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63-604: The Winery operates a satellite Bottle Shop + Tasting Room in Lahaska, Bucks County , Pennsylvania. In 2012, founder Eric Miller left the company. Though its focus shifted towards sweet wines at the time, the Winery now produces a wide-ranging portfolio including sweet, off-dry, dry, and sparkling styles. The Chaddsford 2017 Cabernet Franc was selected as a finalist in the 2019 PA Sommelier Judgement Day awards. Under current winemaker Gabriel Rubilar, Chaddsford 2020 Sparkling Sémillon

126-433: A margin of less than 5% in each except for 2008, with three of those eight elections decided by less than 2% (1992, 2012, and 2016). In 2024, Donald Trump flipped the county with a victory margin of 0.07% or 291 votes. Prior to this Republicans won the county all but thrice between 1896 and 1988 (except in 1912, 1936, and 1964). Unlike most other suburban Philadelphia counties, Bucks County consistently voted Democratic during

189-658: A regional educational service agency called the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 located in the county seat of Doylestown . The Bucks County Library System was founded in 1956 by a resolution of the Bucks County Commissioners. The Bucks County Library System is made up of 7 branch libraries in the following townships: Many artists and writers based in New York City have called Bucks County home, settling mainly in

252-550: A rural agricultural area dominated by German -speaking people into an urbanized industrialized area and expanded the city's commercial and industrial capacity greatly. With this, Lehigh County underwent significant industrialization , ultimately becoming a major 20th century center for heavy industry and manufacturing and one of several hubs for the Industrial Revolution . Following the Union Army 's defeat at

315-1523: Is Lehigh Valley International Airport ( IATA : ABE , ICAO : KABE ), located in Hanover Township in the county. The county is also served by Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport , a two-runway general aviation facility located off Lehigh Street in Allentown used predominantly by private aviation. Public bus service in Lehigh County is available through LANta . Several private bus lines, including Trans-Bridge Lines , provide bus service from Allentown to New York City 's Port Authority Bus Terminal , Philadelphia 's Greyhound Terminal and 30th Street Station , Atlantic City 's Bus Terminal , and other regional locations. The Morning Call (in Allentown ), The Express-Times (in Easton ), and The Times News (in Lehighton ) each cover Lehigh County. Lehigh County-area radio stations include WAEB-AM in Allentown ( talk and news ), B104 in Allentown ( contemporary hits ), WZZO in Bethlehem ( classic rock ), WHOL in Allentown ( rhythmic contemporary ), and others. Some major New York City stations and every major Philadelphia station are received in

378-529: Is Parx Casino and Racing in Bensalem , a casino and thoroughbred horse racing track. The casino was built on the grounds of what was originally Philadelphia Park Racetrack. The complex includes the thoroughbred horse racing track, expansive casino, a dance club, numerous dining options, and the Xcite Center . K-12 school districts include: The Bucks County public schools listed above are served by

441-485: Is 82.3 centimetres (32.4 in) per year, with the months of January and February receiving the most now with just over 22.86 centimetres (9.00 in) in each of these months. Rainfall is generally spread throughout the year with eight to twelve wet days per month, at an average annual rate of 110.54 centimetres (43.52 in). The hardiness zone in the majority of the county has increased from 6b to 7a. 6b still exists in some northern and higher areas. [1] As of

504-879: Is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . As of the 2020 census , the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania . Its county seat is Doylestown . The county is named after the English county of Buckinghamshire . The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state. The county represents the northern boundary of the Philadelphia – Camden – Wilmington , PA– NJ – DE – MD metropolitan statistical area . To its southwest, Bucks County borders Montgomery County and Philadelphia ,

567-572: Is a local radio news station. The Bucks County Sharks rugby league team played in the AMNRL from 1997 to 2010 season. They returned to play in the AMNRL in 2011, until the league's fold in 2014, when they subsequently joined the USARL . The county has a considerable history of producing Little League baseball contenders. Since its inception in 1947, four of the seven Pennsylvania teams to compete in

630-576: Is a part of PIAA 's District I, and has seen many schools capture multiple state titles. In 1996, Yardley Western Post 317 won the American Legion National Championship. Bristol Legion Post 382 recently won the 2011 American Legion State Championship. There are six Commonwealth -owned parks in Bucks County: Air transportation facilities available in or close to Bucks County include: Like most of

