Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°13′47″N 74°56′10″W / 40.22972°N 74.93611°WCoordinates: 40°13′47″N 74°56′10″W / 40.22972°N 74.93611°W |
| Area | 12.0 sq mi (31.1 km2) |
| - land | 12.0 sq mi (31 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 19,299 (2010) |
| Density | 1,522.6/sq mi (587.9/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 215 |
 Location of Newtown Township in Bucks County
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 Location of Newtown Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Newtown Township in Pennsylvania
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Newtown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 19,299 at the 2010 census.
Newtown Township traces its roots back to William Penn, who purchased 5,000 acres (20 km2) from the Lenni Lenape Indians in 1683. He named this land my "New Township", which gradually evolved to Newtown Township. Newtown served as the County Seat of Bucks County from 1726 until 1813, when the Court was moved to Doylestown. In 1838, the area comprising the commercial center, plus a number of homes, was incorporated into Newtown Borough. Today, the Township surrounds Newtown Borough and each has its own form of government.
Newtown Township is governed by a 5-member Board of Supervisors who oversee a full-time township manager. Members are elected to serve 6 year terms. As of 2015 the Township Supervisors were Michael Gallagher, Kyle Davis, Ryan Gallagher, Jen Dix and Phil Calabro.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31.0 km²), all of it land.
Former villages Spring Garden and Stoopville were located in the township.
Natural features include Core Creek, Neshaminy Creek, and Newtown Creek.
As of 2010[update] the 2010 census, the township was 87.8% Non-Hispanic White, 1.2% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 7.9% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.9% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,206 people, 6,761 households, and 5,063 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,522.6 people per square mile (587.7/km²). There were 6,848 housing units at an average density of 572.7 per square mile (221.1/km²).
There were 6,761 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.17.
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