Welcome to Lansdowne ...

Lansdowne is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Lansdowne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lansdowne, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lansdowne has a population of 10,649 people<3> (see below for details).

Lansdowne is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lansdowne lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Lansdowne ...

Official Website:   www.lansdowne.pa.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lansdowne had an population of 10,649 people. This is an increase of 0.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lansdowne had a population of 10,620 people. This makes Lansdowne the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lansdowne represents 0.08% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 60th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,620 people, the population of Lansdowne decreased 3.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,044 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lansdowne.

Communities Also Named Lansdowne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Lansdowne - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Virginia and Yukon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lansdowne.

Communities near Lansdowne ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lansdowne.

• Camden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Norristown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Chester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Gloucester City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Woodbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Brookhaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <5>
• Conshohocken
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lansdowne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lansdowne.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lansdowne. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lansdowne.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lansdowne. See our Newspapers Page for Lansdowne.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lansdowne ...

Looking for more information about Lansdowne? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lansdowne, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lansdowne.

Adding Lansdowne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lansdowne in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lansdowne was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lansdowne on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lansdowne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lansdowne: www.lansdowne.pa.us/

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/