Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Springfield Township is a township in Montgomery County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The population was 19,418 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of Wyndmoor
, Erdenheim
, Flourtown
, and Oreland
. The communities of Lafayette Hill
, Fort Washington
, Laverock
, North Hills
, Miquon, and Glenside
are also partly inside the Township.
, the township has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²) of it is land and 0.15% is water.
The township is bordered in Montgomery County by (clockwise from west) Whitemarsh Township
to the west, Upper Dublin Township
to the north, shares a corner with Abington Township
to the northeast, and Cheltenham Township
to the east. In Philadelphia, it is adjacent to Cedarbrook
to the southeast (along Ivy Hill Rd.), shares a corner with East Mount Airy
to the south (Stenton and Ivy Hill), and Chestnut Hill
to the southwest (along Stenton Ave.)
As of the census
of 2000, there were 19,533 people, 7,471 households, and 5,140 families residing in the township. The population density
was 2,875.4 people per square mile (1,110.7/km²). There were 7,631 housing units at an average density of 1,123.3/sq mi (433.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 88.54% White, 8.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.92% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races
, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 7,471 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,226, and the median income for a family was $79,749. Males had a median income of $53,651 versus $41,376 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $32,628. About 1.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
serves the township.
Springfield Township High School
is the district's sole high school.
Springfield Township Middle School is the district's sole middle school.
Enfield Elementary School is one of the district's two elementary schools.
Erdenheim Elementary School is the second of the two elementary schools in the district.
St. Genevieve's School Catholic grade school located in Flourtown
Holy Martyrs Recently closed Catholic grade school located in Oreland
The township is part of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 154
(represented by Rep. Lawrence Curry
)
The township is covered by Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
and is represented by Allyson Schwartz
.
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 19,418 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of Wyndmoor
Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania
Wyndmoor is a census-designated place in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 5,498 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, Erdenheim
Erdenheim, Pennsylvania
Erdenheim is a community in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is served by the 19038 zip code. The primary commercial areas are located along the Bethlehem Pike.Erdenheim was laid out in 1892...
, Flourtown
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
Flourtown is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 19031. Flourtown is adjacent to the Philadelphia neighborhoods of West Oak Lane, Mt. Airy, and Chestnut Hill...
, and Oreland
Oreland, Pennsylvania
Oreland is a United States census-designated place in Springfield and Upper Dublin townships, just outside of the Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy areas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
. The communities of Lafayette Hill
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
Lafayette Hill is a small unincorporated community in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Lafayette Hill is located just west of Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood, and south of Plymouth Meeting...
, Fort Washington
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Fort Washington is an unincorporated census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,446 at the 2010 census.-Prior to the Revolutionary War:...
, Laverock
Laverock, Pennsylvania
Laverock is a small unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States that started as a development in the 1920s. Originally, few homes were built after the onset of the depression, and remained that way until after World War II. In the 1950s and 1960s, Split Level Homes...
, North Hills
North Hills, Pennsylvania
North Hills is an unincorporated community in Abington, Springfield, and Upper Dublin townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by the 19038 zip code. It is a lesser developed town than their neighbor, Glenside. It has a rail station on the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown...
, Miquon, and Glenside
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Glenside is a census-designated place in Abington, Cheltenham, and Springfield townships, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,384 at the 2010 census...
are also partly inside the Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), of which, 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²) of it is land and 0.15% is water.
The township is bordered in Montgomery County by (clockwise from west) Whitemarsh Township
Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania
Whitemarsh Township is a Home Rule Municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. However, it maintains its former classification of "Township" in its official name. The population was 17,349 at the 2010 census.-History:...
to the west, Upper Dublin Township
Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Dublin Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,569 at the 2010 census.Upper Dublin is made up of several community areas, many of which are unincorporated areas in Montgomery County with no legal status, and are used primarily by the US...
to the north, shares a corner with Abington Township
Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 55,310 in as of the 2010 census.Abington Township is one of Montgomery County's oldest communities dating back to before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. It is home to some of the county's...
to the northeast, and Cheltenham Township
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Cheltenham Township is a home rule municipality 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 1977 and is therefore not subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. The population was...
to the east. In Philadelphia, it is adjacent to Cedarbrook
Cedarbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cedarbrook is a neighborhood located in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is also sometimes said to be in Northwest Philadelphia, owing to its rather northwestern location on Philadelphia's letter-y-like outline....
to the southeast (along Ivy Hill Rd.), shares a corner with East Mount Airy
Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mount Airy is a neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania.-Boundaries:Mount Airy is bounded on the northwest by the Cresheim Valley, which is part of Fairmount Park. Beyond this lies Chestnut Hill. On the west side is the Wissahickon Gorge, which is also part of Fairmount...
to the south (Stenton and Ivy Hill), and Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chestnut Hill is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Boundaries:Chestnut Hill is bounded as follows:...
to the southwest (along Stenton Ave.)
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, the township was 83.6% White, 11.1% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.8% Asian, and 1.7% were two or more races. 2.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA.As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 19,533 people, 7,471 households, and 5,140 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,875.4 people per square mile (1,110.7/km²). There were 7,631 housing units at an average density of 1,123.3/sq mi (433.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 88.54% White, 8.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.92% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 7,471 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,226, and the median income for a family was $79,749. Males had a median income of $53,651 versus $41,376 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $32,628. About 1.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Springfield Township School DistrictSpringfield Township School District
Springfield Township School District is a public school district serving the following communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania:*Springfield Township:**Oreland**Flourtown**Erdenheim**Wyndmoor-Elementary schools :...
serves the township.
Springfield Township High School
Springfield Township High School
Springfield Township High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12.On October 20, 2009 the School Board approved a restructuring plan that will relocate 8th grade to the middle school leaving grades 9-12 in the high school...
is the district's sole high school.
Springfield Township Middle School is the district's sole middle school.
Enfield Elementary School is one of the district's two elementary schools.
Erdenheim Elementary School is the second of the two elementary schools in the district.
St. Genevieve's School Catholic grade school located in Flourtown
Holy Martyrs Recently closed Catholic grade school located in Oreland
Notable civic institutions
- The Institutes for the Achievement of Human PotentialThe Institutes for The Achievement of Human PotentialThe Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential is a non-profit organization providing teaching programs and literature which it promotes as improving the health and neurological development of normal children and of children who have sustained a brain injury.Although the institute's programs...
(IAHP), a nonprofit organization founded by Glenn Doman, was established in Wyndmoor in 1955. The IAHP is an educational organization that teaches parents about child brain development, and is a treatment center for brain-injured children.
Politics and Government
| Year | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.8% 4,141 | 65.4% 8,009 |
| 2004 | 38.4% 4,614 | 61.3% 7,364 |
| 2000 | 40.5% 4,358 | 56.7% 6,109 |
| 1996 | 39.8% 4,128 | 51.8% 5,369 |
| 1992 | 39.5% 4,454 | 46.1% 5,197 |
The township is part of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 154
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 154
The 154th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is made up of parts of Montgomery County and Philadelphia County. The district includes the following areas:* Montgomery County** Cheltenham Township** Jenkintown** Springfield* Philadelphia County...
(represented by Rep. Lawrence Curry
Lawrence Curry
Lawrence Curry is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-External links:* official PA House website* official Party website...
)
The township is covered by Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
The 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. The district traditionally included most of Montgomery County, but was redrawn in 2002...
and is represented by Allyson Schwartz
Allyson Schwartz
Allyson Young Schwartz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia...
.