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Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Haverford Township
The Township of Haverford, Pennsylvania
Home Rule Municipality
First Class Township
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Darby Creek in Haverford Township
Coat of arms
Country  United States of America
State  Pennsylvania
County Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Elevation 289 ft (88.1 m)
Coordinates 39°59′00″N 75°17′59″W / 39.98333°N 75.29972°W / 39.98333; -75.29972Coordinates: 39°59′00″N 75°17′59″W / 39.98333°N 75.29972°W / 39.98333; -75.29972
Area 10.0 sq mi (25.9 km2)
 - land 10.0 sq mi (26 km2)
 - water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population 48,491 (2010)
Density 4,844.6/sq mi (1,870.5/km2)
Settled 1682
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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Location of Haverford Township in Delaware County
Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Location of Haverford Township in Pennsylvania
Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania is located in the US
Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Location of Haverford Township in Pennsylvania
Website: www.haverfordtownship.com

Haverford Township (named after the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK) is a home rule township in Delaware County—a close-in inner commuting suburb of the city, it is located due west of Philadelphia, in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States, and is officially known as the Township of Haverford. Despite being under a home rule charter since 1977, it continues to operate under a Board of Commissioners divided into wards, as do "First Class" townships that are still under the Pennsylvania Township Code. Haverford Township was founded in 1682 and incorporated in 1911.

It a Main Line suburb of Philadelphia, so named as they were located along the Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line. In northern Delaware County, the township is also skewered by US Route 30 which intersects with Interstate 476 towards its western border.

Haverford Township contains portions of the communities of Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Ardmore, Drexel Hill, and Wynnewood. The unincorporated "town" of Havertown lies wholly within Haverford Township. The township population as of the 2010 census was 48,491.

Haverford Township holds the distinction of having hosted two different men's major golf championships at two different golf clubs: Merion Golf Club hosted the 1934, 1950, 1971, 1981, and 2013 U.S. Open, and Llanerch Country Club hosted the 1958 PGA Championship.


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