Bucks County

Bucks County is an administrative unit in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. The territory stretches from the Delaware River to the Montgomery County border and combines suburban settlements with working farmland and wooded hills.

William Penn founded the administrative unit in 1682 as one of the first three counties in Pennsylvania and named it after the English county of Buckinghamshire. The location along the Delaware River made the territory an important trade and transport corridor during colonial times.

The historic county seat of Doylestown still reflects the influence of historian and archaeologist Henry Chapman Mercer, whose three concrete structures from the early 1900s shape the town center. Visitors also encounter a thriving theater scene and regional markets selling produce from surrounding farms.

Many communities can be reached through local road networks, though visitors in rural areas will encounter narrow lanes and intersections without traffic lights. The twelve covered bridges remain open to motor traffic, but with limited vehicle width and reduced speed.

Washington Crossing Historic Park hosts a yearly reenactment of George Washington and his troops crossing the Delaware River on the night of December 25, 1776. Volunteers in period uniforms board wooden boats and navigate through ice floes on the river while thousands of spectators watch from the shore.

Location: Pennsylvania

Inception: 1682

Capital city: Doylestown

Shares border with: Lehigh County, Northampton County, Warren County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Burlington County, Philadelphia County, Montgomery County

Website: http://buckscounty.org

GPS coordinates: 40.34000,-75.11000

Latest update: December 15, 2025 08:13