Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°18′46″N 75°07′37″W / 40.3129°N 75.1270°W / 40.3129; -75.1270
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Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children
Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children
EDT)
Area codes215, 267 and 445
FIPS code42-017-19792
Websitewww.doylestownpa.org

Doylestown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,565 at the 2010 census. Adjacent to the county seat, the township hosts many county offices and the county correctional facility. Doylestown Central Park is a park in the township.

History

Doylestown includes a number of villages which were formerly independent communities, including Bennetts Corner, Castle Valley, Cross Keys, Dyerstown, Edison, Fountainville, Furlong, Greers Corner, Paul Valley, Tradesville, The Turk, and Vauxtown.[1][4] Fordhook Farm and Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[5] It was also the location of the formerly listed Fretz Farm.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40 km2), of which, 15.5 square miles (40 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.51%) is water. It is drained by the Neshaminy Creek into the Delaware River.

Natural features include Almshouse Hill, Featherbed Hill, Flatiron Hill, Fretz Valley, Iron Hill, Little Buckingham Mountain, Mill Creek, Neshaminy Creek, Pebble Hill, and Pine Run.[4]

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19301,371—
19401,4717.3%
19502,36460.7%
19603,79560.5%
19706,61374.3%
198011,82478.8%
199014,51022.7%
200017,61921.4%
201017,565−0.3%
202017,9712.3%
[6][7]

As of the 2010 census, the township was 92.4% White, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 1.5% were two or more races. 2.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[8]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 5,999 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $81,226, and the median income for a family was $93,984. Males had a median income of $62,853 versus $36,180 for females. The

poverty line
, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

According to the

nor’easters
from December through February.

Climate data for Doylestown Twp, Elevation 272 ft (83 m), 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1981-2018
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 70.9
(21.6) 		77.8
(25.4) 		87.1
(30.6) 		93.9
(34.4) 		94.6
(34.8) 		95.8
(35.4) 		103.0
(39.4) 		99.4
(37.4) 		97.4
(36.3) 		89.4
(31.9) 		80.8
(27.1) 		75.2
(24.0) 		103.0
(39.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 39.1
(3.9) 		42.4
(5.8) 		50.8
(10.4) 		62.7
(17.1) 		72.7
(22.6) 		81.5
(27.5) 		85.6
(29.8) 		84.0
(28.9) 		77.1
(25.1) 		65.7
(18.7) 		54.7
(12.6) 		43.3
(6.3) 		63.4
(17.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 30.5
(−0.8) 		33.3
(0.7) 		40.9
(4.9) 		51.6
(10.9) 		61.3
(16.3) 		70.5
(21.4) 		75.1
(23.9) 		73.5
(23.1) 		66.2
(19.0) 		54.5
(12.5) 		44.8
(7.1) 		34.9
(1.6) 		53.2
(11.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 21.9
(−5.6) 		24.1
(−4.4) 		30.9
(−0.6) 		40.4
(4.7) 		49.8
(9.9) 		59.6
(15.3) 		64.6
(18.1) 		63.1
(17.3) 		55.4
(13.0) 		43.3
(6.3) 		34.9
(1.6) 		26.5
(−3.1) 		43.0
(6.1)
Record low °F (°C) −11.8
(−24.3) 		−4.2
(−20.1) 		2.5
(−16.4) 		16.8
(−8.4) 		33.4
(0.8) 		40.9
(4.9) 		47.4
(8.6) 		42.1
(5.6) 		34.9
(1.6) 		23.5
(−4.7) 		11.2
(−11.6) 		−2.4
(−19.1) 		−11.8
(−24.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.24
(82) 		2.62
(67) 		3.73
(95) 		3.91
(99) 		4.34
(110) 		4.30
(109) 		5.01
(127) 		4.06
(103) 		4.44
(113) 		4.17
(106) 		3.63
(92) 		3.90
(99) 		47.35
(1,203)
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		66.6 63.4 58.8 58.0 62.3 67.4 67.2 70.0 71.5 70.0 68.9 68.8 66.1
Average dew point °F (°C) 20.7
(−6.3) 		22.2
(−5.4) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		37.3
(2.9) 		48.3
(9.1) 		59.2
(15.1) 		63.5
(17.5) 		63.1
(17.3) 		56.7
(13.7) 		44.9
(7.2) 		35.2
(1.8) 		25.7
(−3.5) 		42.1
(5.6)
Source: PRISM[11]

Ecology

According to the

plant hardiness zone is 6b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −0.7 °F (−18.2 °C).[10]
The spring bloom typically begins by April 11 and fall color usually peaks by October 30.

Transportation

US 202 southbound in Doylestown Township

As of 2018 there were 110.42 miles (177.70 km) of public roads in Doylestown Township, of which 32.96 miles (53.04 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 77.46 miles (124.66 km) were maintained by the township.[13]

Major roads in Doylestown Township include

freeway that bypasses Doylestown to the south; Pennsylvania Route 611, which runs north–south along Easton Road before becoming a four-lane freeway that bypasses Doylestown to the west, U.S. Route 202 Business, which runs along State Street from New Britain east to an interchange with the PA 611 freeway, where State Street continues into Doylestown; Pennsylvania Route 263, which runs north–south along York Road along the eastern border of the township; Pennsylvania Route 313, which runs northwest–southeast along Swamp Road on the northeastern border of the township; Almshouse Road, which runs east–west through the southern portion of the township; and Lower State Road, which runs southwest–northeast through the township and heads into Doylestown.[14]

DART South bus, which runs to Warrington.[16][17]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b "Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania". Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ a b MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "DVRPC > Site Search". Archived from the original on 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  7. ^ "Census 2020".
  8. ^ "Census 2010: Pennsylvania". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  10. ^ a b "USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Doylestown Township map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  14. ^ Bucks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  15. ^ SEPTA Official Transit & Street Map Suburban (PDF) (Map). SEPTA. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  16. ^ "The DART System". Bucks County Transport. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  17. ^ "DART South Warrington" (PDF). Bucks County Transport. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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