Delaware Valley
The Delaware Valley is the valley through which the Delaware River flows. This is commonly used to refer to Greater Philadelphia or Philadelphia metropolitan area ("the [Lower] Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area"). It is made up of counties located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Delaware, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | |
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Country | United States |
State | - Pennsylvania - New Jersey - Delaware - Maryland |
Principal cities | Philadelphia Camden Wilmington Reading Trenton[a] Atlantic City Vineland Conshohocken Dover Chester Upper Darby Media Hammonton Norristown Doylestown Cherry Hill West Chester Evesham Washington Township Salem Cape May Court House Lower Township The Wildwoods Brigantine Ventnor City Margate City Sea Isle City Haverford Coatesville Lower Merion Gloucester Township Downingtown Phoenixville Pottstown King of Prussia Bensalem Township Newark, DE Elkton |
Area | |
• Urban | 1,981.4 sq mi (5,131.7 km2) |
• Metro | 5,118 sq mi (13,256 km2) |
Elevation | 0 - 1,080 ft (0 - 329 m) |
Population (2013 est.) | |
• Density | 2,746.32/sq mi (1,060.36/km2) |
• Urban | 5,441,567 (5th) |
• MSA | 6,096,372 (8th) |
• CSA | 7,146,706 (8th) |
MSA/CSA = 2013, Urban = 2010 | |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
As of the 2010 Census, the MSA has a population of over 6 million, while the CSA has a population of over 7.1 million.
Delaware Valley Media
The drainage basin of the Delaware River
A warehouse in South Jersey
Philadelphia, the most populous city in the Delaware Valley and sixth most populous city in the nation with over 1.6 million residents
Notes
- ↑ May also be defined as part of the NYC Metropolitan Area
References
- ↑ "Welsh Mountain". Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "MyTopo – Welsh Mountain area". Retrieved May 5, 2016.