Upper Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania
| Upper Gwynedd Township | |
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Knipe-Moore-Rupp Farmhouse, built 1808
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 40°13′05″N 75°17′28″W / 40.21806°N 75.29111°WCoordinates: 40°13′05″N 75°17′28″W / 40.21806°N 75.29111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.13 sq mi (21.05 km2) |
| • Land | 8.12 sq mi (21.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,552 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 15,975 |
| • Density | 1,966.40/sq mi (759.20/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 215 and 267 |
| FIPS code | 42-091-79056 |
| Website | www |
Upper Gwynedd Township ( /ˈɡwɪnɛd/) is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,552 at the 2010 census. North Wales Borough is surrounded by Upper Gwynedd Township on all sides, and many homes and businesses with North Wales addresses are actually in Upper Gwynedd. Many properties with Lansdale addresses are in Upper Gwynedd as well. It is part of the North Penn Valley region that is centered around the borough of Lansdale.
Station Square, one of the first new transit oriented developments in the Philadelphia suburbs, is located in Upper Gwynedd on the border with Lansdale. It is across the street from Pennbrook Station with SEPTA rail service to Philadelphia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21.1 km2), all of it land. It is in the Schuylkill watershed and is drained by the Towamencin and Wissahickon Creeks. Its villages include Gwynedd Heights, Gwynedd Square, Penbrook, and West Point.
Upper Gwynedd Township surrounds the borough of North Wales.
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