609 East Baltimore Pike
P.O. Box 926, Media, PA 19063
Ph.610.565.7600 · Fax 610.565.7603

Welcome To:
Middletown

P.O. Box 157
27 N. Pennell Rd.
Lima, PA 19037
610-565-2700, Fax: 610-566-3640
www.middletowntownship.org/

Historic Note
Settled in 1681, incorporated as township 1686, first known as Middle Township, Named because of its central or middle location in Chester County (later to be divided into Chester and Delaware Counties in 1789).

Quick Facts
Area- 13.43 square miles
Population- 12,463 (1980 census) 14,130 (1990 Census)
Shopping areas- Granite Run Mall, Elwyn Shopping Center, Lenni area, Lima area.
Distance to center city Philadelphia is 15 miles or 25 minutes
Public transportation is available by train, bus, and taxi
Middletown is 46% residential, 3% commercial, 8% industrial, and 20% open space, 14% institutional, 7%agricultural and 7% other.
Parks and recreation are available- Lenni Park, Indian Orchard Park, Indian Lane Athletic Field, Tyler Arboretum, Darlington Tract Trails, Linvill Tract Trails, Rocky Run Trail, Darlington Valley (Cornucopia) Trail, Millennium Trail at Memorial Park.
40 to 410 feet above sea level
Rose Tree-Media School District- 610-627-6000
School Closing Number- 542

Your Elected Officials - Federal & State

U.S. Senators
Arlen Specter (R) '04   215-597-7200
Rick Santorum (R) '06   215-864-6900

U.S. House of Representatives
7th Congressional District- Curt Weldon (R) 610-259-0700

PA House & Senate Representatives
9th Senatorial District- Clarence D. Bell (R) 610-565-9100
168th Legislative District- Matthew J. Ryan (R) 610-566-2000

Your Elected Officials - Municipal
Council: Douglas Roger (R-2) '02, Chairman; Norman C. Shropshire (R-AL) '02; ScottGalloway (R-1) '04; Lawrence E. Hartley, Jr.(R-AL) '04; Christine Fizzano Cannon'04; HerbertT. Lockyer (R-3) '04; Nora Andresen (R-4) '02. Meets 2nd and 4th Monday at 7:15 P.M.Committee meetings 1st Monday, Township Building.

District Justice James F. Nilon, Jr.
District Court 32-2-48
27 S. Pennell Rd.
P.O. Box 93
Lima, PA 19037
610-565-4110