West Norriton Township, Pennsylvania Explained

West Norriton Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:File:West Norriton Township Montgomery County.png
Map Caption1:Location of West Norriton Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.1233°N -75.3831°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 Km2:16.11
Area Total Sq Mi:6.22
Area Land Km2:15.24
Area Land Sq Mi:5.89
Area Water Km2:0.87
Area Water Sq Mi:0.34
Elevation Ft:177
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:15663
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:15766
Population Density Km2:1034.21
Population Density Sq Mi:2678.56
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:−5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−4
Area Code:610
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-091-83696
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

West Norriton Township is a township that is located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Norristown Area School District.

The population of the township was 15,663 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

On March 9, 1909, Norriton Township was divided into East Norriton and West Norriton townships.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 5.03%, of which is water.

Transportation

As of 2018, there were of public roads in West Norriton Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[4]

U.S. Route 422 is the most prominent highway serving West Norriton, briefly passing through the southwestern corner. Pennsylvania Route 363 interchanges with US 422 and heads northeast along Trooper Road before veering northwest out of the township.

SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to West Norriton Township along routes, and, connecting the township to the Norristown Transportation Center in Norristown and other suburbs.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the township was 81.1% White, 9.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 5.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 1.7% were two or more races. 3.1% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 14,901 people, 6,614 households, and 3,842 families residing in the township.

The population density was 2543.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 6,890 housing units at an average density of 1176.3sp=usNaNsp=us.

The racial makeup of the township was 89.49% White, 6.10% African American, 0.07% Native American, 2.73% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.

There were 6,614 households, out of which 22.2% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 47.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. Out of all of the households that were documented, 33.3% were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 19.0% of residents who were under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years.

For every one hundred females, there were 91.9 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,086, and the median income for a family was $65,701. Males had a median income of $44,211 compared with that of $37,192 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $28,497.

Approximately 2.1% of families and 3.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 6.4% of those ao were aged sixty-five or older.

Government and politics

Presidential elections results
YearRepublicanDemocratic
202036.5% 3,65262.5% 6,250
201639.2% 3,39256.2% 4,861
201241.3% 3,36757.7% 4,705
200839.7% 3,34459.3% 4,991
200444.2% 3,51055.4% 4,403
200045.1% 2,98952.7% 3,493
199642.4% 2,50246.5% 2,741
199243.2% 2,85737.6% 2,481

Cemeteries

Education

Norristown Area School District is the area school district.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia operates Visitation B.V.M. School in West Norriton Township.[8] near but not in the Trooper census-designated place.[9] Mother Teresa Regional Catholic School in King of Prussia is another local Catholic school. Mother Teresa was formed in 2012 by the merger of St. Teresa of Avila in West Norriton and Mother of Divine Providence in King of Prussia.[8] [10]

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: Norriton, Township of (defunct) Government Detail PA Local Geohistory Project . November 17, 2021 . www.localgeohistory.pro.
  4. Web site: West Norriton Township map . PennDOT . March 10, 2023.
  5. SEPTA Official Transit & Street Map Suburban . SEPTA . May 2, 2016.
  6. https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA#locality-tab Census 2010: Pennsylvania
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. . January 31, 2008 .
  8. Web site: Zoning Map . . May 2, 2020. - Church and school locations for St. Teresa of Avila and Visitation BVM indicated on the map
  9. Web site: Home . Visitation BVM School . West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania . May 3, 2020 . Visitation BVM School - 190 N. Trooper Road, Trooper, PA 19403. - The archdiocese states the address as: "190 North Trooper Rd.Norristown PA, 19403" - The school is both outside of the Trooper CDP limits and outside of the Norristown city limits.
  10. Web site: 2012 Catholic grade school consolidations/closings . Catholicphilly.com . July 15, 2012 . April 22, 2020.