Media

History

The history of the area goes back to William Penn, but the area remained predominantly rural until the 20th century. Land in the area was sold and settled soon after William Penn was named proprietor of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 by King Charles II of England. Peter and William Taylor bought the land where Media is now located, directly from Penn. At the time, the land was located in Chester County. Providence Township was organized in 1684, and later divided into Upper Providence and Nether Providence townships by 1690, even though they only had 40 taxable properties at the time. The current borough, formed in 1850, sits between the two townships. In 1683, the Court of Chester County approved the construction of "Providence Great Road", now Pennsylvania Route 252. The road, which runs north from Chester to within a few blocks of today's downtown, is shown on a 1687 map along with the names of local landowners. It forms the eastern border of the borough. Thomas Minshall, a Quaker, was an early Media resident, settling just outside the small village then known as "Providence", along Providence Great Road. The village then included a tailor shop, blacksmith shop, wheelwright shop, barn and other buildings. Minshall bought from William Penn and arrived in 1682. The Providence Friends Meetinghouse was established at his house in February 1688. The original Friends Meetinghouse was built out of logs in 1699 or 1700, and the current building was completed in 1814. A house on Minshall's property, built around 1750, still stands and was given to the citizens of the borough in 1975. In 1789, Chester County, Pennsylvania was divided, with the eastern portion becoming Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The area in the center of the new county remained…

Geography

Media is located in central Delaware County at (39.918761, -75.388127). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which , or 0.42%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Chester Community CS
  Elementary · Chester · 4,276 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• Upper Darby SHS
  High · Drexel Hill · 4,191 students · 18.9:1 ratio
• Haverford SHS
  High · Havertown · 2,005 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Ridley HS
  High · Folsom · 1,869 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Haverford MS
  Middle · Havertown · 1,626 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Garnet Valley HS
  High · Glen Mills · 1,546 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• Beverly Hills MS
  Middle · Upper Darby · 1,523 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Springfield HS
  High · Springfield · 1,375 students · 16.8:1 ratio