Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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| First Class Township with home rule | |
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse, built 1708
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 249 ft (75.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°08′00″N 75°17′29″W / 40.13333°N 75.29139°WCoordinates: 40°08′00″N 75°17′29″W / 40.13333°N 75.29139°W |
| Area | 8.5 sq mi (22.0 km2) |
| - land | 8.4 sq mi (22 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 1.18% |
| Population | 16,525 (2010) |
| Density | 1,907.3/sq mi (736.4/km2) |
| Founded | 1686 |
| Government | Council-manager |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Codes | 19462 19428 19422 |
| Area code | 610 / 484 |
 Location of Plymouth Township in Montgomery County
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 Location of Plymouth Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Plymouth Township in Pennsylvania
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Plymouth Township is a township with home rule status in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although it retains the word "Township" in its official name, it has been governed by a home rule charter since 1976 and is no longer subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. The population was 16,525 at the 2010 census. It is serviced by the Colonial School District and is home to the Plymouth Meeting Mall. It also serves as the home of the Mid-County Interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Blue Route.
Plymouth Meeting, a census-designated place (CDP) that straddles Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships, was settled by English Quakers in 1686. The Cold Point Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.1 km2), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.8 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (1.41%) is water.
As of the 2010 census, Plymouth Township was 83.1% White, 7.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 7.2% Asian, and 1.7% were two or more races. 2.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
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