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Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Darby Township is in Delaware County.

Well-Known Places in Upper Darby Township

Tower Theater, 69th Street Transportation Center, Lower Swedish Cabin.

About Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Darby Township is a first-class township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, bordering West Philadelphia. It separated from Darby Township in 1747, and its boundary was formally set in 1786. With 85,681 residents at the 2020 census, it ranks among Pennsylvania's most populous municipalities. The township centers on the 69th Street shopping and transit district at Terminal Square and contains the community of Drexel Hill.

History of Upper Darby Township

• Upper Darby separated from Darby Township in 1747 for administrative convenience, and its township boundary was formally established in 1786 by petition to the court.
• Some of Delaware County's earliest mills operated here, powered by local creeks.
• Industrialization grew the population from just over 800 in 1800 to nearly 5,000 by 1890, drawing an influx of European immigrants; Delaware County itself was created on September 26, 1789.

The Upper Darby Township Economy

• The 69th Street shopping district, established in the 1920s at Terminal Square, is the township's commercial core, anchored by SEPTA's 69th Street Transportation Center transit hub.
• The Upper Darby School District, one of Pennsylvania's larger districts, and township government are major public employers, alongside the retail and restaurant businesses lining 69th Street.

Community Life in Upper Darby Township

• Upper Darby Summer Stage, a youth performing-arts program at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, has operated since 1976, and comedian Tina Fey got her start there as a teenager.
• The Tower Theater, opened in 1927 at 69th and Ludlow Streets, is a roughly 3,119-seat concert venue that hosted live recordings by artists such as David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen before closing in 2022.
• The 69th Street corridor is known for a concentration of Vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Indian and other immigrant-run restaurants and shops.

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