Franconia Township, Pennsylvania
| Franconia Township | |
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| Township | |
Skippack Creek at Allentown Road
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 40°18′34″N 75°21′22″W / 40.30944°N 75.35611°WCoordinates: 40°18′34″N 75°21′22″W / 40.30944°N 75.35611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.9 sq mi (36 km2) |
| • Land | 13.8 sq mi (36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,064 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 13,263 |
| • Density | 833.1/sq mi (321.7/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 215 |
| FIPS code | 42-091-27280 |
| Website | www |
Franconia Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,064 at the 2010 census.
The Bridge in Franconia Township was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36 km2), of which, 13.8 square miles (36 km2) of it is land and 0.07% is water. It is in the Delaware watershed and is drained by the East Branch Perkiomen Creek and the West Branch Neshaminy Creek. Its villages include Franconia, Morwood, and Reliance. Route 113 crosses it NE-to-SW and its other major road is north-to-south Allentown Road.
As of the 2010 census, the township was 93.2% White, 1.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 3.3% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry [1].
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,523 people, 4,151 households, and 3,300 families residing in the township. The population density was 833.1 people per square mile (321.7/km2). There were 4,236 housing units at an average density of 306.2/sq mi (118.3/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% White, 0.86% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
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