Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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| Motto: "A Township with a sense of place" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°17′54″N 75°08′05″W / 40.29833°N 75.13472°WCoordinates: 40°17′54″N 75°08′05″W / 40.29833°N 75.13472°W |
| Area | 15.6 sq mi (40.4 km2) |
| - land | 15.5 sq mi (40 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.64% |
| Population | 17,565 (2010) |
| Density | 1,136.7/sq mi (438.9/km2) |
| Founded | 1818 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 215 |
 Location of Doylestown Township in Bucks County
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 Location of Doylestown Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Doylestown Township in Pennsylvania
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Doylestown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,565 at the 2010 census. Adjacent to the county seat, many county offices and the county correctional facility are located in this township.
Doylestown includes a number of villages which were formerly independent communities, including Bennetts Corner, Castle Valley, Cross Keys, Dyerstown, Edison, Fountainville, Furlong, Greers Corner, Paul Valley, Tradesville, The Turk, and Vauxtown.Fordhook Farm and Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was also the location of the formerly listed Fretz Farm.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40 km2), of which, 15.5 square miles (40 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.51%) is water. It is drained by the Neshaminy Creek into the Delaware River.
Natural features include Almshouse Hill, Featherbed Hill, Flatiron Hill, Fretz Valley, Iron Hill, Little Buckingham Mountain, Mill Creek, Neshaminy Creek, Pebble Hill, and Pine Run.
As of the 2010 census, the township was 92.4% White, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 1.5% were two or more races. 2.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,619 people, 5,999 households, and 4,445 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,136.7 people per square mile (438.9/km²). There were 6,200 housing units at an average density of 400.0/sq mi (154.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.22% White, 2.59% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
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