Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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Pennsbury Manor, reproduction of the home of William Penn
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°10′36″N 74°49′40″W / 40.17667°N 74.82778°WCoordinates: 40°10′36″N 74°49′40″W / 40.17667°N 74.82778°W |
| Area | 26.6 sq mi (68.9 km2) |
| - land | 22.3 sq mi (58 km2) |
| - water | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2), 16.17% |
| Population | 34,300 (2010) |
| Density | 1,565.0/sq mi (604.2/km2) |
| Established | 1692 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 215 |
 Location of Falls Township in Bucks County
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 Location of Falls Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Falls Township in Pennsylvania
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Falls Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 34,300 at the 2010 census. Portions of Fairless Hills and Levittown, Pennsylvania, are located in the township. Portions of Falls Township are called Morrisville and Yardley, due to the location of the Morrisville Post Office outside the Borough of Morrisville in Falls Township.
Dutch settlements here were established as early as 1616. A number of colonists came to Falls Township before William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681, including William Biles.
Fallsington is the only settlement of this period which has been in continuous use. Fallsington is an example of a crossroads village typical of the time. The Bucks County Courthouse, established in 1663, is said to have been located in Fallsington until it was moved to Bristol in 1705. The Friends Meeting, whose first meetings were held at the home of William Biles on Biles Island, found a site for a brick meeting house, built about 1690 in Fallsington on 6 acres (0.024 km2) of land that had been donated by Samuel Burges. Also in 1690, Thomas Janney donated 72 acres (0.29 km2) of land to be used as the Quaker burial grounds for Falls Monthly Meeting. William Penn donated a tract of 120 acres (0.49 km2), for a Falls commons. The Township itself was established in 1692. Numerous villages were located within the township, with Fallsington being the center of social and commercial activity in the township. Morrisville was another prominent village, until it was partitioned as a borough in 1804. Tullytown was also a village until it was partitioned as a borough in 1891.
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