Lansdale
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| Motto: Life in Motion | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 361 ft (110.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°14′31″N 75°17′03″W / 40.24194°N 75.28417°WCoordinates: 40°14′31″N 75°17′03″W / 40.24194°N 75.28417°W |
| Area | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| - land | 3.1 sq mi (8 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 16,269 (2010) |
| Density | 5,245.8/sq mi (2,025.4/km2) |
| Government | Council-manager |
| Mayor | Andrew Szekely |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19446 |
| Area code | 215 and 267 |
 Location of Lansdale in Montgomery County
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| Website: http://www.lansdale.org | |
Lansdale is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Early in the 20th century, its industries included agricultural implement works, a canning factory, foundries, brickyards, a silk mill, and manufacturers of cigars, stoves, shirts, rope, iron drain pipe, and glue. In 1900, 2,754 people lived here; in 1910, 3,551; and in 1940, 9,316 people were inhabitants of Lansdale. The population was 16,269 at the time of the 2010 census. Lansdale is also one of the many places that have a Kugel Ball. The ball, which is made completely of granite and weighs 1,000 pounds (450 kg) (half a ton), rotates on a thin layer of water.
Lansdale is the center of the North Penn Valley, a region which includes the surrounding townships and boroughs.
The earliest known settlers in Lansdale were members of the Jenkins family. At the peak of its growth, the Jenkins homestead occupied approximately 120 acres of land. The construction of the North Pennsylvania Railroad during the 1850s contributed to rapid growth and expansion in Lansdale. Employment opportunities generated by the railroad brought settlers, housing, and local businesses to the area. By 1872, Lansdale Borough was officially incorporated and named after Phillip Lansdale Fox, chief surveyor of the North Penn Railroad. By the naming conventions of the time, it should have been called Jenkintown, since the land immediately surrounding the train station was owned by the Jenkins family, but there was already a town by that name along the rail line.
The Jenkins Homestead and Lansdale Silk Hosiery Compy-Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc. are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lansdale is home to a Kugel ball, which is a dark grey granite sphere supported by a very thin film of water pumped from beneath its base. The Kugel Ball is located in Railroad Plaza, adjacent to the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line train station in downtown Lansdale. The plaza consists of a bricked patio with benches centered on the Kugel Ball and closes at 11:00 pm. An annual 5k race is held in June, accordingly named the Kugel Ball race, which starts and ends at the actual Kugel Ball in Railroad Plaza.
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