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Upper Merion
Upper Merion Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 28,395 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Located from Philadelphia, it consists of the villages of Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, Gulph Mills, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, King of Prussia, Swedeland, Pennsylvania, Swedeland, Swedesburg, and portions of Radnor, Pennsylvania, Radnor, and Wayne, Pennsylvania, Wayne. The westernmost part of the township comprises the largest part of the Valley Forge National Historical Park. The township is the home of the King of Prussia (shopping mall), King of Prussia mall. King of Prussia also contains a major office park hosting firms such as Lockheed Martin and GlaxoSmithKline. The name Merion originates with the Merionethshire, county of Merioneth in north Wales. ''Merioneth'' is an English-language translation of the Welsh ''Meirionnydd'', itself named after ''Meirchion'' (or ''Meirion''), grandson of ''C ... [...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] |
