census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
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Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Milford Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,902 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census ...
, United States. It is located along PA Route
663
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near the borough of Trumbauersville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 897 residents. While the village has a PO Box post office, with the ZIP code of 18935, the surrounding area uses the Quakertown ZIP Code of 18951.
Milford Square is located on
Unami Creek
Unami Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Perkiomen Creek in Lehigh, Bucks, and Montgomery counties in eastern and southeastern Penns ...
, also known as Swamp Creek, which drains into 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 ...
. It was formerly known as Heistville, named after the Heist family who operated Achey's Mill and lived in, and greatly renovated, the miller's home.
Campbell's Bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1988. It is also home to Achey's Bridge, the first concrete-reinforced bridge in America, which was designed by Henry Mercer and now is located on private property.
Education
It is in the
Quakertown Community School District
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