Lower Chichester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

	Lower Chichester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Lower Chichester Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,469 at the 2010 census. It contains the census designated place of Linwood. History The first mention of Chichester township is on June 27, 1683 when Willard Hughes was appointed constable of "Chichester liberty". On March 1, 1919 part of Lower Chichester Township was incorporated as the borough of Trainer. Geography The township is in southern Delaware County and is bordered by Upper Chichester Township to the north, the borough of Trainer to the east, the borough of Marcus Hook to the southeast, and New Castle County, Delaware, to the southwest. The southwest border is part of the 12-mile circle border between Delaware and Pennsylvania. Linwood, a census-designated place, occupies the eastern half of the township and has nearly all of the township's population. According to the United States Census Bureau, Lower Chichester Township has a total area of , all of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Township (Pennsylvania) Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania Marcus Hook is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,397 at the 2010 census. The current mayor is Gene Taylor. The borough calls itself "The Cornerstone of Pennsylvania". The 2005 film ''One Last Thing''... was set and partially filmed in Marcus Hook. History The earliest inhabitants of Marcus Hook were the Lenape Indians and their indigenous ancestors, whose succeeding cultures had occupied this area for thousands of years. The Lenape had a major settlement in Marcus Hook; New Sweden colonists established a trading post here in the 1640s. The village was called ''Chammassungh'', or "Finland" by the Swedes. It was located on the west side of the Delaware River, between Marcus Hook Creek and Naamans Creek. Dutch colonists renamed the settlement as ''"Marrites Hoeck"'' after they conquered the area in 1655. The name is derived from the word Hook, meaning promontory, or point of land projecting into the water and Marcus, a corruption of the name of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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