Delaware
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Delaware

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 6
  • partly recorded 22
  • nothing recorded 11
GEOID
42045
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:pa/county:delaware
POP
580,937 (2025)
CENTER
39.9168, -75.3989
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Delaware

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Delaware itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 8

Departments

  • Elected controller's office responsible for auditing county expenditures, financial oversight, and fiscal accountability.

  • Five-member elected legislative body governing Delaware County under home rule charter adopted in 2018, effective January 2020. Replaced the traditional three-member Board of Commissioners.

  • Provides social services including mental health, substance abuse, intellectual disabilities, children and youth services, adult and family services, and community connections for Delaware County residents.

  • Elected district attorney's office responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in Delaware County.

  • Manages the county's Enhanced 911 system handling over a million annual requests, coordinates emergency response for 65 fire departments, 42 police departments, and numerous EMS providers. Includes Emergency Management, Special Operations Group, and Emergency Communications divisions.

  • Serves the function of Clerk of Courts, responsible for processing criminal and civil actions including family-related issues for the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, 32nd Judicial District.

  • Elected sheriff's office responsible for courthouse security, service of legal process, bench warrant enforcement, firearms licensing, and sheriff sales.

  • Elected treasurer's office responsible for property tax collection, county licensing, and financial management.

Within Delaware

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
39
agencies
107
bodies
34
officials
40
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Chester 7 1 5
Yeadon 8 1 0
Lansdowne 1 1 0
Darby 1 1 0
Collingdale 3 1 0
Brookhaven 4 0 0
Ridley Park 2 0 0
Glenolden 1 0 0
Clifton Heights 2 0 0
Folcroft 4 0 0
Swarthmore 5 1 0
Prospect Park 1 1 0
Sharon Hill 1 0 0
Norwood 6 3 8
Media 8 12 0
Aldan 7 1 0
Chester Heights 1 1 0
Upland 16 1 5
Morton 2 1 0
East Lansdowne 2 1 6
Colwyn 3 0 0
Eddystone 5 1 8
Marcus Hook 8 2 0
Parkside 2 1 0
Trainer 4 0 0
Millbourne 1 0 0
Rose Valley 1 2 8
Rutledge 1 1 0
Boothwyn 0 0 0
Broomall 0 0 0
Drexel Hill 0 0 0
Folsom 0 0 0
Haverford College 0 0 0
Lima 0 0 0
Linwood 0 0 0
St. Davids 0 0 0
Village Green-Green Ridge 0 0 0
Wayne 0 0 0
Woodlyn 0 0 0