Durham Township, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°34′59″N 75°14′55″W / 40.58306°N 75.24861°WCoordinates: 40°34′59″N 75°14′55″W / 40.58306°N 75.24861°W |
| Area | 9.4 sq mi (24.3 km2) |
| - land | 9.2 sq mi (24 km2) |
| - water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 2.13% |
| Population | 1,144 (2010) |
| Density | 142.6/sq mi (55.1/km2) |
| Established | 1775 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
 Location of Durham Township in Bucks County
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 Location of Durham Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Durham Township in Pennsylvania
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Durham Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,144 at the 2010 census. It was first organized in 1775 and is located in the extreme north of Bucks County. It was the location of Durham Furnace, Durham Boat Company and Durham Mills.
The Durham Mill and Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24 km2), of which, 9.2 square miles (24 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.71%) is water. It is drained by the Delaware River which forms its eastern boundary with New Jersey.
Its villages include Durham, Durham Furnace, Kintnersville (also in Nockamixon Township,) Lehnenburg, Morgantown, Monroe, and Rattlesnake.
Route 611 is north-to-south while Route 212 is east-to-west and meets it in Durham Furnace.
Natural features include Brandywine Creek, Chestnut Hill, Cooks Creek, Durham Cave, Durham Creek, Durham Hill, Molasses Creek, and Rodges Run.
As of the 2010 census, the township was 96.6% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, and 0.7% were two or more races. 1.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,313 people, 485 households, and 382 families residing in the township. The population density was 142.6 people per square mile (55.0/km²). There were 525 housing units at an average density of 57.0/sq mi (22.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.17% White, 0.08% African American, 0.76% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
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