Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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Kuster Mill, built 1702
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 272 ft (82.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°12′57″N 75°24′58″W / 40.21583°N 75.41611°WCoordinates: 40°12′57″N 75°24′58″W / 40.21583°N 75.41611°W |
| Area | 14.0 sq mi (36.3 km2) |
| - land | 13.8 sq mi (36 km2) |
| - water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 1.43% |
| Population | 13,715 (2010) |
| Density | 471.0/sq mi (181.9/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
 Location of Skippack Township in Montgomery County
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 Location of Skippack Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Skippack Township in Pennsylvania
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Skippack Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,715 at the 2010 census. This represents a 110.5% increase from the 2000 count of 6,516 residents.
The Kuster Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.0 square miles (36.2 km2), of which, 13.8 square miles (35.8 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2) of it (1.14%) is water. The 2006 Skippack Township Municipal Directory lists the population as 9,920 (including 3,404 at Graterford Prison.) The Perkiomen Creek forms its natural western boundary and drains it into the Schuylkill River. Its villages include Creamery, Lucon, Providence Square (also in Worcester Township,) and Skippack.
The main industry is the State Correctional Institution – Graterford. Situated on over 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) of state land, the facility, built in 1929, is Pennsylvania's largest maximum-security prison, holding about 3,500 prisoners. SCI Graterford has an extensive prison farm on its 1,730 acres (7.0 km2) and the 62-acre (250,000 m2) prison compound itself lies within 30-foot (9.1 m) high walls surmounted by nine manned towers. Prison factories and industries employ 21 civilian staff and 315 inmate staff. An example is the Garment Factory which provides inmates with shirts, trousers, insulated coveralls, baseball caps, bibs, and handkerchiefs.
The main attractions to Skippack are Evansburg State Park, the Central Montgomery Park and the historic shopping village, Skippack Village. The State Park offers a variety of recreational opportunities including hunting, fishing, horse back riding and an 18 hole golf course.
As of the 2010 census, the township was 75.0% White, 16.6% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.6% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 4.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
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