Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
County in Pennsylvania, United States
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About
Philadelphia County is the most populous of the 67 counties of Pennsylvania and the 24th-most populous county in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,603,797. It is coextensive with Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city. The county is part of the Southeast region of the commonwealth.
Philadelphia County is one of the three original counties, along with Chester and Bucks counties, founded by William Penn in November 1682. Since 1854, the county has been coextensive with the City of Philadelphia, which is also its county seat. Philadelphia County is the core county in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Combined Statistical Area (PA-NJ-DE-MD, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis).
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Wingohocking Creek
Former creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.3 mi away
Fair Hill Burial Ground
Historic site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.2 mi away
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
United States historic place
0.8 mi away
St. Joseph's House for Homeless Industrious Boys
United States historic place
1.5 mi awayMax's Steaks
Restaurant in United States, Pennsylvania
1.1 mi awaySt. Luke's Church, Kensington
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
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