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Pennsylvania's 9th Senatorial district includes parts of Chester and Delaware Counties.

Chester County
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...

  • Avondale
    Avondale, Pennsylvania
    Avondale is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,265 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Avondale is located at ....

  • Birmingham Township
    Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania
    Birmingham Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,208 at the 2010 census.-History:Birmingham Township was the site of the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. Over 18,000 men were engaged. It was,...

  • East Marlborough Township
    East Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania
    East Marlborough Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,026 at the 2010 census. East Marlborough and West Marlborough townships were carved out of the larger Marlborough Township in 1729...

  • East Nottingham Township
    East Nottingham Township, Pennsylvania
    East Nottingham Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,650 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

  • Elk Township
    Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
    Elk Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Franklin Township
    Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
    Franklin Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,352 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Highland Township
    Highland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
    Highland Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,272 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Kennett Square
    Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
    Kennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known as the Mushroom Capital of the World because mushroom farming in the region produces over a million pounds of mushrooms a year...

  • Kennett Township
    Kennett Township, Pennsylvania
    Kennett Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the location of the famed Longwood Gardens conservatory and was the birthplace of Louise Brewer Shepard, the wife of the first American in space, Alan Shepard...

  • London Britain Township
    London Britain Township, Pennsylvania
    London Britain Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,139 at the 2010 census. White Clay Creek Preserve is a Pennsylvania state park in London Britain Township along White Clay Creek.-History:...

  • London Grove Township
    London Grove Township, Pennsylvania
    London Grove Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,475 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which 0.06% is water....

  • Londonderry Township
    Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
    Londonderry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2010 census.-History:Londonderry Township was officially created in 1734. It is named after the city of Londonderry then in Ireland but in present-day Northern Ireland...

  • Lower Oxford Township
    Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania
    Lower Oxford Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,200 at the 2010 census. Lincoln University, a historically black university, is located in the township.-Geography:...

  • New Garden Township
    New Garden Township, Pennsylvania
    New Garden Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,984 at the 2010 census. New Garden is the center of the mushroom agribusiness in southeastern Pennsylvania with a higher concentration of composting, mushroom growing, packaging, and shipping...

  • New London Township
    New London Township, Pennsylvania
    New London Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,631 at the 2010 census. It was the birthplace of U.S...

  • Oxford
    Oxford, Pennsylvania
    Oxford is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Oxford is the closest town to Lincoln University. The population was 4,315 at the 2000 census.-History:The borough was once called Oxford Crossing and Oxford Village....

  • Parkesburg
    Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
    Parkesburg is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,593 at the 2010 census. The Zip code is 19365.-History:...

  • Penn Township
    Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
    Penn Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,364 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Nursery Capital of Pennsylvania and, formerly, was the site of Sunset Park, one of country music's most popular venues....

  • Pennsbury Township
    Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania
    Pennsbury Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.10%, is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Pocopson Township
    Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania
    Pocopson Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,582 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.43%, is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

  • Sadsbury Township
    Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
    Sadsbury Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,570 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Thornbury Township
    Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
    Thornbury Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,017 at the 2010 census. It is adjacent to, and was once joined with Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.-History:...

  • Upper Oxford Township
    Upper Oxford Township, Pennsylvania
    Upper Oxford Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,484.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....

  • West Grove
    West Grove, Pennsylvania
    West Grove is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,854 at the 2010 census.-History:The village of West Grove derived its name from the Friends Meeting House on Harmony Road built in 1787 several miles west of the Friends Meeting House in the village of...

  • West Nottingham Township
    West Nottingham Township, Pennsylvania
    West Nottingham Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,722 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.29%, is water....



Delaware County
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....

  • Aston Township
    Aston Township, Pennsylvania
    Aston Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As one of the first townships incorporated in Pennsylvania, the present-day boundaries of Aston were drawn in 1945 when the northwestern portion of the township, seceded from the township over a proposed tax hike, and...

  • Bethel Township
    Bethel Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
    Bethel Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,421 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Brookhaven
    Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
    Brookhaven is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,985 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brookhaven is located at with an average elevation of 98 feet  above sea level.According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of ,...

  • Chadds Ford Township
    Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
    Chadds Ford Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, about 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia. Prior to 1996, Chadds Ford Township was known as Birmingham Township, Delaware County, and the name was changed to allow the township to correspond to both its...

  • Chester Heights
    Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
    Chester Heights is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,481 at the 2000 census. Most of the borough lies south of U.S...

  • Chester Township
    Chester Township, Pennsylvania
    Chester Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,604 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chester Township is located at ....

  • Chester
    Chester, Pennsylvania
    Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :...

  • Concord Township
    Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
    Concord Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,933 at the 2000 census. Concord is pronounced "conquered," not "Concorde."-Geography:...

  • Eddystone
    Eddystone, Pennsylvania
    Eddystone is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,442 at the 2000 census.-Early history:The area at the mouth of Ridley Creek was first called "Tequirassy" by Native Americans. The land was owned by Olof Persson Stille, one of the early settlers from New...

  • Lower Chichester Township
    Lower Chichester Township, Pennsylvania
    Lower Chichester Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,591 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Marcus Hook
    Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
    Marcus Hook is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population peaked in the 1920s with 5,324 inhabitants. 2,314 inhabitants were counted at the recent 2000 census. Marcus Hook's current mayor is James Schiliro. The borough calls itself "The Cornerstone of Pennsylvania"....

  • Media
    Media, Pennsylvania
    The borough of Media is the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and is located west of Philadelphia. Media was incorporated in 1850 at the same time that it was named the county seat. The population was 5,533 at the 2000 census. Its school district is the Rose Tree Media School District...

  • Middletown Township
    Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
    Middletown Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,064 at the 2000 census. The Pennsylvania State University has an undergraduate satellite campus located in the north-central portion of the township, while Neumann College, a private...

  • Nether Providence Township
    Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania
    Nether Providence Township is a first class township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Many residents refer to the township by the name of its largest community, Wallingford, because the Wallingford postal code is used for most of the township....

  • Parkside
    Parkside, Pennsylvania
    Parkside is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,267 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Rose Valley
    Rose Valley, Pennsylvania
    Rose Valley is a small but historic borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its area is and the population was 944 at the 2000 census. It was settled by Quaker farmers in 1682, and later water mills along Ridley Creek drove manufacturing in the nineteenth century...

  • Trainer
    Trainer, Pennsylvania
    Trainer is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,901 at the 2000 census. The borough was named after David Trainer, a local mill owner.-Geography:Trainer is located at ....

  • Upland
    Upland, Pennsylvania
    Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven member borough council. The population was 2,977 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Upland is located at ....

  • Upper Chichester Township
    Upper Chichester Township, Pennsylvania
    Upper Chichester Township is a civil township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,842 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...


Senators

Representative Party Years District home Note
George Watkins  Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

1949 – 1960
Clarence D. Bell
Clarence D. Bell
Clarence D. Bell is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1955 to 1960. At his death in 2002, Bell was the longest-serving public official in Pennsylvania....

 
Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

1961 – 2002 Died July 26, 2002
Dominic F. Pileggi  Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

2002 – present Elected October 01, 2002 to fill vacancy.
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