Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 341 ft (103.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°15′32″N 75°35′17″W / 40.25889°N 75.58806°WCoordinates: 40°15′32″N 75°35′17″W / 40.25889°N 75.58806°W |
| Area | 8 sq mi (20.7 km2) |
| - land | 7.9 sq mi (20 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 1.25% |
| Population | 12,059 (2010) |
| Density | 1,507/sq mi (581.9/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
 Location of Lower Pottsgrove Township in Montgomery County
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 Location of Lower Pottsgrove Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Lower Pottsgrove Township in Pennsylvania
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Lower Pottsgrove Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States about 30 miles (51 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia and 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Reading along the Schuylkill River. The population was 12,059 at the 2010 census.
The name "Pottsgrove" originated from the 18th century estate of John Potts, who built a stone mansion in Stowe (now in West Pottsgrove Township). After the American Revolution's Battle of Brandywine in 1777, part of the Potts Estate became an encampment for George Washington's troops. The encampment, known as Camp Pottsgrove, lasted about two weeks until Washington's troops moved on to the battle of Germantown. The name Camp Pottsgrove stayed even after the troops moved out.
Pottsgrove Township was formed on August 20, 1806 from portions of Douglass and New Hanover Townships. Pottsgrove Township was divided into Lower Pottsgrove and Upper Pottsgrove Townships on December 2, 1889. In 1899, the General Assembly passed a law grouping townships into two classes. At this time, Lower Pottsgrove Township became a township of the second class. Following its split from Upper Pottsgrove, Lower Pottsgrove Township experienced several annexations of territory from the neighboring Pottstown Borough. On January 16, 1931, the Borough of Pottstown annexed two portions of Lower Pottsgrove Township: from Moser to Porter Road and an area bounded by Prospect to Mervine and Adams to Charlotte Streets because Pottstown believed “the township had been taking tax money for years and giving nothing in return.” In 1942, Pottstown annexed a little more than five acres bounded by North Hills Boulevard, Mulberry Street and Keim Street.
In November 1953, the voters of Lower Pottsgrove Township supported the Township becoming a first-class Township for the primary purpose of preventing further annexation by the Borough of Pottstown. Lower Pottsgrove Township became a first-class township on January 7, 1954.
The Sanatoga Union Sunday School and Sunnybrook are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.8 km2), of which, 7.9 square miles (20.5 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (1.50%) is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River which separates it from Chester County. It includes the Sanatoga CDP.
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