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Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (Interstate 476). 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) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (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. Other natural features include Butter Creek, Hazelback Creek, Kuglers Roost, Licking Creek, Morgan Run, and Schmoutz Creek.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1. In Milford Township, ... [...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] |
Pennsylvania Route 663
Pennsylvania Route 663 (PA 663) is a state highway in Montgomery and Bucks counties in southeast Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at PA 100 in the borough of Pottstown and its northern terminus is at PA 309 and PA 313 in the borough of Quakertown, where the road continues eastward as PA 313. Along the way, PA 663 also passes through the borough of Pennsburg. It is called John Fries Highway between Pennsburg and Quakertown. It has an interchange with Interstate 476 (I-476, Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) at exit 44 west of Quakertown. The route was assigned in 1930, and it has had several realignments since its commissioning, including two major ones. Route description PA 663 begins at an intersection with PA 100 in the borough of Pottstown in Montgomery County, heading east on four-lane undivided West King Street. The road passes between commercial areas to the north and the Pottsgrove Manor his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Marlborough Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,178 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District. History In 1741, Marlboro Township was partitioned from the original Salford Township. At some point in time after the 1940 U.S. Federal Census, the township was officially renamed Marlborough Township. Some historical and genealogical references retain the early spelling of the community. The Bauern Freund Print Shop, Andreas Rieth Homestead, Sutch Road Bridge in Marlborough Township, and Swamp Creek Road Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.7 square miles (32.9 km2), of which 12.5 square miles (32.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (1.34%) is water. It is drained by the Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River and consists mainly of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
West Rockhill Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The original Rockhill Township was established in 1740 and was divided into East Rockhill and West Rockhill Townships in 1890. The population was 5,256 at the 2010 census. West Rockhill Township is part of Pennridge School District. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42.4 km), of which 16.3 square miles (42.2 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.49%) is water. It is in the Delaware watershed and, while most of West Rockhill is drained by the East Branch Perkiomen Creek and Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River, an area in the northeast portion drains via Threemile Run, Lake Nockamixon, and the Tohickon Creek eastward to the Delaware River. Other natural features include Butter Creek, Ingram Hill, Mill Creek, Ridge Valley Creek, and Rock Hill. The township's villages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Richland Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 11,100 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. History The Shelly School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.5 square miles (53.1 km2), of which 20.5 square miles (53.0 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.24%) is water. It is drained by the Tohickon Creek eastward into the Delaware River. The township contains the villages of California, Paletown, Pullen, Quaker, Rich Hill, and Shelly, Pennsylvania, Shelly.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1. Natural features include Beaver Run (Tohickon Creek), Beaver Run, Dry Branch Creek (Tohickon Creek), Dry Branch Creek, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 5,035 at the 2010 census. History The Jacob Funk House and Barn, John Eakin Farm, Knecht's Mill Covered Bridge, Springhouse Farm, and Springtown Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was also the location of the formerly listedU.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.8 square miles (79.7 km2), all land. It is located in the Delaware watershed and, while most of the township is drained directly eastward into the Delaware River by Tohickon Creek and Cooks Creek (both of which start in Springfield,) a very small area in the extreme west is drained by the Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River. Springfield Township's past and present villages include Bursonville, Gallows, Gruversville, Hilltop, Passer, Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Pleasant Valley, Pullen, Springtown, Stony Point, and Zionhill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
