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Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington
Map of the Delaware Valley

Common name: Delaware Valley
Largest city
Other cities		 Philadelphia
Reading & Camden & Wilmington
Population  Ranked 5th in the U.S.
 - Total 5,826,742 (2006 est. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ is the county seat of Berks County Pennsylvania and the center of the Greater Reading Area. The City of Camden is the County seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology See also Metropolitan Statistical Area, Core Based Statistical Area Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasThe United States Census Bureau has defined )
 - Density 1,138 /sq.  mi.  
439 /km²
Area 5,118 sq. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. mi.
13,256 km²
State(s)   - Pennsylvania
 - New Jersey
 - Delaware
 - Maryland
Elevation   
 - Highest point 1,200 feet (366 m)
 - Lowest point 0 feet (0 m)

The Delaware Valley is a term used widely to refer to the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The term is derived from the Delaware River, which flows through it. The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Office of Management and Budget officially defines the region as the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB is a Cabinet -level office and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced

The Delaware Valley is composed of several counties in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, one relatively populous county in northern Delaware and one relatively small county in northeastern Maryland. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The area has a population of 5. 83 million (as of the 2006 Census Bureau estimate). Philadelphia, being the region's major commercial, cultural, and industrial center, maintains a rather large sphere of influence that affects those counties that immediately surround it. The majority of the region's populace resides in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States[1] and is located towards the southern end of the BosWash megalopolis, the name given for a group of metropolitan areas in the northeastern United States, extending from Boston to Washington, D.C. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Northeastern_United_States#The_Northeast_as_a_megalopolis BosWash (also referred to as BoWash, BosNYwash, the Northeast Corridor, the A megalopolis (or megapolis) is defined as an extensive Metropolitan area or a long chain of roughly continuous metropolitan areas Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

Based on commuter flows, the OMB also defines a wider labor market region known as the Philadelphia–Camden–Vineland Combined Statistical Area (CSA). Table of United States Combined Statistical AreasThe United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. This wider region adds the metropolitan areas of Vineland and Reading and has a total population of 6. 38 million.

Philadelphia's media ranks #4, behind only New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, in Nielsen Media Market size rankings.

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The area has extensive suburban sprawl. Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its Suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, are two of the largest suburban edge cities. King of Prussia is an Unincorporated community in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cherry Hill Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. Edge city is an American term for a relatively new concentration of business shopping and entertainment outside a traditional Urban area in what had recently been Philadelphia's suburbs contain a high concentration of malls, including the King of Prussia Mall, the largest on the East Coast, and the Cherry Hill Mall in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the first enclosed mall on the East Coast. The King of Prussia Mall is the largest Shopping mall on the East Coast of the United States, and the largest shopping mall in the United States of For the Census Designated Place of the same name see Cherry Hill Mall New Jersey Cherry Hill Mall, owned by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Malls, office complexes, strip shopping plazas, expressways, and tract housing are common sights, and more and more continue to replace rolling countryside, farms, woods, and wetlands. However, thanks to recent opposition by residents and political officials, many acres of land have been preserved throughout the Delaware Valley. Sprawling forests and farms can still be found throughout the region, providing a haven for pristine nature seekers. Older small towns and large boroughs such as Norristown, Jenkintown and West Chester, retain distinct community identities while engulfed in suburbia. Norristown is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, 6 miles (10 km northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, ten miles (16 km north of Philadelphia. The Borough of West Chester is the County seat of Chester County Pennsylvania, United States. The fastest-growing counties are Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, and Gloucester. Chester County (known colloquially as "Chesco" is a County located in the U Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Bucks County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. Gloucester County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey.

The region also has a large and growing ethnic population, thanks to job growth and proximity to major cities other than Philadelphia, such as New York City (90 miles away and about a 1. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The City of New York 5 hour trip) and Washington D.C (140 miles away and about a 2. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D 5 hour trip).

