Salford Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Salford Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:File:Salford Township Montgomery County.png
Map Caption1:Location of Salford Township in Montgomery County
Coordinates:40.3342°N -75.3828°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:9.84
Area Land Sq Mi:9.81
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Elevation Ft:338
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:2504
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:2956
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Area Code:215, 267, and 445
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-091-67528
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

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

History

Salford Township, founded in 1892, is a portion of the original Salford Township. In 1741, because of population growth the original Salford Township split into Marlborough, Upper Salford and Lower Salford townships, and part of Franconia Township. In 1892, Upper Salford further split into the present day Salford and Upper Salford townships. The earliest official documents for the original Salford Township are located within the four extant townships and at the state library.

The Landis Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.21%) is water. The township is drained by the Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River. Its villages include Naceville (also in Bucks County) and Tylersport.

Neighboring municipalities

Transportation

As of 2018 there were of public roads in Salford Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[3]

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476) is the most prominent highway passing through Salford Township. However, the nearest interchanges are down in Towamencin Township and up in Milford Township. The main road providing local access is Pennsylvania Route 563, which follows Ridge Road through the township on a northeast-southwest alignment.

Demographics

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.[4]

At the 2000 census there were 2,363 people, 807 households, and 677 families living in the township. The population density was 247.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 821 housing units at an average density of 86.1sp=usNaNsp=us. 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%.[5]

There were 807 households, 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 households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.19.

The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $66,775 and the median family income 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
YearRepublicanDemocratic
202060.2% 119438.5% 763
201660.7% 101934.7% 582
201263.2% 88134.8% 486
200857.2% 79142.2% 584
200461.8% 84137.9% 516
200062.0% 64634.2% 356
199652.5% 46931.7% 283
199245.7% 43126.8% 253

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files . United States Census Bureau . August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates . June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Salford Township map . PennDOT . March 10, 2023.
  4. Web site: Census 2010: Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314234139/https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA . March 14, 2011 . dead.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. . January 31, 2008 .