Plymouth Township is a

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with home rule status in Montgomery County,

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. The township has been governed by a home rule charter since 1976 and is no longer subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. The population was 16,525 at the 2010 census. It is serviced by the Colonial School District and is home to the

Plymouth Meeting Mall Plymouth Meeting Mall is a shopping mall in the community of Plymouth Meeting in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania, approximately northwest of Center City, Philadelphia. It is located at Germantown Pike and Hickory Road, near the Mid-County Int ...

. The township also serves as the home of the Mid-County Interchange between the

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, also known as

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, and the Mid-County Expressway/Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, also known as

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History

Plymouth Meeting, a

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(CDP) that straddles Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships, was settled by English

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in 1686. The

Cold Point Historic District Cold Point Historic District is a national Historic district (United States), historic district located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Plymouth Township and Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Whitemars ...

was listed on the

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in 1983.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.1 km²), of which 8.4 square miles (21.8 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km²) (1.41%) is water. Plymouth Township straddles the boundary between a hot-summer

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(''Dfa'') and a

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(''Cfa''). The

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is 7a. It is drained by the

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, which forms most of its southwestern boundary.

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Demographics

As of the 2010 census, Plymouth Township was 83.1% White, 7.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 7.2% Asian, and 1.7% were two or more races. 2.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the 2000

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, there were 16,045 people, 6,512 households, and 4,363 families residing in the township. The

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was 1,907.3 people per square mile (736.6/km²). There were 6,703 housing units at an average density of 796.8 per square mile (307.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.26%

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, 4.17%

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, 0.09% Native American, 5.22%

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, 0.01%

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, 0.37% from

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, and 0.89% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.25% of the population. There were 6,512 households, out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were

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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97. In the township, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $54,069, and the median income for a family was $66,938. Males had a median income of $45,953 versus $35,089 for females. The

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for the township was $28,862. About 2.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Plymouth Township is governed by a five-member Council, elected to staggered four-year terms; four Council members are elected by district and one is elected at-large. Council establishes the policies, goals and objectives for the Executive, Administrative, and Advisory functions. Council Members are limited by the Home Rule Charter to two consecutive terms plus the balance of an unexpired term. The current Council members are: *District 1: David Gannon (D) - term expires Dec. 2021 *District 2: Christopher Manero (D), Chair - term expires Dec. 2023 *District 3: Martin Higgins (D) - term expires Dec. 2021 *District 4: Katherine Bandish (D) - term expires Dec. 2023 *At-Large: Karen Bramblett (D), Vice Chair - term expires Dec. 2021 The township is part of the Fourth Congressional District (represented by Rep.

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). It is also in the 70th State House District (represented by Rep.

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) and the 148th State House District (represented by Rep.

Mary Jo Daley Mary Jo Daley (born September 16, 1949) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 148th Legislative District since 2013. Her district is located in Montgomery County, and includes all of Conshohocken ...

) as well as the 17th State Senate District (represented by Sen. Amanda Cappelletti).

Education

Colonial School District is the local school district. Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School in Plymouth Meeting and Plymouth Township is the area Catholic school. It was formed in 2012 by the merger of Epiphany of Our Lord School in Plymouth Meeting, Our Lady of Victory in East Norriton, and St. Titus in

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References

External links

Plymouth Meeting News & Events

Plymouth Township
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