Montgomery Township is a

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in Franklin County,

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, United States. The population was 6,116 at the 2010 census, up from 4,949 at the 2000 census.

History

The township has the name of

Richard Montgomery Richard Montgomery (2 December 1738 – 31 December 1775) was an Irish soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is most famous for l ...

, a general in the American Revolution.

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...

Robert Kennedy Memorial Presbyterian Church The Robert Kennedy Memorial Presbyterian Church, also known as the Welsh Run Presbyterian Church, is an historic, American Presbyterian church that is located in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National R ...

, Hays Bridge Historic District, Angle Farm, Millmont Farm, Rock Hill Farm, and the Col. John Work House are listed on the

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Geography

The township is in southwestern Franklin County, bordered to the south by

Washington County, Maryland Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,705. Its county seat is Hagerstown. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for the ...

. The western border of the township follows the ridgecrest of Cove Mountain, the eastern border follows

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in part, and the southern border is part of the

Mason–Dixon line The Mason–Dixon line, also called the Mason and Dixon line or Mason's and Dixon's line, is a demarcation line separating four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (part of Virginia ...

. The borough of

Mercersburg Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, located near the southern border of Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is southwest of Harrisburg, the state capital. Due to its location in a rural area, it had a relatively large percentage ...

lies along part of the northern edge of the township. Two Top Mountain, Claylick Mountain, Kasies Knob, and Rickard Mountain, all part of the

Bear Pond Mountains The Bear Pond Mountains are a sub-range in the Appalachian Mountains, that straddle Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States. These mountains are a part of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians and reach their highest point at Cross Mountain (P ...

, are in the southern part of the township. Cross Mountain, the highest point in the Bear Pond Mountains at , is located at the south end of Cove Mountain.

Whitetail Ski Resort Whitetail Mountain Resort is a four-season resort located on Two Top Mountain, a mountain in the Bear Pond Mountains of Pennsylvania. The resort opened for skiing in 1991, and was acquired a few years later by Snow Time, Inc., the company which a ...

is on the eastern side of Two Top Mountain.

Pennsylvania Route 75 Pennsylvania Route 75 (PA 75) is a north–south state highway located in central Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at the Mason–Dixon line in Montgomery Township, where the road continues into Maryland as Maryland Route 494 (MD 494). ...

crosses the center of the township, leading north into Mercersburg and south to the

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border.

Pennsylvania Route 16 Pennsylvania Route 16 (PA 16) is a east–west state route located in southern Pennsylvania, United States. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 522 (US 522) in McConnellsburg. The eastern terminus is at the Mason–Dixon line ...

crosses the northern part of the township, leading northwest into Mercersburg and east to Greencastle. Unincorporated communities in the township include Kasiesville, Claylick and Shimpstown along PA 75. Welsh Run is in the eastern part of the township, and Nova is in the southeast. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.11%, is water.

Neighboring townships

* Antrim Township (east) * Peters Township (north) * Warren Township (west)

Communities

* Bino * Claylick * Kasiesville * Lenwood Heights * Nova * Shimpstown * Welsh Run

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,949 people, 1,782 households, and 1,448 families residing in the township. The

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was 73.8 people per square mile (28.5/km²). There were 1,849 housing units at an average density of 27.6/sq mi (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.23%

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, 0.24%

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

, 0.12% Native American, 0.06%

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, 0.16% from

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, and 0.18% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.44% of the population. There were 1,782 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were

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living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.07. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,538, and the median income for a family was $50,653. Males had a median income of $31,364 versus $23,775 for females. The

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for the township was $18,699. About 3.7% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. Anderson Rd FrankCo PA 1.jpg, House on Anderson Road Robt Kennedy Presby Church FranCo PA.JPG,

References

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