693-858: Is considered a Bucks County artist. Allen Saalburg relocated to Bucks County in 1947, and named his press after the canal. The county boasts many local theater companies, including the long-established and recently reopened Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Town and Country Players in Buckingham, ActorsNET in Morrisville, and the Bristol Riverside Theatre, a professional Equity theater in Bristol. The Bucks County Symphony, founded in 1953, performs in Doylestown throughout

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756-1482: Is held annually in May on the campus of Cedar Crest College in Allentown. Lehigh County is home to multiple golf courses, including Brookside Country Club in Macungie , Lehigh Country Club on Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown , Olde Homestead Golf Club in New Tripoli , Saucon Valley Country Club in Upper Saucon Township , Shepherd Hills Golf Club in Wescosville , and Wedgewood Golf Course in Coopersburg . The county has several museums, including Allentown Art Museum , America on Wheels , Da Vinci Science Center , George Taylor House , Lehigh County Historical Society at Trout Hall , Museum of Indian Culture , The 1803 House , and others. Lehigh County also has 25 acres (100,000 m ) of public parks, including: Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities , boroughs , townships , and, in only one case, towns . The following cities, boroughs, and townships are located in Lehigh County: Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by

819-472: Is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km ) (0.9%) of which is water. Lehigh County borders two Appalachian mountain ridges. To the north, the county borders Blue Mountain , which has an altitude of 1,300 to 1,604 feet (396 to 489 m). To the south, it is bordered by South Mountain , which has an altitude of 700 to 1,100 feet (210 to 340 m) and cuts through the southern portions of both Lehigh and Northampton counties. The Lehigh County's highest point

882-724: Is located 64 miles (103 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 93 miles (150 km) west of New York City . Lehigh County was first settled around 1730 and was formed in 1812 when Northampton County was divided into two counties. The county is named after the Lehigh River , a 109-mile-long (175 km) river that runs through the county and whose name is derived from the Lenape Indian term Lechauweki or Lechauwekink, meaning "where there are forks." Shelter House , constructed in Emmaus in 1734 by Pennsylvania German settlers,

945-631: Is near Germansville at Bake Oven Knob , a mass of Tuscarora conglomeratic rocks that rise about 100 feet (30 m) above the main Blue Mountain ridge in northwestern Heidelberg Township . Lehigh County is part of the Delaware River watershed . Most of the county is drained by the Lehigh River and its tributaries, though the Schuylkill River also drains regions in the county's south through Perkiomen Creek and (in

1008-466: Is one of the fastest-growing counties in Pennsylvania and the more highly populated of the two counties. Both counties are part of the Philadelphia television market, the fourth-largest television market in the nation. The county is named for the Lehigh River , a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River , which flows through Lehigh County. During the Industrial Revolution ,

1071-841: Is one of the three original counties created by colonial proprietor William Penn in 1682. Penn named the county after Buckinghamshire , the county in which he lived in England ; "Bucks." is the traditional abbreviation for the English county, which became the actual name of the Pennsylvania one. He built a country estate, Pennsbury Manor , in Falls Township in present-day Bucks County. Some places in Bucks County were named after locations in Buckinghamshire , England, including Buckingham and Buckingham Township , named after

1134-419: Is projected by 2020 that one out of four people in Bucks County will work in biotechnology. Another important asset of the county is tourism. The county's northern regions, colloquially referred to as Upper Bucks, are known for their natural scenery, farmland, colonial history, and proximity to major urban areas, including Philadelphia , New York City , Allentown , Reading , and Atlantic City , each of which

1197-402: Is represented in U.S. Congress by Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district , ( map ) formerly numbered as the 8th District . The district is represented by Brian Fitzpatrick (R), making this district one of 18 nationwide to be held by a Republican and won by Joe Biden in 2020. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Lehigh County ( Pennsylvania Dutch : Lechaa Kaundi ) is a county in

1260-418: Is still politically competitive. Lehigh County and neighboring Northampton County are part of Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district . The 7th Congressional district is a contentious swing district with neither Republicans nor Democrats winning the district consistently. Voters elected Republican Charlie Dent in 2004, 2006, and 2008 and, previously, Republican Pat Toomey in 1998, 2000, and 2002. In 2004,

