Nockamixon Township | |
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Ferndale Inn
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bucks |
Elevation | 495 ft (150.9 m) |
Coordinates | 40°29′30″N 75°10′59″W / 40.49167°N 75.18306°WCoordinates: 40°29′30″N 75°10′59″W / 40.49167°N 75.18306°W |
Area | 22.6 sq mi (58.5 km2) |
- land | 22.2 sq mi (57 km2) |
- water | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2), 1.77% |
Population | 3,441 (2010) |
Density | 158.5/sq mi (61.2/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 610 |
Location of Nockamixon Township in Bucks County
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Nockamixon Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,441 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.5 km²), of which, 22.2 square miles (57.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.73%) is water. It is drained by the Delaware River, which separates it from New Jersey. Its villages include Bucksville, Fehrtown, Ferndale, Frogtown, Harrow, Kintnersville (also in Durham Township), and Revere.
Natural features include Beaver Creek, Cauffman Hill, Gallows Hill, Gallows Run, Haycock Creek, Lake Warren, Narrows Creek, The Narrows, and Tinicum Creek.
As of the 2010 census, the township was 96.2% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 1.4% were two or more races. 1.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,517 people, 1,337 households, and 989 families residing in the township. The population density was 158.5 people per square mile (61.2/km²). There were 1,411 housing units at an average density of 63.6/sq mi (24.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.29% White, 0.51% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.