14 Facts About Delaware Valley

Delaware Valley is a metropolitan region on the East Coast of the United States that comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the sixth most populous city in the nation as of 2020 and 68th largest city in the world.

The Delaware Valley region includes portions of four U S states and four regions in the area (Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Delaware, and the northern Eastern Shore of Maryland).

Philadelphia is by far the largest municipality in the Delaware Valley and serves as the region's major commercial, cultural, educational, and industrial center.

Delaware Valley has been influential in American history and industry.

The Delaware Valley was home to many other instrumental moments in the American Revolution, and Philadelphia served as the capital of the United States for much of the 18th century.

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Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley have become a biotechnology and venture capital hub.

Delaware Valley is geographically associated and proximate to the Delaware River's main watershed, which encompass the Delaware River's two primary tributaries, the Schuylkill and Lehigh Rivers, and their respective valleys and sub-basins.

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission serves all of the counties of the MSA above, except for the counties in the Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division.

When metropolitan areas were originally defined in 1950, most of the area now in the Delaware Valley was split between four metropolitan areas, or "standard metropolitan areas, " as they were called.

Upper Darby, in Delaware Valley County is the largest township in the United States.

Delaware Valley was the territory of the Susquehannock and Lenape, who are recalled in place names throughout the region.

The name Delaware Valley comes from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, who had arrived at Jamestown, Virginia in 1610, just as original settlers were about to abandon it, and thus maintaining the English foothold on the North American continent.

New Castle County's Democratic lean and large share of Delaware Valley's population has tended to make Delaware Valley as a whole vote for Democrats, while the less populous Kent County is more competitive.

Additionally, the Delaware Valley is represented in the United States Senate by the eight Senators from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.