Delaware Township | |
Former Township | |
Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Philadelphia |
Coordinates | 40°03′47″N 74°59′42″W / 40.06306°N 74.99500°WCoordinates: 40°03′47″N 74°59′42″W / 40.06306°N 74.99500°W |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 215 |
Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Delaware Township prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854
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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.
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 Its officers were superseded in the next year by consolidation.