Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
| Millcreek Township | |
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| Township | |
Millcreek Township sign
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| Etymology: Mill Creek | |
| Motto: "Gateway to Presque Isle" | |
 Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2) |
| • Land | 32.1 sq mi (83.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 53,515 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 54,003 |
| • Density | 1,668/sq mi (644.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| Website | www |
Millcreek Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 53,515 at the 2010 census. It is the largest suburb of Erie County, and the 14th-largest municipality in the state, larger than the cities of Altoona and Harrisburg.
Millcreek Township is home to the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, Waldameer Park, the Millcreek Mall, and many other attractions. Also located in the township is Erie International Airport, the major airport serving the Erie metropolitan area.
Evidence exists of Native American presence in Millcreek Township as early as 3700 BC. The township's Sommerheim Park is the location of the Sommerheim Park Archaeological District, which has yielded archaeological artifacts from the Archaic and Woodland periods.
One of the earliest townships in the Erie Triangle to be settled, Millcreek was one of the original 16 townships of Erie County. As families came they moved from the bayfront settlement of Erie and began to form small hamlets such as Federal Hill, Kearsarge, Marvintown, and Weigelville, all to become part of Mill Creek Township. As the Erie settlement grew, first into a borough, then a city, it annexed more and more sections of the township.
After the east/west roads were laid out, taverns began to sprout about every mile or so. Along the Ridge Road (U.S. Route 20), which was laid west through Millcreek in 1805, one of the few that remain is the Nicholson Tavern. Built in 1836, mostly by Isabella Nicholson and her sons, it is still owned by the family and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Presque Isle Light and Sommerheim Park Archaeological District are also listed.
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