Limerick Township, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°13′18″N 75°30′41″W / 40.22167°N 75.51139°W / 40.22167; -75.51139
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Limerick Township
Township
William and Mordecai Evans House, built 1763
William and Mordecai Evans House, built 1763
610 and 484
FIPS code42-091-43312
Websitewww.limerickpa.org

Limerick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

The township was named for the hometown of early settler William Evans, whose family arrived in the area from

housing development
.

The William and Mordecai Evans House and Isaac Hunsberger House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography

According to the

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant is located within its borders, along with Heritage Field Airport. The township is drained by the Schuylkill River
, which separates it from Chester County. Its villages include Barlow Heights, Limerick, Linfield, and Neiffer.

Limerick Township is 34 miles (55 km) northwest of Center City, Philadelphia.[4] The climate is hot-summer humid continental and average monthly temperatures in the village of Limerick range from 30.3 °F in January to 74.8 °F in July. [1] The hardiness zones are 6b and 7a.

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1800999—
18101,28228.3%
18201,57723.0%
18301,74310.5%
18401,7862.5%
18502,16521.2%
18602,41311.5%
18702,6007.7%
18802,365−9.0%
18902,224−6.0%
19002,2501.2%
19102,2670.8%
19202,4005.9%
19302,65610.7%
19402,7694.3%
19503,29018.8%
19605,11055.3%
19705,5568.7%
19805,298−4.6%
19906,69126.3%
200013,534102.3%
201018,07433.5%
202020,45813.2%
[5][6][7]

As of the 2010 census, the township was 91.5% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.2% Asian, and 1.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. 1.3% were two or more races. [2].

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 5,143 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% 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 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 40.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,752, and the median income for a family was $73,296. Males had a median income of $46,351 versus $35,275 for females. The

poverty line
, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Presidential elections results
Year Republican Democratic
2020
 47.8% 5,961 52.2% 6,498
2016
 52.2% 5,022 47.8% 4,595
2012
 52.2% 4,784 46.6% 4,277
2008
 46.8% 4,245 52.2% 4,734
2004
 53.4% 4,359 46.1% 3,764
2000
 52.7% 2,860 44.8% 2,432
1996
 46.4% 1,548 39.0% 1,301
1992
 43.4% 1,301 31.0% 929

Supervisors

  • Kenneth W. Sperring Jr. (Chair)
  • Michael J. McCloskey, III (Vice-Chair)
  • Patrick M. Morroney
  • Kara Shuler
  • Linda Irwin

Legislators

  • US Representative Madeleine Dean, 4th district, Democratic
  • State Senator Katie Muth, 44th district, Democratic
  • State Representative Joe Ciresi, 146th district, Democratic

Transportation

US 422 westbound in Limerick Township

As of 2022 there were 120.30 miles (193.60 km) of public roads in Limerick Township, of which 34.14 miles (54.94 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 86.16 miles (138.66 km) were maintained by the township.[9]

U.S. Route 422
is the main highway serving Limerick Township. It follows the Pottstown Expressway along a northwest-southeast alignment across the southwestern portion of the township, with three interchanges providing local access.

Route 139, which runs between the King of Prussia Transit Center at the King of Prussia mall and Limerick.[10] Pottstown Area Rapid Transit (PART) provides bus service to the Philadelphia Premium Outlets along the Blue Line route, which heads west to Pottstown.[11]

Notable people

Shopping

The Philadelphia Premium Outlets, along with many other shopping centers have sprouted along with the growing population.

Sister cities

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Two 8-Balls." Sex in the Suburbs: The Death of Ashley Burg. Crime Library. Retrieved on August 12, 2013.
  5. ^ (DVRPC), Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. "DVRPC > Site Search". www.dvrpc.org. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Limerick Township Historical Society: Limerick History: Limerick Population". www.limerickpahistory.org. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Census 2020".
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  9. ^ "Limerick Township map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  10. ^ SEPTA Official Transit & Street Map Suburban (PDF) (Map). SEPTA. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  11. ^ "Schedule". Pottstown Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Letters Patent 427,296", US Patent Office, 1890
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