Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania.

Plymouth Township
First Class Township with home rule
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse, built 1708
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery

Elevation	249 ft (75.9 m)
Coordinates	40°08′00″N 75°17′29″W / 40.13333°N 75.29139°W / 40.13333; -75.29139Coordinates: 40°08′00″N 75°17′29″W / 40.13333°N 75.29139°W / 40.13333; -75.29139

Area	8.5 sq mi (22 km²)
- land	8.4 sq mi (22 km²)
- water	0.1 sq mi (0 km²), 1.18%

Population	16,525 (2010)
Density	1,907.3 / sq mi (736.4 / km²)

Founded	1686
Government	Council-manager

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes	19462 19428 19422
Area code	610 / 484

Location of Plymouth Township in Montgomery County
Location of Plymouth Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: www.plymouthtownship.org

Plymouth Township is a township with home rule status in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although it retains the word "Township" in its official name, it has been governed by a home rule charter since 1976 and is no longer subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code.^[1] The population was 16,525 at the 2010 census. It is serviced by the Colonial School District and is home to the Plymouth Meeting Mall. It also serves as the home of the Mid-County Interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Blue Route.

History

Plymouth Meeting, a census-designated place (CDP) that straddles Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships, was settled by English Quakers in 1686. The Cold Point Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.1 km²), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.41%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	4,369	—
1940	4,380	0.3%
1950	5,118	16.8%
1960	11,430	123.3%
1970	16,911	48.0%
1980	17,168	1.5%
1990	15,985	−6.9%
2000	16,045	0.4%
2010	16,525	3.0%
www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls.

As of the 2010 census, Plymouth Township was 83.1% White, 7.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 7.2% Asian, and 1.7% were two or more races. 2.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry .

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 16,045 people, 6,512 households, and 4,363 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,907.3 people per square mile (736.6/km²). There were 6,703 housing units at an average density of 796.8 per square mile (307.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.26% White, 4.17% African American, 0.09% Native American, 5.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 6,512 households, out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,069, and the median income for a family was $66,938. Males had a median income of $45,953 versus $35,089 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,862. About 2.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Plymouth Township is governed by a five-member Council, elected to staggered four-year terms; four Council members are elected by district and one is elected at-large. Council establishes the policies, goals and objectives for the Executive, Administrative, and Advisory functions. Council Members are limited by the Home Rule Charter to two consecutive terms plus the balance of an unexpired term.^[4]

The current Council members are:

District 1: Dean Eisenberger (R), Chair - term expires Dec. 2017
District 2: Christopher Manero (D) - term expires Dec. 2019
District 3: Martin Higgins (D) - term expires Dec. 2017
District 4: Lenore Bruno (R), Vice Chair - term expires Dec. 2019
At-Large: Ron Trask (R) - term expires Dec. 2017

The township is part of the Seventh Congressional District (represented by Rep. Pat Meehan) and Thirteenth Congressional District (represented by Rep. Brendan Boyle). It is also in the 70th State House District (represented by Rep. Matthew Bradford) and the 148th State House District (represented by Rep. Mary Jo Daley) as well as the 17th State Senate District (represented by Sen. Daylin Leach).

**Presidential elections results**
Year	Republican	Democratic
2012	42.5% 3,719	56.3% 4,932
2008	40.1% 3,588	59.2% 5,298
2004	43.1% 3,681	56.6% 4,827
2000	41.4% 3,070	56.5% 4,186
1996	37.2% 2,485	52.5% 3,509
1992	37.7% 2,863	45.8% 3,481

Locale

East Norriton Township

Whitpain Township

Whitemarsh Township

Norristown Municipality

Whitemarsh Township

Plymouth Township

Upper Merion Township

West Conshohocken Borough

Conshohocken Borough

References

↑ Pennsylvania Code Title 346, Sec. 23.1-101 et seq.
↑ 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.
↑ Plymouth Township http://www.plymouthtownship.org/council.cfm

External links

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

Home Rule Municipalities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

First Class	Township of Cheltenham Township of Haverford Township of McCandless Township of Mt. Lebanon Township of O'Hara Township of Penn Hills City of Philadelphia Township of Plymouth Township of Radnor Township of Upper Darby Township of Upper St. Clair Township of Whitehall Township of Wilkes-Barre

Second Class	Township of Chester Township of Elk Township of Ferguson Township of Hampton Township of Hanover Township of Horsham Borough of Kingston Township of Middletown Township of Peters Township of Pine City of Pittsburgh Township of Richland Township of Tredyffrin Township of Upper Providence Township of West Deer Township of Whitemarsh

Third Class	City of Allentown City of Carbondale City of Chester City of Clairton City of Coatesville City of Farrell City of Franklin City of Greensburg City of Hermitage City of Johnstown Borough of Latrobe City of Lebanon City of McKeesport City of Reading City of St. Marys City of Warren City of Wilkes-Barre

N/A	Borough of Bellevue Borough of Bethel Park Borough of Bradford Woods Borough of Bryn Athyn Borough of Cambridge Springs Borough of Chalfont City of DuBois Borough of Edinboro Borough of Greentree City of Hazleton Township of Kingston Borough of Monroeville Borough of Murrysville Borough of Norristown Borough of Portage Township of Salisbury City of Scranton Borough of State College Borough of Tyrone Borough of West Chester Borough of Whitehall Borough of Youngsville

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