Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania

Whitemarsh Township
Farmar Mill in Whitemarsh Township, built c. 1690
Farmar Mill in Whitemarsh Township, built c. 1690
Flag of Whitemarsh Township
Official seal of Whitemarsh Township
Official logo of Whitemarsh Township
Location of Whitemarsh Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Location of Whitemarsh Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°06′00″N 75°14′58″W / 40.10000°N 75.24944°W / 40.10000; -75.24944
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
Settled1683
Area
 • Total
14.73 sq mi (38.2 km2)
 • Land14.59 sq mi (37.8 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
17,349
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
17,795
 • Density1,200/sq mi (450/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)610, 484
FIPS code42-091-84624
Websitewww.whitemarshtwp.org

Whitemarsh Township is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It retains its former classification of "Township" in its official name despite being a home rule municipality. The population was 19,707 at the 2020 census. Whitemarsh is adjacent to the neighborhood of Andorra in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, and is bordered in Montgomery County by Springfield, Upper Dublin, Whitpain, and Plymouth townships, Conshohocken, and the Schuylkill River, which separates it from Lower Merion Township.

Communities in Whitemarsh Township include Barren Hill, Lafayette Hill, part of Miquon, which straddles Whitemarsh and Springfield townships, Spring Mill, part of Plymouth Meeting, which straddles Whitemarsh and Plymouth townships, and part of Fort Washington, some of which is in Whitemarsh, but which is chiefly in Upper Dublin Township.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

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