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Limerick Township is a
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in Montgomery County,
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, United States.


History

The township was named for the hometown of early settler William Evans, whose family arrived in the area from
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,
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in 1698. The township is mentioned in Philadelphia court records in the 1710s, but formal proceedings recording the township's boundaries were not entered until March Sessions 1726. Royersford was created from its southeastern corner in 1879. Limerick Township is a member of the Spring-Ford Area School District. The township grew from a 1990 population of 6,600 to 18,074 as of the 2010 census. On July 27, 1994, a deadly
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struck parts of Limerick Township, killing an infant and her parents. The most severely affected area was the Hamlet
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. The William and Mordecai Evans House and Isaac Hunsberger House are listed on the
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. John McClellan Hood, father of U.S. Army surveyor
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, built Hood Mansion in 1834. The estate has been abandoned since 2008 and is under threat of demolition for development.


Geography

According to the
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, the township has a total area of 22.8 square miles (59.0 km2), of which 22.6 square miles (58.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (0.92%) is water. The
Limerick Nuclear Power Plant The Limerick Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located next to the Schuylkill River in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, approximately northwest of Center City, Philadelphia. The facility has two General Electric ...
is located within its borders, along with Heritage Field Airport. The township is drained by the
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, which separates it from Chester County. Its villages include Barlow Heights, Limerick, Linfield, and Neiffer. Limerick Township is northwest of
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. The climate is hot-summer
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and average monthly temperatures in the village of Limerick range from 30.3 °F in January to 74.8 °F in July

The
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s are 6b and 7a.


Neighboring municipalities

* Lower Pottsgrove Township (west) * New Hanover Township (northwest) * Upper Frederick Township (north) * Lower Frederick Township (northeast) * Perkiomen Township (east) * Upper Providence Township (southeast) * Royersford (south) * East Vincent Township, Chester County (southwest) * East Coventry Township, Chester County (southwest)


Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the township was 91.5% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.2% Asian, and 1.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. 1.3% were two or more races

As of the
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of 2000, there were 13,534 people, 5,143 households, and 3,744 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 5,442 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.10%
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, 2.11%
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, 0.19% Native American, 1.29% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population. There were 5,143 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were
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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 40.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $64,752, and the median income for a family was $73,296. Males had a median income of $46,351 versus $35,275 for females. The
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for the township was $27,305. About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the
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, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


Government and politics


Supervisors

*Kenneth W. Sperring Jr. *Michael J. McCloskey, III *Patrick M. Morroney *Kara Shuler (Chair) *Linda Irwin (Vice-Chair)


Legislators

*US Representative
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, 4th district, Democratic *State Senator Katie Muth, 44th district, Democratic *State Representative Joe Ciresi, 146th district, Democratic


Transportation

As of 2022, there were of public roads in Limerick Township, of which were maintained by the
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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township. U.S. Route 422 is the main highway serving Limerick Township. It follows the Pottstown Expressway along a northwest-southeast alignment across the southwestern portion of the township, with three interchanges providing local access.
SEPTA SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people througho ...
provides Suburban Bus service to Limerick Township along Route 93, which runs between the
Norristown Transportation Center Norristown Transit Center is a two-level multimodal public transportation regional hub located in Norristown, Pennsylvania and operated by SEPTA. It opened in 1989, replacing the older M terminus one block away at Main and Swede Streets, and ...
in Norristown and Pottstown and serves the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in the township, and Route 139, which runs between the King of Prussia Transit Center at the
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mall and Limerick.
Pottstown Area Rapid Transit Pottstown Area Rapid Transit (PART) is a public transit agency providing bus service in the Pottstown, Pennsylvania, area. It is owned by the borough of Pottstown and runs Monday through Saturday, excluding major holidays. PART provides a connecti ...
(PART) provides bus service to the Philadelphia Premium Outlets along the Blue Line route, which heads west to Pottstown.


Notable people

*In 1890, Joseph F. Buzby, Royersford, Pa., invented a Glass Telephone Insulator that was issued U S Patent # 427,296. A revolution in technology could not be recognized without such an invention. *
Bob Shoudt Bob Shoudt (born October 16, 1966), also known as "Humble Bob" or "Notorious B.O.B." (the name of his YouTube channel), is an American competitive eater from Royersford, Pennsylvania. He holds numerous eating records, including the most food eve ...
aka Notorious B.O.B. - Competitive Eater holding numerous World Records including eating 59.6 lbs of food and drink in 4 hours at The Reading Phillies Gluttony Night on June 12, 2018


Shopping

The Philadelphia Premium Outlets, along with many other shopping centers have sprouted along with the growing population.


Sister cities

*
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, Ireland


See also

*Chapel Christian Academy – former school (1974 - 2007) *
Limerick Nuclear Power Plant The Limerick Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located next to the Schuylkill River in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, approximately northwest of Center City, Philadelphia. The facility has two General Electric ...


References


External links


Limerick Township

Limerick Township Historical Society
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