Haverford Township, Pennsylvania
Haverford Township is a home rule municipality township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Haverford is named after the town of Haverfordwest in Wales. It is a commuting suburb located due west of Philadelphia 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.
Haverford Township
The Township of Haverford, Pennsylvania | |
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Home rule municipality First Class Township | |
Darby Creek in Haverford Township | |
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Location in Delaware County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′00″N 75°17′59″W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
| Settled | 1682 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.95 sq mi (25.76 km2) |
| • Land | 9.95 sq mi (25.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 48,491 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 49,029 |
| • Density | 4,930.02/sq mi (1,903.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-045-33144 |
| Website | www |
Haverford Township contains portions of the unincorporated communities of Haverford, Ardmore, and Wynnewood and the census designated places of Bryn Mawr and Drexel Hill. The unincorporated community of Havertown lies wholly within Haverford Township. The township population as of the 2020 census was 50,431, making it the 16th-most populous municipality in the state.
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.
Haverford, along with Upper Darby, Cheltenham, Lower Merion together form as the major inner ring suburbs of Philadelphia.