Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Franconia Township
Township
Skippack Creek at Allentown Road
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery

Elevation	407 ft (124.1 m)
Coordinates	40°18′34″N 75°21′22″W / 40.30944°N 75.35611°W / 40.30944; -75.35611Coordinates: 40°18′34″N 75°21′22″W / 40.30944°N 75.35611°W / 40.30944; -75.35611

Area	13.9 sq mi (36 km²)
- land	13.8 sq mi (36 km²)
- water	0.1 sq mi (0 km²), 0.72%

Population	13,064 (2010)
Density	833.1 / sq mi (321.7 / km²)

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610

Location of Franconia Township in Montgomery County
Location of Franconia Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: http://www.franconiatownship.org

Franconia Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,064 at the 2010 census.

History

The Bridge in Franconia Township was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36 km²), of which, 13.8 square miles (36 km²) of it is land and 0.07% is water. It is in the Delaware watershed and is drained by the East Branch Perkiomen Creek and the West Branch Neshaminy Creek. Its villages include Franconia, Morwood, and Reliance. Route 113 crosses it NE-to-SW and its other major road is north-to-south Allentown Road.

Neighboring municipalities

Hatfield Township (southeast)
Towamencin Township (south)
Lower Salford Township (southwest)
Upper Salford Township (west)
Salford Township (northwest)
West Rockhill Township, Bucks County (north)
Telford (northeast)
Souderton (northeast)
Hilltown Township, Bucks County (east)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	1,915	—
1940	2,040	6.5%
1950	2,774	36.0%
1960	3,910	41.0%
1970	5,245	34.1%
1980	6,545	24.8%
1990	7,224	10.4%
2000	11,523	59.5%
2010	13,064	13.4%
http://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls.

As of the 2010 census, the township was 93.2% White, 1.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 3.3% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry .

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 11,523 people, 4,151 households, and 3,300 families residing in the township. The population density was 833.1 people per square mile (321.7/km²). There were 4,236 housing units at an average density of 306.2/sq mi (118.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.57% White, 0.86% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 4,151 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $62,126, and the median income for a family was $67,209. Males had a median income of $49,952 versus $32,925 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,751. About 1.4% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Politics and government

**Presidential elections results**
Year	Republican	Democratic
2012	63.9% 4,489	35.2% 2,478
2008	59.5% 4,119	39.7% 2,746
2004	66.6% 4,054	33.0% 2,009
2000	66.6% 3,209	31.3% 1,511
1996	62.8% 2,321	27.5% 1,016
1992	58.8% 1,915	23.3% 760

The township is part of Pennsylvania's 53rd Representative District (represented by Rep. Robert Godshall)

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

Franconia Township

Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Norristown

Boroughs	Ambler Bridgeport Bryn Athyn Collegeville Conshohocken East Greenville Green Lane Hatboro Hatfield Jenkintown Lansdale Narberth Norristown North Wales Pennsburg Pottstown Red Hill Rockledge Royersford Schwenksville Souderton Telford‡ Trappe West Conshohocken

Townships	Abington Cheltenham Douglass East Norriton Franconia Hatfield Horsham Limerick Lower Frederick Lower Gwynedd Lower Merion Lower Moreland Lower Pottsgrove Lower Providence Lower Salford Marlborough Montgomery New Hanover Perkiomen Plymouth Salford Skippack Springfield Towamencin Upper Dublin Upper Frederick Upper Gwynedd Upper Hanover Upper Merion Upper Moreland Upper Pottsgrove Upper Providence Upper Salford West Norriton West Pottsgrove Whitemarsh Whitpain Worcester

CDPs	Arcadia University Ardmore‡ Audubon Blue Bell Bryn Mawr Eagleville Evansburg Flourtown Fort Washington Gilbertsville Glenside Halfway House Harleysville Haverford College‡ Horsham King of Prussia Kulpsville Maple Glen Montgomeryville Oreland Penn Wynne Plymouth Meeting Pottsgrove Sanatoga Skippack Spring House Spring Mount Stowe Trooper Willow Grove Woxall Wyncote Wyndmoor

Unincorporated communities	Arcola Ardsley Ashmead Village Bala Cynwyd Barren Hill Belmont Hills Bethayres Camp Hill Cedarbrook Cedars Center Point Center Square Chapel‡ Colmar Congo Creamery Crestmont Cheltenham Dresher Earlington Edge Hill Elkins Park Erdenheim Eureka‡ Fairview Village Fitzwatertown Franconia Frederick Geryville‡ Gladwyne Graterford Gulph Mills Gwynedd Gwynedd Valley Haverford‡ Hollywood Huntingdon Valley Jarrettown Lafayette Hill La Mott Laverock Layfield Lederach Line Lexington‡ Linfield Mainland Meadowbrook Melrose Park Merion Mingo Miquon Mont Clare Montgomery Square New Hanover Square Noble North Hills Oaks Obelisk Palm Penn Valley Perkiomenville Port Indian Port Providence Prospectville Rahns Rosemont‡ Roslyn Roychester Rydal Salford Salfordville Sassamansville Spring Mill Sumneytown Swedeland Three Tuns Tylersport Unionville‡ Villanova‡ Wayne‡ West Point Worcester Wynnewood‡ Yerkes Zieglersville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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