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John
L. Myers Memorial Township Building
1082 Bethel Road
Garnet Valley, PA 19060
Phone: 610-459-1529 Fax: 610-459-2921
E-Mail: betheltwp@comcast.net
Bethel
Township is located along the southern border of Delaware County, in the
western suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bethel is bordered by Concord
Township to the west, Upper Chichester to the east, Aston Township to the
north and New Castle County, Delaware to the south.
The name of the township was recorded as "Bethel
Lyberty" and was imported directly from Palestine. The word is said to
signify "House of God" being the name of the second Hebrew letter
(Beth-el) which is made after the fashion of a Hebrew house. Bethel Hamlet
was settled at a very early date, and was probably composed of the first
rudely constructed dwellings of the early immigrants who built them near
each other for safety.
Date of Settlement: 1682. Bethel Township was
incorporated from Concord Township in 1683.
Area: 5.44 square miles
- Population:
1980 Census: 2,438
1990 Census: 3,330
2000 Census: 6,421
Distance to Center City Philadelphia: 20 miles
Bethel is 91% residential, 3% business, 3% farming and 3% industrial
Elevation: 444 feet above sea level
School District: Garnet
Valley (610-459-7733)
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