1323-477: Is the county's most populated and industrialized area. Bucks County shares a western border with Montgomery County , and also borders Philadelphia to the southwest, and Northampton and Lehigh Counties to the north. From north to south, it is linked to Warren , Hunterdon , Mercer and Burlington Counties in New Jersey by bridges. Tohickon Creek and Neshaminy Creek are the largest tributaries of

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1386-537: Is the largest receptacle of out-of-state waste in the USA (receiving much of New York City's waste following the closure of Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island, NY 40 miles (64 km) away). Bucks is also experiencing rapid growth in biotechnology , along with neighboring Montgomery County . The Greater Philadelphia area consistently ranks in the top 10 geographic clusters for biotechnology and biopharma. It

1449-532: Is the oldest continuously occupied structure in both Lehigh County and Lehigh Valley and among the oldest still-standing building structures in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . Some of the first resistance to British colonialism , which led ultimately to the American Revolutionary War , began in present-day Lehigh County. On December 21, 1774, patriots in the area formed one of the colonies ' first Committee of Observations . Following

1512-555: Is within a two-hour driving radius. Bucks County is home to twelve covered bridges . Ten are still open to vehicular traffic; two others, located in parks, are open only to non-vehicular traffic. All Bucks County bridges use the Town truss design. Schofield Ford Bridge, in Tyler State Park , was reconstructed in 1997 from the ground up after arsonists destroyed the original in 1991. Popular attractions in Bucks County include

1575-587: The 2020 census , the county's population was 374,557. The county's population growth of 7.2% since 2010 is among the fastest in the state. The racial makeup of the county, as of the 2020 census, was 60.8% White , 26% Hispanic or Latino , 6.12% Black or African American , 3.66% Asian , 3.33% from other or mixed races , 0.02% Pacific Islander , and 0.1% Native American . As of March 4, 2024, there were 243,427 registered voters in Lehigh County: Lehigh County leans Democratic, but

1638-598: The 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment . On October 19, 1899, a monument in honor of the Lehigh County men killed in their volunteer service to preservation of the Union , the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, was erected at Seventh and Hamilton streets in Center City Allentown , where it still stands. Lehigh County has a total area of 348 square miles (900 km ), 345 square miles (890 km ) of which

1701-735: The Battle of Fort Sumter and Lincoln's April 15, 1861, proclamation calling for state militia to provide 75,000 volunteer troops to defend the nation's capital of Washington, D.C. , Allentown deployed the Allen Infantry, also known as the Allen Guards and composed of volunteers from Allentown and its surrounding suburbs. The unit mustered in for duty on April 18, 1861. As the Civil War progressed, multiple Union Army units were drawn from Lehigh County, including roughly seventy percent of

1764-761: The Civil War era, only voting Republican twice between 1856 and 1892, in 1860 and 1872. The executive government is run by a three-seat board of commissioners, one member of which serves as chairperson. Commissioners are elected through at-large voting and serve four-year terms. In cases of vacancy, a panel of county judges appoints members to fill seats. The current commissioners are Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia (D) (chairwoman), Robert "Bob" J. Harvie Jr. (D) (Vice-chairman), and Gene DiGirolamo (R). The current terms expire in January 2028. In 2012, four county employees were sentenced for compensating public employees for political work on behalf of Republican candidates. Bucks County

1827-507: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . As of the 2020 census , the county's population was 374,557. Its county seat is Allentown , the state's third-largest city after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh . Along with Northampton County to its east, the two counties combine to form the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, the third-largest metropolitan area of Pennsylvania with a population of 861,889 as of 2020. Lehigh County

1890-577: The Declaration of Independence , patriot militas pressured Tories out of Allentown and the surrounding area, and the colonial government in the area began to break down. After Washington and the Continental Army were defeated at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia was left defenseless and Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council ordered that eleven Philadelphia bells, including

1953-644: The Delaware in Bucks County. Tohickon Creek empties into the river at Point Pleasant and Neshaminy at Croydon ( Bristol Township ). As of the 2010 census, there were 625,249 people. The population density was 1,034.7 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 86.6% Non-Hispanic white , 3.9% Black or African American , 0.3% Native American , 4.1% Asian (2.1% Indian, 1.1% Chinese, 0.7% Korean, 0.5% Filipino, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.1% Japanese, 0.4% other Asian) 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.7% were of two or more races, and 1.5% were of other races . 4.4% of

