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Like most of the region, the area of what is now Doylestown was inhabited by the Lenape people until the arrival of the Europeans. Doylestown's origins date to March 1745 when William Doyle obtained a license to build a tavern on what is now the northwest corner of Dyers Road and Coryell's Ferry Road. Known for years as "William Doyle's Tavern," its strategic location, at the intersection of the road linking Swede's Ford and Coryell's Ferry and the road linking Philadelphia and Easton, allowed t

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.2 square miles, all of it land. Doylestown Borough is bordered by Doylestown Township except to the northeast where it borders Buckingham Township. Natural features of Doylestown Borough include Cooks Run and Neshaminy Creek.

Doylestown Borough is home to three structures designed and built by Henry Chapman Mercer. The Mercer Museum, a structure built in poured concrete, is the home to Mercer's collection of early American artifacts. It also houses a collection known as "Tools of the Nation-Maker", one of the most important of its kind in the world. The Bucks County Historical Society also maintains the Spruance Library, a research library, adjoining the museum. Fonthill was Mercer's home and houses his collection of

Doylestown has a council-manager form of government consisting of a "weak" Mayor and a nine-member Borough Council. The Mayor is elected at-large to a term of four years. The Borough Council is divided into three wards, with each ward electing three members to terms of four years. Borough Council is in charge of enacting legislation, raising and spending public money, regulating land use, and providing public services. The council is required to meet once a month to conduct business. The Borough