Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Doylestown is the name of both a borough and the adjacent township located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 34 miles (55 km) north of Philadelphia. At the turn of the century in 1900, 3,034 people lived in the borough of Doylestown, and in 1910, 3,304 people lived there. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 8,227, and the township a population of 16,747. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County{{GR|6}}.

Personalities

Doylestown is known for being the home of author James A. Michener, architect and archaeologist Henry Chapman Mercer, lyricist and playwright Oscar Hammerstein II, nobel-prize winning author Pearl S. Buck, short-lived pop icon and American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini, anthropologist Margaret Mead, actor Timothy Stack, and the international pop star Pink (musician)It is also the birthplace of three One Life to Live stars: Erin Torpey (who left the show in 2003), and siblings Kristen Alderson and Eddie Alderson.

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James A. Michener - Archaeologist - Henry Chapman Mercer - Oscar Hammerstein II - Pearl S. Buck - Justin Guarini - Margaret Mead - Timothy Stack - Pink (musician) - One Life to Live - Erin Torpey - Kristen Alderson - Eddie Alderson

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