The Delaware Valley is home to extensive populations of African Americans, Europeans, Asians, Arabs, Hispanics, and West Indians. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Along with their immigrant counterparts, the area is seeing revived internal migration. Once sending more people out then receiving, the Valley has now turned that around. This is most notable of the city of Philadelphia, which has been struggling with population decline since the fifties. The city is projected to begin increasing in population shortly before or after 2010. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. The core suburban counties have never had a difficult time achieving this, with most gaining the bulk of their populations in the last few decades.

Counties making up the Delaware Valley

Delaware

Maryland

New Jersey

Atlantic County, New Jersey and Cape May County, New Jersey are generally considered part of the Delaware Valley. New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U Cecil County is a County located in the US state of Maryland. Burlington County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Camden County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Cumberland County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Gloucester County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Salem County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Atlantic County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Cape May County is the southernmost County in the US state of New Jersey. These Counties, while home to Philadelphia commuters, are also home to an extensive tourism industry. The most notable of these tourist towns is Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Ocean County, New Jersey, while officially designated as part of the New York Metropolitan Area, is strongly affiliated with the Delaware Valley. Ocean County is a County located along the famous Jersey Shore in the U Ocean County, while theoretically in the New York Metro Area, is actually in the Southern part of New Jersey and is home many tourist attractions frequently visited by Delaware Valley residents. These attractions include a myriad of beaches such as Long Beach Island and Seaside Heights, along with resorts such as Island Beach State Park and Six Flags Great Adventure. Long Beach Island (colloquially known as LBI) is a barrier island and Summer colony along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ocean County Seaside Heights is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Island Beach State Park is a New Jersey state park located just south of Seaside Park on the Barnegat Peninsula in Berkeley Township, Ocean Six Flags Great Adventure is a Theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, located 67 miles from New York City, 60 miles from Newark It should also be noted that the Jersey Shore, of which Ocean County is a central part, is a major destination for beach tourism for Delaware Valley residents, as there are no other beaches closer than those of the Jersey Shore. [2] By contrast, New York area residents, especially those who do not live in New Jersey, have alternative options on Long Island or in Connecticut. [3] [4] Therefore, the Delaware Valley residents visiting these attractions in Ocean County influences the complexion of the county in a decisive way.

Mercer County, New Jersey, while part of the New York Metropolitan Area, has traditionally also been affiliated with the Delaware Valley. Mercer County is a County located in the US state of New Jersey. Mercer County, a relatively wealthy county located next to the Northern fringe of the Delaware Valley, is home to both New York and Philadelphia commuters. In recent years, however, growing numbers of New York commuters have migrated into Mercer. The two main towns in Mercer County are Princeton, located in the northern part of the county and Trenton, located in the southern part of the county. Princeton identifies with New York because it is home to many New York commuters who began migrating into the area after World War II. [5] Furthermore, the commute time from Princeton to New York by train is much shorter than the commute from Princeton to Philadelphia. Trenton, New Jersey's capital, is fittingly considered the meeting point between New York and Philadelphia. For example, the commute times from Trenton to New York and Trenton to Philadelphia by train are roughly the same. Trenton is also its own metropolitan region, called the Trenton-Ewing MSA.

Pennsylvania

Primary Cities

Transportation

Many residents commute to jobs in Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington with the help of expressways and trains. Berks County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. Bucks County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. Chester County (known colloquially as "Chesco" is a County located in the U Delaware County (known colloquially as "Delco" is a County located in the U Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Philadelphia County is a County located in the US State of Pennsylvania. The City of Camden is the County seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. Chester is a city in Delaware County Pennsylvania, with a population of 36854 at the 2000 Census. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ is the county seat of Berks County Pennsylvania and the center of the Greater Reading Area. Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The City of Camden is the County seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine An expressway is a Divided highway for high-speed traffic with at least partial Control of access. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Commutes from one suburb to another are also common, as office parks have sprung up in new commercial centers such as King of Prussia, Fort Washington, Cherry Hill, and Plymouth Meeting. King of Prussia is an Unincorporated community in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Fort Washington is an unincorporated Census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United Plymouth Meeting is a Census-designated place (CDP in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Commuter Rail