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2016-659: The Liberty Bell (then known as the State House Bell), be taken down and moved to present day Allentown (then called Northampton Towne) and hidden in the basement of Zion Reformed Church on present day West Hamilton Street to protect them from being melted down by the British Army for use as munitions. The opening of the Lehigh Canal beginning in 1827 transformed Allentown and Lehigh County from

2079-661: The Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania have come from Bucks County: Morrisville ( 1955 ), Levittown American ( 1960 and 1961 ), and Council Rock-Newtown ( 2005 ). Two of these squads, Morrisville and Levittown (1960), went on to win the World Series title. In 2007, Council Rock Northampton won the PA State championship, and lost in the finals of regionals. The county

2142-399: The U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well. Lehigh County's largest cities, townships, boroughs, and other communities, based on the 2020 census , include: † county seat Since its founding in 1812, Lehigh County has been

2205-721: The Lehigh River served a vital role in the nation's development by offering one of the first transportation and trading routes for mining products, including anthracite , iron , manganese , limestone , and ultimately manufactured steel products . Lehigh County falls geographically between two Pennsylvania Appalachian mountain ridges, Blue Mountain to the county's north and South Mountain to its south. Lehigh County borders Montgomery County to its south, Bucks County to its southeast, Northampton County to its east, Carbon County to its north, Schuylkill County to its northwest, and Berks County to its southwest. The county

2268-661: The Philadelphia suburbs, Bucks County was once a stronghold for the Republican Party . However, in recent years it has become more of a swing county, like Pennsylvania at large. In presidential elections, Bucks County has been swept up in the overall Democratic trend that has swept the Philadelphia area, although the trend in Bucks has been less pronounced than in Delaware and Montgomery counties. It went Democratic in every presidential election from 1992 to 2020, though by

2331-427: The age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.17. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.70% under

2394-467: The age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 59,727, and the median income for a family was $ 68,727. Males had a median income of $ 46,587 versus $ 31,984 for females. The per capita income for

2457-455: The county narrowly voted for John Kerry over George W. Bush for President . In 2008, all statewide Democratic candidates won the county with significant leads and, in the presidential election , Barack Obama won the county, 57.1% to 41.5%, over John McCain . In the 2012 presidential election , Obama again carried the county but by a narrower margin, 53.17% to 45.52%. School districts include: Lehigh County's primary commercial airport

2520-437: The county was $ 27,430. About 3.10% of families and 4.50% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.80% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over. Growth began in the early 1950s, when William Levitt chose Bucks County for his second "Levittown". Levitt bought hundreds of acres of woodlands and farmland, and constructed 17,000 homes and dozens of schools, parks, libraries, and shopping centers. By

2583-546: The county's northwest) through Maiden Creek . Lehigh County's climate falls in the humid continental climate zone. The variety is hot-summer ( Dfa ) except in the county's higher elevation areas, where it is warm-summer ( Dfb ). Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year. In Allentown , January lows average −6 °C (21 °F) and highs average 1.3 °C (34.3 °F). The lowest officially recorded temperature

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2646-1446: The county. Lehigh County is part of the Philadelphia broadcast media market, the nation's fourth-largest media market . Numerous New York City radio and television stations are also carried in the county. Three television stations are based in the county, WBPH-TV Channel 60 , WLVT Channel 39 (the Lehigh Valley 's PBS affiliate), and WFMZ Channel 69 (an independent television station). The four major Philadelphia-based network stations serving Lehigh County are KYW-TV (the CBS affiliate), WCAU (the NBC affiliate), WPVI (the ABC affiliate), and WTXF (the Fox affiliate). The four major New York City -based network stations serving Lehigh County are WABC (the ABC affiliate), WCBS-TV (the CBS affiliate), WNBC (the NBC affiliate), and WNYW (the Fox affiliate). The four major Scranton-Wilkes-Barre -based network stations serving Lehigh County are WNEP-TV (the ABC affiliate), WBRE-TV (the NBC affiliate), WYOU (the CBS affiliate), and WOLF-TV (the Fox affiliate). From 1947 until 1994, Lehigh County

