Darby Wedding

Darby is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Philadelphia and on Darby Creek. It has a public library erected in 1743 and a cemetery more than 300 years old. The Quakers lived there early in the colonial era. Darby was settled about 1660. In 1900, 3,429 people made their homes there, in 1910, 6,305, and in 1940, 10,334 residents of Darby existed. The population was 10,299 at the 2000 census.

Darby is located at 39556N, 751530W (39.918312, -75.258360)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 km (0.8 mi), all land.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,299 people, 3,405 households, and 2,393 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,849.3/km (12,624.5/mi). There were 3,999 housing units at an average density of 1,883.0/km (4,902.0/mi). 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.