New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

For other townships in Pennsylvania with similar names, see Hanover Township, Pennsylvania..

New Hanover Township
Township
Long Meadow Farmhouse, a historic site in the township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery

Elevation	427 ft (130.1 m)
Coordinates	40°19′31″N 75°32′53″W / 40.32528°N 75.54806°W / 40.32528; -75.54806Coordinates: 40°19′31″N 75°32′53″W / 40.32528°N 75.54806°W / 40.32528; -75.54806

Area	21.6 sq mi (55.9 km²)
- land	21.6 sq mi (56 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%

Population	10,939 (2010)
Density	341.3 / sq mi (131.8 / km²)

Established	1741

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610 and 215

Location of New Hanover Township in Montgomery County
Location of New Hanover Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: http://www.newhanover-pa.org

New Hanover Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,939 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.6 square miles (55.9 km²), all of it land. It consists mainly of rolling hills and valleys and is drained by the Schuylkill River mostly via the Perkiomen Creek. Its villages include Fagleysville, Frederick (also in Upper Frederick Township,) Hoffmansville, Layfield, New Hanover, New Hanover Square, and Sassamansville (also in Douglass Township.) Its numbered routes are 73 east-to-west and 663 north-to-south, which join briefly in Layfield.

Adjacent municipalities

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	1,467	—
1940	1,476	0.6%
1950	1,745	18.2%
1960	3,218	84.4%
1970	4,211	30.9%
1980	4,623	9.8%
1990	5,956	28.8%
2000	7,369	23.7%
2010	10,939	48.4%
http://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls.

As of the 2010 census, the township was 95.3% White, 1.2% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.0% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry .

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 7,369 people, 2,532 households, and 2,147 families residing in the township. The population density was 341.3 people per square mile (131.8/km²). There were 2,615 housing units at an average density of 121.1/sq mi (46.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.32% White, 0.31% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 2,532 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $67,097, and the median income for a family was $70,789. Males had a median income of $51,420 versus $33,578 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,084. About 1.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

**Presidential elections results**
Year	Republican	Democratic
2012	56.3% 2,870	42.1% 2,143
2008	51.2% 2,514	47.9% 2,352
2004	56.5% 2,398	43.0% 1,825
2000	55.7% 1,655	41.3% 1,225
1996	49.2% 1,173	36.1% 861
1992	42.1% 1,026	30.8% 751

Board of Supervisors

New Hanover is a second-class township and elects five at-large supervisors.

Douglas Muller - Chairman
Philip Agliano - Vice Chairman
Ralph Fluharty
Andrew Kelly
Charles Garner Jr.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

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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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