Philadelphia's 30th St. station has Septa regional rail and Amtrak service
Philadelphia's 30th St. station has Septa regional rail and Amtrak service

Major highways

Airports

Colleges and Universities

Delaware

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Lexicon note

Some believe that the term "Delaware Valley" is subtly different than "Greater Philadelphia. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving History In the 19th and early 20th century Atlantic City was the major seaside vacation destination for the Philadelphia area for both wealthy and working class alike The River Line (styled River LINE by NJ Transit and originally known as Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit or SNJLRT) is a diesel Light rail The PATCO Speedline is a Rapid transit system operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation, which runs between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Interstate 95 ( I-95) is the main Highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Interstate 76 (abbreviated I-76) is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles (700 km from an interchange with Interstate 71 Interstate 176 (abbreviated I-176) is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. Route description Blue Route portion of Interstate 476 between Interstate 95 and Interstate 276, going north-south through Delaware Interstate 676 (abbreviated I-676) is an Interstate highway that serves as a major thoroughfare through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where it Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495) in Delaware is a six-lane bypass of Interstate 95 around the city of Wilmington Delaware. The Delaware Turnpike (also named John F Kennedy Memorial Highway along with the adjacent Maryland route is an 11 The New Jersey Turnpike (or simply The Turnpike as it is known to New Jersey residents is a Toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. US Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. US Route 13 is a north-south US highway established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country US Route 130 is a north-south US Highway completely within the state of New Jersey, United States. US Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York US Route 301 is a spur of US Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. US Route 322 is a long east-west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. US Route 422 is a 271 mile long Spur route of US Route 22 split into two segments in the U Delaware Route 1 is a 10302 mile (16579 km long four-to-six lane highway going from the Maryland - Delaware State line on the eastern Atlantic shoreline Route description Black Horse Pike Black Horse Pike42 begins at an intersection with U The Atlantic City Expressway (officially numbered but unsigned as Route 446) is a controlled-access Toll road in New Jersey, managed and operated by the Route description State Route 55 begins at an intersection with State Route 47 in the township of Maurice River Northeast Philadelphia Airport is a public Airport located just north of the intersection of Grant Avenue and Ashton Road in the Ashton-Woodenbridge neighborhood New Castle Airport, also known as the New Castle County Airport, is a public Airport located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware Reading Regional Airport, also known as Carl A Spaatz Field, is a public airport located three miles (5 km northwest of the Central business district of The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U Goldey-Beacom College is a private coeducational college offering bachelors and masters degrees in all areas of business The Widener University School of Law is an ABA accredited program which operates on two campuses one in Wilmington, Delaware, and the other in Wilmington University is a private educational institution of higher learning with its main campus located in New Castle near Wilmington Delaware. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is the state-run Health sciences institution of New Jersey and comprises eight distinct academic units the New This is about a region in the United States For the island of Jersey see Jersey. Rowan University is a public university located in Glassboro New Jersey comprising 49 buildings The Camden campus of Rutgers University is located in Camden, New Jersey, and was formerly known as the South Jersey Law School and the Rutgers School of Law-Camden is one of only three Law schools in the state of New Jersey in the United States Albright College is a private co-ed liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Arcadia University is a private liberal arts University located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Philadelphia The University of the Arts (UArts is one of the nation’s oldest universities dedicated to the arts Bryn Mawr College ( brin-mar is a highly selective women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Cabrini College is a coeducational Roman Catholic residential college in the Philadelphia metropolitan area of Radnor Township Pennsylvania, founded The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma Bachelor of Music Chestnut Hill College is a Coeducational Roman Catholic college in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public co-educational Historically black university that is a part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Delaware Valley College is a small private college located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of Devry Inc Drexel University is a private Coeducational University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. This article is about the university in Pennsylvania. For the university in Dhaka, see Eastern University Bangladesh. Franklin & Marshall College (abbreviated as " F&M " is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Gwynedd-Mercy College is an independent co-educational institution located in Gwynedd Valley of Lower Gwynedd Township PA, northwest of downtown Philadelphia Harcum College is a Junior college located in the Main Line Philadelphia -suburb of Bryn Mawr. Haverford College is a highly selective private, Coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, a suburb Holy Family University may refer to Holy Family University Pennsylvania Holy Family University Durban Immaculata University is a Catholic University on King Road in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. Thomas Jefferson University is a private health sciences university located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is an American public University located in rural Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania and For the university in Manila Philippines see De La Salle University. Manor College, a Catholic, Co-ed, private college was founded in 1947 by the Byzantine Ukrainian Sisters of Saint Basil the Moore College of Art and Design is an art and design women's college located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Neumann College is a private Roman Catholic, Coeducational college in the Franciscan tradition located in Aston Pennsylvania, USA. Peirce College is an educational institution of higher learning located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which caters primarily to working adults The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Penn State Abington is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Penn State Brandywine, located in Media Pennsylvania is a teaching learning and research institution for undergraduate education and for lifelong learning with a current enrollment Penn State Great Valley is a special mission campus of The Pennsylvania State University, located in Malvern, northwest of Philadelphia in the Philadelphia University, founded in 1884 is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Biblical University, formerly called Philadelphia College of Bible, is a school located in Langhorne Pennsylvania founded in 1913 History The Philadelphia College and Infirmary of Osteopathy (PCIO was founded on January 24 1899 by the Rev Rosemont College is a women's college located in Rosemont in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. Saint Joseph's University (also called SJU or St Joe's) is a private Coeducational Roman Catholic University located The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelor's master's and doctoral degrees in Pharmacy Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1500 students Temple University is a state-related public research University in Philadelphia. Ursinus College is a liberal arts college in Collegeville, Montgomery County Pennsylvania. Valley Forge Military Academy & College is a Boarding school for men grades seven through twelve and a Coeducational two-year Junior college. Valley Forge Christian College is an Assemblies of God College founded in 1931 at the campgrounds of Maranatha Park in Green Lane Pennsylvania Villanova University' is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States West Chester University of Pennsylvania, is a public University located in West Chester Pennsylvania, United States 34 miles (54 km west by north of Philadelphia Widener University is a private, Coeducational university located in Chester Pennsylvania. " "Greater Philadelphia" implies that the region is centered on the city in an economic and cultural context, while "Delaware Valley" is a more generic geographic term that doesn't imply that any part is of more consequence than any other. Several organizations, such as KYW Radio and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, consciously use the term "Greater Philadelphia" to assert their view that Philadelphia is the center of the region, and that the suburbs are only relevant as, in GPTMC's terms, "Philadelphia's countryside. KYW is a class A AM Radio station on 1060 kHz licensed to Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC was founded in 1996 by the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pew "

Many who work and live in the suburbs and rarely if ever visit the city don't agree and tend to use the term "Delaware Valley," which lacks the dominant city vs. dependent suburbs subtext. [8].

WPVI-TV uses the slogan, "The Delaware Valley's leading news program" for their Action News broadcast, since that program has led the ratings for news programs in the Philadelphia market for over 30 years. WPVI-TV, channel 6 is an owned-and-operated station of the Walt Disney Company -owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Action News is a local television newscast format in the United States.

The Delaware Valley is also sometimes called "the Tri-State area," referring to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. There are a number of places in the 48 contiguous United States known as tri-state areas where three states or holdings meet at one point (a Tripoint

References

  1. ^ Rankings for Metropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006
  2. ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/travel/shoreguide/
  3. ^ http://www.fireisland.com/
  4. ^ http://www.connquest.com/ct/counties/fairfield/beaches.html
  5. ^ http://www.princetontwp.org/histofpt.html Housing development boomed as postwar employment expanded in Princeton and nearby communities and as commuting to New York became more affordable and practical.
  6. ^ OMB Bulletin No. 06-01- Corrected
  7. ^ OMB Bulletin No. 06-01- Corrected
  8. ^ Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

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