Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Springfield Township, Pennsylvania.

Springfield Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Elevation	276 ft (84.1 m)
Coordinates	40°05′30″N 75°11′59″W
Area	6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2)
- land	6.8 sq mi (18 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	19,418 (2010)
Density	2,875.4 / sq mi (1,110.2 / km2)
Established	1681
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	215
Location of Springfield Township in Montgomery County
Location of Springfield Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: http://www.springfield-montco.org

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.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, 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.)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	5,541		—
1940	5,603		1.1%
1950	11,403		103.5%
1960	20,652		81.1%
1970	22,394		8.4%
1980	20,344		−9.2%
1990	19,612		−3.6%
2000	19,533		−0.4%
2010	19,418		−0.6%
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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 [1].

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.

Education

Springfield Township School District 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

Notable civic institutions

• The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (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

Presidential elections results

Year	Republican	Democrat
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 (represented by Rep. Lawrence Curry)

The township is covered by Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district and is represented by Allyson Schwartz.

External links

• Springfield Township official site