Salford Township | |
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Landis Homestead on Morwood Road
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Montgomery |
Elevation | 338 ft (103.0 m) |
Coordinates | 40°20′03″N 75°22′58″W / 40.33417°N 75.38278°WCoordinates: 40°20′03″N 75°22′58″W / 40.33417°N 75.38278°W |
Area | 9.6 sq mi (24.9 km2) |
- land | 9.5 sq mi (25 km2) |
- water | 0.04 sq mi (0 km2), 0.42% |
Population | 2,504 (2010) |
Density | 247.8/sq mi (95.7/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 215 |
Location of Salford Township in Montgomery County
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Salford Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,504 at the 2010 census.
The Landis Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.7 km2), of which, 9.5 square miles (24.7 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.21%) is water. It is drained by the Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River. Its villages include Earlington, Naceville (also in Bucks County,) and Tylersport.
As of the 2010 census, the township was 96.8% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, and 0.7% were two or more races. 1.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,363 people, 807 households, and 677 families residing in the township. The population density was 247.8 people per square mile (95.6/km2). There were 821 housing units at an average density of 86.1/sq mi (33.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% White, 0.68% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.