Upper Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°17′00″N 75°37′14″W / 40.28333°N 75.62056°WCoordinates: 40°17′00″N 75°37′14″W / 40.28333°N 75.62056°W |
| Area | 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km2) |
| - land | 5.1 sq mi (13 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 5,315 (2010) |
| Density | 1,042.2/sq mi (402.4/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
 Location of Upper Pottsgrove Township in Montgomery County
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 Location of Upper Pottsgrove Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Upper Pottsgrove Township in Pennsylvania
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Upper Pottsgrove Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,315 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km2), all of it land. It is drained by the Schuylkill River via its tributaries of Sproegels Run and Manatawny Creek. Its villages include Cedar Grove, Halfway House, and Little Oley (also in Berks County).
As of the 2010 census, the township was 87.6% White, 5.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.5% were Some Other Race, and 2.0% were two or more races. 2.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,102 people, 1,417 households, and 1,156 families residing in the township. The population density was 812.5 people per square mile (313.6/km2). There were 1,459 housing units at an average density of 289.0/sq mi (111.5/km2). The ethnic makeup of the township is 95.20% White, 2.51% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
There were 1,417 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.22.
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