), Charles Albright, (1830–1880), United States Congressman; born in Bucks County * Christy Altomare (1986–), Actress and singer-songwriter, originated the role Anya (Anastasia), Anya in the musical Anastasia (musical), Anastasia. * Jacob Jennings Brown (1775–1828), Commanding General of the United States Army. * Ulric Dahlgren (1842–1864), Union Army Colonel, unsuccessful raid on Richmond, Virginia started the Dahlgren Affair. *Charles Ellet, Jr. (1810–1862), Civil Engineer and Union Army officer. * Samuel Hartsel (1834–1918), Colorado ranching pioneer. * Michael Hurley (musician), Michael Hurley (1941–), singer and guitarist. * Saige Martin, former member of the Raleigh City Council. * Rembrandt Peale (1778–1860), portrait painter and museum keeper. * Allen Rosenberg (rowing), Allen Rosenberg (1931–2013), rower and rowing coach * Andrew Jackson Smith (1815–1897), Union army general * Arthur Donaldson Smith (1866–1939), explorer of East Africa * Ezra Stone (1917–1994), actor and director


Official seal

The traditional seal of Bucks County, Pennsylvania takes its design from the inspiration of the county's founder,
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. The center of the seal consists of a shield from the Penn family crest with a tree above and a flowering vine surrounding it in symmetric flanks. The seal has a gold-colored background and a green band denoting Penn as the county's first proprietor and governor. In 1683, Penn's council decreed that a tree and vine be incorporated into the emblem to signify the county's abundance of woods. The seal was used in its official capacity until the Revolutionary War. The county government has since used the official Pennsylvania state seal for official documents. Today, the Bucks County seal's use is largely ceremonial. It appears on county stationery and vehicles as a symbol of the county's heritage. The gold emblem is also the centerpiece of the official Bucks County flag, which has a blue background and gold trim.


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Bucks County, Pennsylvania


References


External links


Bucks County Government
official website
Visit Bucks County
(official website of county's tourism promotion agency) {{coord, 40.34, -75.11, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-PA_source:UScensus1990 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1682 establishments in Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1682