Bucks County occurs as county located in the state of Pennsylvania. When of 2000, the people is 597,635. The 2004 U.S. Census estimate placed the population at 617,558. A county seat is Doylestown⁶. Bucks County is one of a fastest-growing counties in the Delaware Valley area.

History

Founding
Bucks County was one of a tercet original counties inside Pennsylvania. It was known as by William Penn in 1682 in honor of Buckinghamshire England, the transmissible residence of the Penn personal. Penn's residence, Pennsbury Manor, is as well placed in a county.

Revolutionary War
Around December of 1776, Bucks County became the setting for Gen. George Washington and his troops as it prepared to cross a Delaware and storm Trenton, New Jersey on Christmas Day. A attack caught a Hessian army by surprise and would represent the turning point in the American War of Independence. A town of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania and Washington Crossing Historic Park were named to commemorate a event.

View too Washington's crossing of the Delaware

Geography
Bucks County lies in a southeastern edge of the state along the Delaware River. Virtually all of the land is average of the piedmont region, with hills becoming supplementary distinct farther n. Unlike in the Southern Piedmont, soil in the Pennsylvania Piedmont has historically been fertile, returning Bucks County big areas of worthful farmland. By having a decline of the agricultural industry, debate has arisen on top how else lot of this open space should exist as preserved, you said it tremendously should be allotted for commercial message & residential development.

A southern locality of the county between Philadelphia and Trenton, New Jersey is flat & touching sea level, and so a county's virtually all populated & industrialized front yard. Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along a Northeast Corridor especially during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in a Fifties using the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such Levittown designed by William Levitt.

A county shares virtually all of its american border by owning Montgomery County, & also borders Philadelphia to the southwest, and Northampton and Lehigh Counties to the north. From either n to south, these are linked to Hunterdon, Mercer and Burlington Counties in New Jersey by bridges.

Tohickon Creek and Neshaminy Creek are the big tributaries of the Delaware in Bucks County. Tohickon Creek empties into a flow of any stream at Point Pleasant & Neshaminy at Bristol.

Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,611 km² (622 mi²). 1,573 kilometre² (607 mi²) of these are l& and 38 kilometre² (Fifteen mi²) of these are water supply. A aggregate vicinity is Two.37% water supply.

Arts & Culture
Fine & Performing Arts
Noted for its natural scenery, farml&, compound history, & proximity to major populated area, Bucks County is regarded by Philadelphians, Future Yorkers, & Future Jerseyans similar as a rural haven for weekend getaways and artistic colonies, especially within its further pastoral northern regions. Numbers of creative person & writers depending inside New York City have called Bucks County page, settling in the main in the little stretch between Doylestown & New Hope and along the Delaware River.

Notable residents of Bucks County own included Pearl S. Buck, Oscar Hammerstein, II (of Rodgers and Hammerstein), Moss Hart, James Michener, Dorothy Parker, S. J. Perelman, and Jean Toomer. Bucks County is the house of writer/musician James McBride and was also page to article of furniture designer George Nakashima.

A county jactitation numerous local theater companies, the best known of which is the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope.

Popular Culture
Alecia Moore, extra usually referred to as Pink, was born inside Doylestown. Bucks County has besides given ii sons to the hit-pop culture indicate American Idol: Justin Guarini, who was innate around Atlanta, however moved to Bucks County, & possibly attended Central Bucks East High School by using Pink; & Anthony Fedorov, who was natural around Ukraine & presently lives within Lower Southampton Township.

Film
M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film Signs, starring Mel Gibson, was filmed and takes place in Bucks County. A town scenes, particularly, were filmed around State Street in Newtown Borough. Shyamalan's next film, Lady in the Water, is being shot around Bristol Township.

Sports & Recreation
the county has a considerable history of producing Little League baseball contenders. Since its origination within 1947, tetrad of the sevener Pennsylvania teams to compete in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania have come from either Bucks County: Morrisville (1955), Levittown American (196& 1961), & Council Rock-Newtown (2005). 2 one squads, Morrisville & Levittown (1960), went in to win the World Series title.

Philadelphia Park Racetrack, formerly a personal of Triple Crown contender Smarty Jones, is located in Bensalem.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 597,635 people, 218,725 households, and 160,981 families residing in the county. A population density is 380/km² (984/mi²). There are 225,498 housing units at an typical density of 143/km² (371/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 92.46% White, 3.26% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Ii.34% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Bucks county has a fastest growing minority people in the Delaware Valley. Recent estimates predict a people to exist as about 82.2% white witharound 2010, down from either 90% in 2000.

There are 218,725 family away from which 35.30% keep around kids under a age of Xviii accept the two, 61.20% come married couples living together, 8.80% have a female homeowner by using there are no hubby present, & Twenty-six.40% come non-families. Xxi.50% of completely home come mass produced higher of souls & Octet.10% use person residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.69 & a typical personal size is Trey.Seventeen.

In a county, the people is spread retired by using Twenty-five.70% under a age of Eighteen, Seven.00% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Thirty.70% from either 25 to 44, Xxiv.30% from either 45 to 64, & Twelve.40% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 38 years. For each Centred females there are 96.Xxx males. For each One c females age Xviii & assibilate, there are 93.Forty males.

Municipalities
Boroughs
Bristol Chalfont Doylestown Dublin Hulmeville Ivyland Langhorne Langhorne Manor Morrisville New Britain New Hope Newtown Penndel Perkasie Quakertown Richlandtown Riegelsville Sellersville Silverdale Telford Trumbauersville Tullytown Yardley

Townships
Bedminster Township Bensalem Township Bridgeton Township Bristol Township Buckingham Township Doylestown Township Durham Township East Rockhill Township Falls Township Haycock Township Hilltown Township Lower Makefield Township Lower Southampton Township Middletown Township Milford Township New Britain Township Newtown Township Nockamixon Township Northampton Township Plumstead Township Richland Township Solebury Township Springfield Township Tinicum Township Upper Makefield Township Upper Southampton Township Warminster Township Warrington Township Warwick Township West Rockhill Township Wrightstown Township

Census-designated places
Brittany Farms-Highlands Churchville Cornwells Heights-Eddington Croydon Fairless Hills Feasterville-Trevose Levittown Newtown Grant Richboro Southampton Village Shires Warminster Heights Woodbourne Woodside

Education
Colleges and Universities
Delaware Valley College Philadelphia Biblical University

Community, Junior and Technical Colleges
Bucks County Community College Bucks County School of Beauty Culture CHI Institute Pennco Tech