Lower Gwynedd Township ( ) is a

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in Montgomery County,

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, United States. The population was 11,405 at the 2010 census. The township comprises four villages:

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...

, Gwynedd Valley, Penllyn, and

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. While its postal address is in Ambler, Pennsylvania (19002), it is separate from the Borough of Ambler. Lower Gwynedd Township was founded in 1698.

History

Gwynedd was founded in 1698 by Welsh Quakers. The township was then split into Lower Gwynedd and Upper Gwynedd in 1891. Gwynedd Hall and the Jacob Kastner Loghouse are listed on the

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Geography

Snow-Covered Trail in Lower Gwynedd Township

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24.2 km²), of which 9.3 square miles (24.2 km²) is land and 0.11% is water. The township has twenty miles of trails and 120 acres of parkland.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the township was 84.0% White, 6.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 7.1% Asian, and 1.5% were two or more races. 1.9% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the

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of 2000, there were 10,422 people, 4,177 households, and 2,752 families residing in the township. The

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was 1,115.9 people per square mile (430.8/km²). There were 4,360 housing units at an average density of 466.8/sq mi (180.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.80%

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, 7.78%

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, 4.10%

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, 1.05%

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, 0.98% from two or more races, 0.26% from

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, 0.08% Native American, and 0.01%

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. There were 4,177 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were

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living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $74,351, and the median income for a family was $97,991. Males had a median income of $71,027 versus $44,541 for females. The

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for the township was $41,868. About 1.2% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Danielle Duckett currently fills the position of the Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Lower Gwynedd Township. (See references)

References

http://www.montcopa.org/documentcenter/view/13404

External links

Lower Gwynedd Township

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