Other Acts passed during the eighteenth century gave the Commissioners regulatory powers and maintenance functions in regard to county lands, roads, bridges, wharves and landings, courts and the county prison. Further legislation during 1799 and 1805 formally established the Commissioners' functions of furnishing lists of voters to election officers and aiding the The consolidation of the City and County of Philadelphia during 1854 abolished the Board of County Commissioners, with most of its functions transferred to the popularly elected City Commissioners who, although retaining their original title and duties, were thenceforth considered County officers. Clear 2 Table. Presently, the city has some of the largest The lowest point in the county is 10 feet above sea level near Of the 590,071 households, 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were 25.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 25, 29.3% from 25 to 45, 20.3% from 45 to 65, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. Philadelphia County Prisons are longer-term facilities where inmates serve out a prison sentence, usually of a year or more, for their crimes. Because the City Commissioners were considered County officers, they were still regulated by state laws concerning County Commissioners. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percentMedian value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percentIn civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 Additionally, the 1963 amendment to the First Class Cities Home Rule Act gave City Council the power to pass legislation with regard to operations of the City Commissioners' Office. Other settlements were made beyond the boundaries of the city, and in the course of time they became incorporated separately and had separate governments. Several of these settlements were situated immediately contiguous to the "city proper" of Philadelphia, such as Besides these, there were a number of other outlying During this period, the city government of Philadelphia and the county government of Philadelphia acted separately.
Since 1854, the city has had the same geographic boundaries as Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017 . Philadelphia, colloquially Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city with a 2019 estimated population of 1,584,064.