Bucks+County

 __Bucks County__

By: Tyler Russell



Bucks County was founded in November of 1682. It was one of the three original counties. It was named by William Penn after his home town in England, Buckinghamshire. Since he named this after his previous home, he wanted Bucks County to be his new home, and he built Pennsbury Manor.

 Bucks County is located in southeastern PA. It. It has 607 square miles of land and 15 square miles of water. It is bordered by Lehigh, Northampton, Philadelphia, and Montgomery Counties in PA. In New Jersey, it is surrounded by Warren, Hunterdon, Mercer, amd Burlington Counties. It is also bordered by the Delaware River. Bucks County has very fertile soil and some important farmland.  The local government is a Board of Commissioners. The Board has three seats and all 3 are voted on every 4 years. The 3 current Commissioners are Diane Marseglia (D), Charles Martin (R), and James Crawly (R) is the Chairman. The County Seat is in Doylestown.  Bucks County's part in the Revolutionary War: Bucks County was only used once during the war, but it was very important. It happened in December 1776. General George Washington and his troops used this as their base for attacking the Hessians at Trenton, New Jersey. He crossed the Deleware and surprised the Hessians. This is known as the turing point of the Revolutionary War. Because of this, a Historical Park and town were both named after it.     The population of Bucks County as of 2004 was 621,342 people. There are 218,725 households in the county. About 417,000 people are registered voters; 165,571 are Democrats, 186,920 are Republican, and 64,127 are other parties. There are 23 Boroughs in the County, some of the more noteable boroughs are Doylestown, New Hope, and Quakertown. There are 15 public school districts and 11 colleges in the County. Alecia Moore, more commonly known as Pink, was born in Doylestown. Also born and raised in Bucks County were 3 football players. They are Bryan Scott the free safety for the Bills, Troy Vincent a former Eagles and Dolphins star, and The Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney. Four big movies were also filmed in Bucks County. The most famous of all of them is "//Signs//" staring Mel Gibson. The others were "//Lady in the Water//", "//The Last Broadcast//", and Stephen King's "//The Stand//". There are 5 state parks in Bucks County alone. The biggest of the five is Nockamixon State Park, and the others are Delaware Canal State Park, Neshaminy State Park, Ralph Stover State Park, and Tyler State Park.

Timeline: November 1682- Bucks County is founded by William Penn

December 1776-General George Washington prepares to cross the Delaware River

1937-1945- Bucks County is a prominent industrial center during WWII (U.S. Steel is largest employer)

Early 1950's-Population growth with homes, schools, parks, libraries, and shopping centers in Levittown

1970's- Second growth spurt taking a lot of farmland for homes, office complexes, and shopping centers

Population History: 1800-27,496 1900-71,190 2000-597,635 

The county **Flower** is the **Violet**  The county **Bird** is the **Cardinal**  The county **Mammal** is the Cotton Tail Rabbit  The county **Tree** is the **Dogwood**  The county **Fish** is the **Catfish**  The county **Rock** is the **Diabase**

Here are the links: http://www.buckscounty.org/ -The Bucks County official site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania State Park Links: **__Nockamixon State Park__** http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/nockamixon.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nockamixon_State_Park __**Neshaminy State Park**__ http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/neshaminy.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neshaminy_State_Park __**Deleware Canal State Park**__ http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/delawarecanal.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Canal_State_Park __**Tyler State Park**__

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/tyler.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_State_Park_(Pennsylvania) __**Ralph Stover State Park**__ http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateParks/parks/ralphstover.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Stover_State_Park