Limerick Township, Pennsylvania
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Limerick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was named for the hometown of early settler William Evans, whose family arrived in the area from Limerick, Ireland in 1698. The township was created in the 1720s - early records do not survive to tell the exact date, although it is mentioned in Philadelphia records as early as 1726. Royersford, Pennsylvania was created from its southeastern corner in 1879. Limerick Township is a member of the Spring-Ford Area School District. The town has grown from an 1986 population of only 3,300 to 13,534 (2000 census), making it the fifth fastest growing town in Pennsylvania.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 59.0 km² (22.8 mi²). 58.5 km² (22.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.92%) is water. The Limerick nuclear power plant is located within its borders, along with the Pottstown-Limerick Airport.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 13,534 people, 5,143 households, and 3,744 families residing in the township. The population density was 231.5/km² (599.6/mi²). There were 5,442 housing units at an average density of 93.1/km² (241.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.10% White, 2.11% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.29% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 per capita income for the township was $27,305. About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
