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Franconia Township, Pennsylvania
Franconia Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,064 at the 2010 census. History Franconia Township was founded in the late 1720s. The name means "Land Of The Franks", and most of the settlers were Germans seeking religious freedom. The Bridge in Franconia Township was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.07% is water. It is in the Delaware watershed and is drained by the East Branch Perkiomen Creek and the West Branch Neshaminy Creek. The township's villages include Earlington, Franconia, Morwood and Reliance. Route 113 crosses it from northeast to southwest and its other major road is north-to-south Allentown Road. Neighboring municipalities * Hatfield Township (southeast) * Towamencin Township (south) * Lower Salford Township (southwest) * Upper Salford Township (west) * Salford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania
Towamencin Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,578 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Penn School District and the North Penn Valley region that is centered around the borough of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Lansdale. Towamencin has residential neighborhoods, historic farmhouses, recreational facilities, many schools, and open spaces. The community is a mix of residential, commercial and rural development. The Township is centrally located within Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County with easy access to the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Interstate 476, Northeast Extension. Etymology The name Towamencin is of Native American origin, although there exists some disagreement about the name's history. Some early sources, such as the 1850 United States Census, record the township's name as "Towamensing." The Towamensing name appears on local tax records as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