2709-481: The event. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 622 square miles (1,610 km ), of which 604 square miles (1,560 km ) is land and 18 square miles (47 km ) (2.8%) is water. The southern third of the county between Philadelphia and Trenton, New Jersey , often called Lower Bucks, resides in the Atlantic Coastal Plain ; it is flat and near sea level, and

2772-537: The former county town of Buckinghamshire; Chalfont, named after Chalfont St Giles , the parish home of William Penn's first wife and the location of the Jordans Quaker Meeting House, where Penn is buried; Solebury , named after Soulbury , England; and Wycombe , named after the town of High Wycombe . Bucks County was originally much larger than it is today. Northampton County was formed in 1752 from part of Bucks County, and Lehigh County

2835-478: The home of writer/musician James McBride , writer Eric Knight , Academy Award-winning film composer Joe Renzetti , musician Gene Ween of Ween , painter Christopher Wajda, photographer Michael Barone , and furniture designer George Nakashima . James Gould Cozzens lived in Lambertville, New Jersey , just across the river from Bucks County, and used Doylestown as the model for the setting of two novels; he

2898-562: The largest amusement and water parks on the U.S. East Coast, is located in South Whitehall Township in the county. It is open May through the end of October. The Great Allentown Fair , one of the nation's largest and longest ongoing city fairs, is held annually at Allentown Fairgrounds on North 17th Street in Allentown the end of August and beginning of September. Mayfair Festival of the Arts , an arts and festival fair,

2961-529: The late 20th century. As of 2013, the population of Bucks County was 626,976, making it the fourth-most populous county in the state behind Philadelphia , Allegheny , and Montgomery counties. The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II . Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with

3024-425: The nation's sixth-largest city. To its east, the county borders the Delaware River and U.S. state of New Jersey . To its north, the county borders Lehigh and Northampton counties in the state's Lehigh Valley region. The county is approximately 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Allentown , the state's third-largest city, and 40 miles (64 km) north of Philadelphia, the state's largest city. Bucks County

3087-544: The opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania , the second such "Levittown" designed by William Levitt . Among Bucks' largest employers in the twentieth century were U.S. Steel in Falls Township , and the Vulcanized Rubber & Plastics and Robertson Tile companies in Morrisville. Rohm and Haas continues to operate several chemical plants around Bristol. Waste Management operates a landfill in Tullytown that

3150-420: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 218,725 households, and 160,981 families residing in the county. There were 225,498 housing units at an average density of 371 per square mile (143/km ). 20.1% were of German , 19.1% Irish , 14.0% Italian , 7.5% English and 5.9% Polish ancestry. There were 218,725 households, out of which 35.30% had children under

3213-435: The regions that began the suburban boom in Bucks County, such as Levittown, have aged, commercial strips and other neglected structures have been torn down and replaced with new shopping plazas and commercial chains. With rising property values, areas with older construction are undergoing a renaissance, and Central and Upper Bucks have continued to experience rapid growth, with many municipalities doubling their populations since

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3276-526: The shops and studios of New Hope , Peddler's Village (in Lahaska ), Washington Crossing Historic Park , New Hope Railroad , Bucks County River Country and Bucks County Playhouse Theater (in New Hope). Rice's Market near Lahaska is a popular destination on Tuesday mornings. Quakertown Farmer's Market (locally called "Q-Mart") is a popular shopping destination on weekends. The county seat of Doylestown has

3339-419: The small stretch between Doylestown and New Hope and along the Delaware River . Notable residents have included Margaret Mead , Pearl S. Buck , Oscar Hammerstein II , Stephen Sondheim , Charlie Parker , Moss Hart , George S. Kaufman , James Michener , Dorothy Parker , S. J. Perelman , Stan and Jan Berenstain , Daniel Garber , Alfred Bester , Annie Haslam , and Jean Toomer . Bucks County has been

3402-720: The time the project was completed, the population of Levittown had swelled to nearly 74,000 residents. At the time, only whites could buy homes. This rule however, was soon overturned. Other planned developments included Croydon and Fairless Hills . This rapid sprawl continued until the mid-1960s. In the 1970s, the county experienced a second growth spurt as developers expanded in previously underdeveloped townships, including Middletown , Lower Makefield , Northampton , and Newtown townships. Tract housing , office complexes, shopping centers, and sprawling parking lots continued to move more and more towards Upper Bucks, swallowing horse farms, sprawling forests, and wetlands. Oxford Valley Mall

