Precinct Locations: Starting in May 2011

First        Booths Corner Farmers Market

              1362 Naamans Creek Rd

Second    Bethel Fire and Hose

              3737 Foulk Rd

Third       Bethel Springs School Gym

              3280 Foulk Rd

              (Location moved from Twp. Building)

Fourth       Bethel Springs School Gym

                3280 Foulk Rd

Fifth        NEW Belmont Senior Community:

               At Centers Club House

               1050 Belmont Lane

Sixth       NEW Bethel Twp. Building (was the Third)

              1092 Bethel Rd

Just FYI that we have Two Senior Communitites in Bethel

FoxField

Off Naamans Creek Rd.

100 Club House Cir.

Belmont

1050 Belmont Lane

Other Tidbit of Info.

Delaware Co. has 428 Precincts in 49 Municipalities.  

Bethel Twp. Judge Of Elections 

 Judge of Elections  Frank Starr 1^st  

Judge of Elections  Joyce Groer 2^nd

Judge of Elections  Don Major 3rd

Judge of Elections  Robert Leitzell 4th

Judge of Elections  Bob Casey 5th

Judge of Elections Greg Ciminera 6th

Bethel Twp. has grown over the years.

And we had a real need to add these Precincts and to add two Supervisors.

Some Estimates have our population pushing 10,000 to 11,000 people.

We are waiting for the 2010 Census to verify the new the numbers.

History is below::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Date of Settlement: 1682. Bethel Township was incorporated from Concord Township in 1683.

Area: 5.44 square miles

Population:

1980 Census: 2,438

1990 Census: 3,330

2000 Census: 6,421

2010 Census: 8,791

Distance to Center City Philadelphia: 20 miles
Bethel is 91% residential, 3% business, 3% farming and 3% industrial
Elevation: 444 feet above sea level

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 6,421 people, 1,984 households, and 1,732 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,132.3 people per square mile (437.2/km²). There were 2,017 housing units at an average density of 355.7/sq mi (137.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.44% White, 2.18% African American, 0.03% Native American, 2.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 1,984 households out of which 50.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.7% were non-families. 9.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the township the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $84,661, and the median income for a family was $87,248. Males had a median income of $60,496 versus $36,272 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,349. About 1.0% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

 Why Two New Precincts?

These additional precincts will help our residents to have shorter lines at the polls. It will also allow us to add two more GOP Committee People to our team providing you with better access to election information.

1. We are also always looking for Volunteers to work outside the Polls to promote the Bethel GOP and its Candidates.

2.   And we are always looking for  Paid Officials to work inside the Polls for the Delaware County Election Board. You are paid for the one days work at the amounts below.

These are positions and hours are:

Election Hours: Polls open 7:00AM to 8:00PM. Workers need to be there from 6:30AM to approx. 9:00PM.

Judge of Elections

(Elected Position) $100.00

(Plus $10.00 to pickup and $10.00 to drop off material)

Majority Inspector

(Elected Position) $90.00

Minority Inspector

(Elected Position) $90.00

Machine Operator  $90.00

Clerk  $90.00

(You also receive $5.00 for attending a training class in Media, PA before the Election)

Poll Worker Information

In order to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania… Click to learn more

In order to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania:

• You must be registered to vote in Pennsylvania
• You must be at least 18 years of age
• You will be entitled to compensation
• You must be a resident of election district for the 30 days prior to the election.
• Students enrolled in a high school who are 17 years old with residency in the county may be appointed with written permission from a parent or guardian and school principal