Darby, Pennsylvania
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Darby Friends Meeting House, built 1805
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 39°55′06″N 75°15′30″W / 39.91833°N 75.25833°WCoordinates: 39°55′06″N 75°15′30″W / 39.91833°N 75.25833°W |
| Area | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| - land | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 10,687 (2010) |
| Density | 12,624.5/sq mi (4,874.3/km2) |
| Mayor | Helen Thomas |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19023 |
| Area code | 610 and 484 |
 Location of Darby in Delaware County
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 Location of Darby in Pennsylvania
Location of Darby in Pennsylvania
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Darby is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Darby Creek 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of downtown Philadelphia. Darby was settled about 1654 and inhabited by Quakers early in the colonial era. Incorporated on March 3, 1852, it had 3,429 residents in 1900, 6,305 in 1910, 10,334 in 1940, and 10,687 at the 2010 census.
The name Darby is derived from the English city of Derby (pronounced "Darby"), the county town of Derbyshire (pronounced "Darbyshire"), the origin of many early settlers.
Comedian and actor W.C. Fields was born in 1880 at the Arlington Hotel, then located at 832 Main Street.
Darby is home to the fifth-oldest all-volunteer Fire Department and second-oldest free library in the United States, founded in 1743. One of its cemeteries is more than 300 years old.
Darby Borough is distinct from the nearby municipality of Darby Township.
Darby has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,299 people, 3,405 households and 2,393 families residing in the borough. The population density was 12,624.5 people per square mile (4,849.3/km²). There were 3,999 housing units at an average density of 4,902.0 per square mile (1,883.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 36.37% White, 60.00% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.
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