Bucks County

About Bucks County, PA

Bucks County is located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, immediately northeast of Philadelphia, and as of the 2010 census, it was the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. It is one of the three original counties created by colonial proprietor William Penn in 1682, named after Buckinghamshire, the county where he lived in England. Penn built a country estate called Pennsbury Manor in Falls Township which is still available today to tour as a museum or in which to hold weddings.

Growth of Bucks County began in the early 1950s when William Levitt chose it for his second "Levittown", where he bought hundreds of acres of woodlands and farmland, and constructed 17,000 homes and dozens of schools, parks, libraries, and shopping centers. The next growth spurt began in the 1970s, where developers built on land in townships that were mostly untouched, swallowing horse farms, sprawling forests, and wetlands. Growth has somewhat stabilized since the 1990s due to a loss of untouched land, but redevelopment is now a leading coalition. Abandoned industry, commercial strips, and other neglected structures are being torn down to be replaced with new shopping plazas and commercial chains. Additionally, with rising property values, areas with older construction are beginning to have a "rebirth".

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Bucks County, PA Average Sales Prices

Search Some of My Favorite Areas to Live

Chalfont	Jamison	Richboro
Churchville	Lahaska	Southampton
Doylestown	Langhorne	Warminster
Feasterville-Trevose	New Hope	Warrington
Holland	Newtown	Yardley

Tourism, Scenery and Shopping

Another important asset of Bucks County is tourism, and the county's northern regions (colloquially referred to as Upper Bucks) are renowned for their natural scenery, farmland, colonial history, and proximity to major urban areas (particularly Philadelphia, but New York City, Allentown, Reading and Atlantic City are also within a two-hour radius).

Bucks County is home to ten covered bridges that are still open to vehicular traffic, and two other bridges (both located in parks) are open only to non-vehicular traffic. Popular attractions in Bucks County also include the shops and studios of New Hope, Peddler's Village (in Lahaska), Washington Crossing Historic Park, New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, and Bucks County River Country. Rice's Market near Lahaska is a popular destination on Tuesday mornings and Quakertown Farmer's Market (locally called "Q-Mart") is a popular shopping destination on weekends. The county seat of Doylestown is also home to several points of interest for tourists, and also is home to Fordhook Farms, the famous trial farm of the Warminster-based Burpee Seeds, which also serves as a bed & breakfast inn. Doylestown also has the trifecta of concrete structures built by Henry Chapman Mercer, including the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, the Mercer Museum and Fonthill, Mercer's personal home.

Southern Bucks (colloquially referred to as Lower Bucks) is home to two important shopping centers, Neshaminy Mall and Oxford Valley Mall, as well as Sesame Place, a family theme park based on the Sesame Street television series. Also within Lower Bucks County is the newly constructed Parx Casino in Bensalem, built on the grounds of the Philadelphia Park Racetrack, a renowned horse-racing park. The complex includes the expansive casino, a dance club, and numerous dining options. The complex will soon include a shopping district, and 1200+ housing units, and is soon expected to rival the casinos in nearby Atlantic City.

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Parks and Nature

My favorite part about Bucks County is the many parks within a short drive, home to beautiful scenery, picnicking, hiking, disc golf, boating, rock climbing, and many other land- and water-based recreational activities.

State/Historic Parks
Delaware Canal State Park	Neshaminy State Park	Nockamixon State Park	Ralph Stover State Park

	Tyler State Park	Washington Crossing Historic Park


County Parks
Bucks County Horse Park	Core Creek Park	Dark Hollow Park	Lake Towhee Park

Peace Valley Park	Playwicki Park	Ringing Rocks Park	Silver Lake Park

	Tinicum Park	Tohickon Valley Park


Historic Properties
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works	Stover-Myers Mill	Erwin Stover House	Moland House

	Pennsbury Manor


Recreation Areas
Frosty Hollow Tennis Center	Core Creek Tennis Center	Oxford Valley Golf Course	Oxford Valley Pool
Tohickon Valley Pool	Weisel Hostel	Peace Valley Boat Rental	Core Creek Boat Rental

Nature Centers
Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center	Churchville Nature Center	Peace Valley Nature Center	Silver Lake Nature Center