Upper Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°22′00″N 75°29′35″W / 40.36667°N 75.49306°WCoordinates: 40°22′00″N 75°29′35″W / 40.36667°N 75.49306°W |
| Area | 21.2 sq mi (54.9 km2) |
| - land | 20.2 sq mi (52 km2) |
| - water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2), 4.72% |
| Population | 6,464 (2010) |
| Density | 304.9/sq mi (117.7/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 215 and 267 |
 Location of Upper Hanover Township in Montgomery County
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 Location of Upper Hanover Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Upper Hanover Township in Pennsylvania
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Upper Hanover Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,464 at the 2010 census.
It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.2 square miles (55 km2), of which 20.2 square miles (52 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), or 4.62%, is water. It is drained by Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River and contains most of the Green Lane Reservoir. It consists mainly of rolling hills, and the only mountainous area is east of Palm on Mill Hill, which contains Montgomery County's highest point. The township has a humid continental climate (Dfa) and is in hardiness zones 6b and 7a.
Route 29 is the primary north-to-south route and comes up the Perkiomen Valley from Collegeville into Lehigh County. Route 663 crosses Upper Hanover and meets 29 in Pennsburg. Other local roads of note include Church Road, Geryville Pike, Kutztown Road/Knight Road, School House Road, and Water Street. The township's villages include Chapel (also in Berks County,) Fruitville, Geryville (also in Bucks County and pronounced with a hard "g,") Palm, and Perkiomen Heights.
The following three boroughs form a cluster along Route 29 surrounded by Upper Hanover and are listed in north-to-south order:
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