Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania or Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Salford Township
Township
Landis Homestead on Morwood Road
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery

Elevation	338 ft (103 m)
Coordinates	40°20′03″N 75°22′58″W / 40.33417°N 75.38278°W / 40.33417; -75.38278Coordinates: 40°20′03″N 75°22′58″W / 40.33417°N 75.38278°W / 40.33417; -75.38278

Area	9.6 sq mi (24.9 km²)
- land	9.5 sq mi (25 km²)
- water	0.04 sq mi (0 km²), 0.42%

Population	2,504 (2010)
Density	247.8 / sq mi (95.7 / km²)

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

Location of Salford Township in Montgomery County
Location of Salford Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: http://www.salfordtownship.com

Salford Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,504 at the 2010 census.

History

The Landis Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.7 km²), of which, 9.5 square miles (24.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.21%) is water. It is drained by the Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River. Its villages include Earlington, Naceville (also in Bucks County,) and Tylersport.

Neighboring municipalities

Franconia Township (southeast)
Upper Salford Township (southwest)
Marlborough Township (northwest)
West Rockhill Township, Bucks County (northeast)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	650	—
1940	781	20.2%
1950	794	1.7%
1960	1,068	34.5%
1970	1,560	46.1%
1980	1,995	27.9%
1990	2,216	11.1%
2000	2,363	6.6%
2010	2,504	6.0%
http://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls.

As of the 2010 census, the township was 96.8% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, and 0.7% were two or more races. 1.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry .

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,363 people, 807 households, and 677 families residing in the township. The population density was 247.8 people per square mile (95.6/km²). There were 821 housing units at an average density of 86.1/sq mi (33.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% White, 0.68% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 807 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $66,775, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $46,731 versus $28,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,740. About 0.9% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

**Presidential elections results**
Year	Republican	Democratic
2012	63.2% 881	34.8% 486
2008	57.2% 791	42.2% 584
2004	61.8% 841	37.9% 516
2000	62.0% 646	34.2% 356
1996	52.5% 469	31.7% 283
1992	45.7% 431	26.8% 253

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

Salford 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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