3465-442: The trifecta of concrete structures built by Henry Chapman Mercer , including the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works , the Mercer Museum and Fonthill , Mercer's personal home. Southern Bucks, colloquially referred to as Lower Bucks, is home to two important shopping malls , Neshaminy Mall , Oxford Valley Mall , and Sesame Place , a family theme park based on the Sesame Street television series. Also within Lower Bucks County

3528-567: The year and the Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society, founded in 2009, performs a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta with full orchestra each June. The Wild River Review , an online magazine that publishes in-depth reporting, works of literature, art, visual art, reviews, interviews, and columns by and about contemporary artists, photographers, and writers, is based out of Doylestown. The partially autobiographical novel The Fires of Spring by James Michener takes place in and around Doylestown . Alecia Moore, more commonly known as Pink ,

3591-505: Was born in Doylestown, as was motion picture writer and director Stefan Avalos . Three American Idol contestants live in Bucks County: Justin Guarini , who was born in Atlanta, but moved to Bucks County; Jordan White , who was born in Cranford, New Jersey and moved to Bucks County; and Anthony Fedorov , who was born in Ukraine and was from Trevose , in Lower Southampton Township . Singer/actress Irene Molloy and classical tenor David Gordon were born in Doylestown. Musician Asher Roth

3654-814: Was born in Morrisville. The Tony Award -winning Broadway play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is set in the county. The main members of the rock band Ween are from New Hope . Pop star Sabrina Carpenter was born in Quakertown , and grew up in nearby Montgomery County. Local print publications include Bucks County Courier Times , The Intelligencer , The Advance of Bucks County , Bucks County Herald , Bucks County Town and Country Living , Radius Magazine , Yardley Voic e, Morrisville Times , Newtown Gazette , Northampton Herald , Langhorne Ledger , Lower Southampton Spirit , New Hope News , Doylestown Observer , Warwick Journal , Fairless Focus . Online news publications are Levittown Now, Bucks County Beacon , NewtownPANow, Bucks Happening, New Hope Free Press. WBCB

3717-429: Was constructed in Middletown, and became a retail nucleus in the county. In the late 20th century, growth somewhat stabilized as development was completed in the county's historically underdeveloped areas, leaving little new area to be further developed. Bucks County areas along the Delaware River have surpluses of abandoned industry, so many municipalities have granted building rights to luxury housing developers. As

3780-471: Was formed in 1812 from part of Northampton County. General George Washington and his troops camped in Bucks County as they prepared to cross the Delaware River to take Trenton, New Jersey , by surprise on the morning of December 26, 1776. Their successful attack on Britain's Hessian forces was a turning point in the American Revolutionary War . The town of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania and Washington Crossing Historic Park were named to commemorate

3843-624: Was recognized as the Best Sparkling wine in the state of PA at the 2022 PA Sommelier Judgement Day awards. The winery is known for producing approachable, food-friendly wines and sharing them in a casual, fun environment. They offer seasonal wine events throughout the year, including tastings and festivals, as well as operating a close-knit Wine Club community. Chaddsford's corporate goals include approachability, community and sustainability. 39°52′22″N 75°37′37″W  /  39.872656°N 75.626880°W  / 39.872656; -75.626880 Bucks County, Pennsylvania Bucks County

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3906-540: Was served exclusively by the 215 area code . With the county's growing population, area code 610 was also allocated to the county in 1994. Today, Lehigh County is covered largely by the 610 area code. An overlay area code , 484, was added to the 610 service area in 1999. A plan to introduce area code 835 as an additional overlay was rescinded in 2001. It has since been reintroduced and will begin use once 610 and 484 extensions are exhausted, possibly as early as September 2022. Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom , one of

3969-516: Was −26.7 °C (−16.1 °F) in 1912. July lows average 17.6 °C (63.7 °F) and highs average 29.2 °C (84.6 °F) with an average relative humidity of 82%. The highest temperature on record was 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) in 1966. Early fall and mid-winter are generally driest with October being the driest month with only 74.7 mm of average precipitation. Snowfall is variable with some winters bringing light snow and others bringing numerous significant snowstorms. Average snowfall

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