Early records indicate that the area was often called 'Harford' a Welsh contraction of Haverford. The original settlers, led by John Roberts who had negotiated with William Penn in 1684 to constitute the Tract as a separate county whose local government would use the Welsh language never saw their dream realized. Lewis David, Henry Lewis, and William Howell selected land along the southern border. The first three families arrived in Haverford Township in 1682. 'Companies of Adventurers' were formed, with the most prominent person in each taking out the patent on 5,000 acres of land as trustee. In 1681, a representative group of Welsh Quakers met with Penn to discuss their settlement having purchased forty thousand acres of land which today comprises all of Haverford, Radnor and Lower Merion Townships. Haverford Township was laid out by William Penn as part of the Welsh Tract or Barony. History 17th century An 1867 map of Haverford Township and its surrounding areas Haverford, along with Upper Darby, Cheltenham, Lower Merion together form as the major inner ring suburbs of Philadelphia. Open, and Llanerch Country Club hosted the 1958 PGA Championship. Haverford Township holds the distinction of having hosted two different men's major golf championships at two different golf clubs: Merion Golf Club hosted the 1934, 1950, 1971, 1981, and 2013 U.S. The township population as of the 2020 census was 50,431, making it the 14th most populous municipality in the state. The unincorporated community of Havertown lies wholly within Haverford Township. Haverford Township contains portions of the unincorporated communities of Haverford, Ardmore, and Wynnewood as well as the census designated places of Bryn Mawr and Drexel Hill. Haverford Township was founded in 1682 and incorporated in 1911.

Despite being under a home rule charter since 1977, it continues to operate under a Board of Commissioners divided into wards, as do 'First Class' townships that are still under the Pennsylvania Township Code. It is a commuting suburb located due west of Philadelphia and is officially known as the Township of Haverford.

Haverford is named after the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, United Kingdom. Haverford Township is a home rule municipality township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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