Lower Providence Township is a

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, United States. The township is located approximately 17 miles northwest of

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. The population was 25,625 at the 2020 census.

History

Lower Providence Township was established in 1805 by the division of the former Providence Township into Upper and Lower Providence along the

Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania.Gertler ...

. Lower Providence is part of the historic homeland of the

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people, called the Delaware Indians by early European settlers. It was part of a large tract of land, which was granted to

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, the founder and first governor of the colonial-era

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Skippack Bridge Skippack Bridge, also known as Montgomery County Bridge No. 142, is a historic stone arch bridge located near Evansburg, Pennsylvania, Evansburg in Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvan ...

, built in 1792 in the township, was listed on the

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in 1970.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.3 km²), of which 15.4 square miles (39.8 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) (1.29%) is water. Lower Providence Township includes a portion of

Valley Forge National Historical Park Valley Forge National Historical Park is the site of the third winter encampment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778. The National Park Service preserves the site and interprets ...

and

Evansburg State Park Evansburg State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Lower Providence, Lower Salford, Skippack, Towamencin, and Worcester Townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park has a variety of habitats including fores ...

. Evansburg State Park provides for a multitude of recreational opportunities such as horseback riding, hiking, picnicking, biking, fishing and hunting. Mill Grove, the first home in America of the painter

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, is maintained as a museum and wildlife sanctuary by Montgomery County.

Neighboring municipalities

* Upper Providence Township (west) * Borough of Collegeville (northwest) * Perkiomen Township (tangent to the northwest) * Skippack Township (north) * Worcester Township (northeast) * East Norriton Township (tangent to the northeast) * West Norriton Township (east) * Upper Merion Township (south) * Schuylkill Township, Chester County (southwest)

Nearby places of interest

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* Norristown *

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Demographics

At the 2010 census, the township was 81.0% White, 7.1% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 9.7% Asian, and 1.3% were two or more races. 2.9% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. At the 2000

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, there were 22,390 people, 7,446 households and 5,606 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 7,690 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 86.26%

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, 7.25%

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, 0.11% Native American, 4.67% Asian, 0.07%

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, 1.04% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population. There were 7,446 households, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.21. 26.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.3 males. The

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was $66,250 and the median family income was $74,902. Males had a median income of $47,489 compared with $35,896 for females. The

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for the township was $26,186. About 2.9% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the

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, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Lower Providence Township is a municipality that is governed as a Township of the Second Class with a Board of Supervisors consisting of five elected residents. The Board of Supervisors is responsible for the appointment of the Township Manager, who executes the policies of the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors also appoints all advisory and regulatory boards. The current township manager is Donald Delamater (effective November 21, 2016), and the assistant township manager is Geraldine M. Golas. The members of the Board of Supervisors are Peter MacFarland, Chair (term expires 2021), Colleen Eckman, Vice Chair (term expires 2021), Gary Neights (term expires 2023), Jason Sorgini (term expires 2023) and Cara Coless (term expires 2025).

County government

The Montgomery County Correctional Facility is in

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Transportation

As of 2019 there were of public roads in Lower Providence 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 Lower Providence Township. It follows the Pottstown Expressway along an east-west alignment through the southern section of the township.

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provides local access, following Trooper Road northeast from US 422, then turning northwest along

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before turning back to the northeast along Park Avenue.

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provides

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service to Lower Providence Township along routes , and , connecting the township to the

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in Norristown and other suburbs.

Education

Lower Providence Township is served by the Methacton School District. Three of the district's four elementary schools serve sections of the township: Arrowhead, Eagleville, and Woodland.Elementary School Boundaries
" Methacton School District. Retrieved on October 8, 2018. Skyview Upper Elementary School, Arcola Intermediate School, and

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serve all parts of the district. Woodland, Eagleville, and Arrowhead elementary schools; the Skyview Upper Elementary School and the Arcola Intermediate School are all located within the township. Methacton High School and Worcester Elementary School are located in Worcester Township. The

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operates Visitation B.V.M. School in West Norriton Township, - Church and school locations for St. Teresa of Avila and Visitation BVM indicated on the map near but not in the Trooper census-designated place. Lower Providence Community Library is in Eagleville.https://lowerprovidencelibrary.org/Home . Lower Providence Community Library. Retrieved on October 10, 2018. "Lower Providence Community Library 50 Parklane Drive Eagleville, PA 19403"

Notable people

, 19th-century artist, ornithologist, and naturalist *

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, former professional baseball player,

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and

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References

External links

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