- Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Milford Township, Pennsylvania.
Milford Township Township Country United States State Pennsylvania County Bucks Elevation 433 ft (132 m) Coordinates 40°25′13″N 75°24′20″W / 40.42028°N 75.40556°W Area 28.1 sq mi (72.8 km2) - land 28.1 sq mi (73 km2) - water 0.04 sq mi (0 km2), 0.14% Population 9,902 (2010) Density 314.0 / sq mi (121.2 / km2) Timezone EST (UTC-5) - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Area code 215 
Location of Milford Township in Bucks County
Location of Milford Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United StatesWebsite: http://www.milfordtownship.org Milford Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,902 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Quakertown interchange of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.8 km²), of which, 28.1 square miles (72.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.11%) is water. Milford Township is in the Delaware watershed and most of it is drained by the Unami Creek and Macoby Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River, but an area in the eastern portion is drained eastward by the Tohickon Creek.
In Milford Township, Interstate 476 has its Quakertown Interchange with Route 663, which connects Quakertown to the east with Pennsburg and Pottstown. A local north-to-south thoroughfare is Allentown Road, which extends south from Coopersburg into Montgomery County. Other local roads of note include Krammes Road/Spinnerstown Road, Kumry Road, Old Bethlehem Pike, Sleepy Hollow Road/Steinburg Road, and Trumbauersville Road. The township's villages include Brick Tavern, Finland, Geryville (also in Montgomery County and pronounced with a hard "g,") Kumry, Milford Square, Rosedale, Sleepy Hollow, Spinnerstown, and Steinsburg.
Adjacent municipalities
- Springfield Township (northeast)
- Richland Township (east)
- West Rockhill Township (southeast)
- Marlborough Township, Montgomery County (southwest)
- Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County (southwest)
- Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County (northwest)
- Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County (tangent to the north)
The borough of Trumbauersville is surrounded by Milford Township.
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1930 2,248 — 1940 2,521 12.1% 1950 2,865 13.6% 1960 3,524 23.0% 1970 4,812 36.5% 1980 6,053 25.8% 1990 7,360 21.6% 2000 8,810 19.7% 2010 9,902 12.4% www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls.</ref> As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,810 people, 3,073 households, and 2,449 families residing in the township. The population density was 314.0 people per square mile (121.2/km²). There were 3,161 housing units at an average density of 112.7/sq mi (43.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% White, 0.69% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 3,073 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,683, and the median income for a family was $64,563. Males had a median income of $41,132 versus $30,773 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,559. About 2.1% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over. MIlford township is patrolled by the Pennsylvania State Police, Dublin Barracks.
Government and politics
Legislators
- State Representative Paul Clymer, Republican, 145th district
- State Senator Bob Mensch, Republican, 24th district
- US Representative Mike Fitzpatrick, Republican, 8th district
Board of Supervisors
- Robert Mansfield, Chairman
- Tim Damiani
- Charles Strunk
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Categories:- Townships in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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