Trevose, Pennsylvania

Trevose, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place

Location of Trevose in Bucks County
Trevose

Location of Trevose in Bucks County

Coordinates: 40°08′21″N 74°58′52″W / 40.13917°N 74.98111°WCoordinates: 40°08′21″N 74°58′52″W / 40.13917°N 74.98111°W
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Lower Southampton
Area[1]
 • Total 0.706 sq mi (1.83 km2)
 • Land 0.706 sq mi (1.83 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 128 ft (39 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,550
 • Density 5,000/sq mi (1,900/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC)
GNIS feature ID 1189750[2]
Designated October 29, 1946[3]

Trevose is a census-designated place of Bensalem and Lower Southampton Townships in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, which is north of and borders northeastern Philadelphia.[2] Trevose was formerly part of Feasterville-Trevose, but was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. U.S. 1 runs through the town as well as the Pennsylvania Turnpike, but Trevose's main road is Brownsville Road. As of the 2010 census, Trevose had a population of 3,550.[4]

The community is named after the home of settler Joseph Growden and itself after Growden's homestead in England (Growden was Cornish, Trevose is from the Cornish word Trenfos for farm.).[5]

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Notes

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Trevose, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  4. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  5. ↑ Thomson, Jonathan P.. (2011-07-13) The History of Bensalem: Part I (1670 - 1770) - Around Town - Bensalem, PA Patch. Bensalem.patch.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.