Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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 Location of Lower Providence Township in Montgomery County |
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| Coordinates: 40°09′01″N 75°25′05″W / 40.15028°N 75.41806°WCoordinates: 40°09′01″N 75°25′05″W / 40.15028°N 75.41806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.6 sq mi (40 km2) |
| • Land | 15.4 sq mi (40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 25,436 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (630/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
| Website | www |
Lower Providence Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, about 17 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The population was 25,436 at the 2010 census.
Lower Providence Township was established in 1805 by the division of the former Providence Township into Upper and Lower Providence along the Perkiomen Creek.
Lower Providence is part of the historic homeland of the Lenape people, called the Delaware Indians by early European settlers.
It was part of a large tract of land, which was granted to William Penn (citations to follow).
The Skippack Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.3 km2), of which 15.4 square miles (39.8 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) (1.29%) is water.
Lower Providence Township includes a portion of Valley Forge National Historical Park and Evansburg State Park. Evansburg State Park provides for a multitude of recreational opportunities such as horseback riding, hiking, picnicking, biking, fishing and hunting. Mill Grove, the first home in America of the painter John James Audubon, is maintained as a museum and wildlife sanctuary by Montgomery County.
At the 2010 census, the township was 81.0% White, 7.1% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 9.7% Asian, and 1.3% were two or more races. 2.9% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
At the 2000 census, there were 22,390 people, 7,446 households and 5,606 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,458.8 per square mile (563.2/km2). There were 7,690 housing units at an average density of 501.0/sq mi (193.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 86.26% White, 7.25% African American, 0.11% Native American, 4.67% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.
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