East Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Elevation | 446 ft (135.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°26′18″N 75°16′16″W / 40.43833°N 75.27111°WCoordinates: 40°26′18″N 75°16′16″W / 40.43833°N 75.27111°W |
| Area | 13.1 sq mi (33.9 km2) |
| - land | 12.9 sq mi (33 km2) |
| - water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 1.53% |
| Population | 5,706 (2010) |
| Density | 401.5/sq mi (155.0/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 215 |
 Location of East Rockhill Township in Bucks County
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 Location of East Rockhill Township in Pennsylvania
Location of East Rockhill Township in Pennsylvania
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East Rockhill Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The original Rockhill Township was established in 1740 and was divided into East and West Rockhill Townships in 1890. The population was 5,706 at the 2010 Census. East Rockhill is part of Pennridge School District. Pennridge Airport is located in East Rockhill Township.
The Levi Sheard Mill and Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was also the location of the formerly listed Mood's Covered Bridge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 square miles (34 km2), of which, 12.9 square miles (33 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.14%) is water. Tohickon Creek flows along the northern edge of the township into Lake Nockamixon at its northeast edge and eastward into the Delaware River and drains most of East Rockhill. The southeast side of the township is drained by the East Branch Perkiomen Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River.
East Rockhill's villages include Hagersville, Rich Hill, Rockhill, Rockhill Station, Rock Ridge, Smoketown (also in West Rockhill), Sterners Mill, , Weisel, and White Horse.
Natural features include East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek, Rock Hill, Three Mile Run, and Tohickon Creek.
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