Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Bedminster Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Tohickon Creek
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 40°26′00″N 75°07′23″W / 40.43333°N 75.12306°W / 40.43333; -75.12306Coordinates: 40°26′00″N 75°07′23″W / 40.43333°N 75.12306°W / 40.43333; -75.12306
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Area
• Total	31.1 sq mi (81 km2)
• Land	30.2 sq mi (78 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation	341 ft (104 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,574
• Estimate (2016)[1]	7,044
• Density	159.3/sq mi (61.5/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	215
FIPS code	42-017-04976

Bedminster Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,574 at the 2010 census. Bedminster is part of Pennridge School District.

History

Deep Run Presbyterian Church was established before 1725, Reverend William Tennant served as pastor from 1726 to 1738. In 1741, thirty-five residents, mostly Irish and German, petitioned the Court of Quarter Sessions to lay out the township which was granted and the land was surveyed by John Chapman. The name was taken from the town of the same name in Somersetshire, near Bristol, England. In 1841, the original church building was replaced, the new building was commonly called the 'Irish Meeting House', which still stands today. By 1746, enough Mennonites moved into the township to build a log church in the southeastern part of the township. The Tohickon Reformed Church was organized probably in June, 1745, the first pastor was Reverend John Conrad Wirtz, of Zurich, Switzerland. Keller's Church was founded by Lutherans in 1744.^[2]

The Stover-Myers Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.1 square miles (81 km²), of which, 30.2 square miles (78 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) of it (3.18%) is water. It is drained by the Tohickon Creek, which forms its northern boundary and drains eastward into the Delaware River. Lake Nockamixon forms much of the NW boundary.

Place Names

Its villages include Bedminster, Bedminster Center, Deep Run, Elephant, Fretz, Griers Corner (also in Hilltown and Plumstead Townships), Hagersville, Jacobsville, Keelersville, Kellers Church, Kulps Corner (also in Hilltown Township), Owlsburg, Pipersville, and Weisel.

Natural Features

Water features include Cabin run, Deep Run, Deer Run, Haycock Creek, Mink Run, Northeast Branch of the Perkiomen Creek, Tohickon Creek, and Wolf Run.^[2]

Highways

The township's numbered routes are 113 (Bedminster Road), 313 (Dublin Pike on the SW border), 413 (Durham Road), and 611 (Easton Road).

Neighboring municipalities

• Tinicum Township (northeast)
• Plumstead Township (southeast)
• Hilltown Township (southwest)
• Dublin (southwest)
• East Rockhill Township (west)
• Haycock Township (northwest)
• Nockamixon Township (north)

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the township was 93.6% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.9% Asian, and 1.7% were two or more races. 2.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.^[5]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 4,804 people, 1,788 households, and 1,333 families residing in the township. The population density was 159.3 people per square mile (61.5/km²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 61.9/sq mi (23.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.13% White, 0.58% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 1,788 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,281, and the median income for a family was $64,338. Males had a median income of $42,015 versus $28,024 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,153. About 2.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

During the summer months, frequent episodes of high humidity occur. Occasionally, heat index values exceed 100°F (38°C). On average, the wettest month of the year is July which corresponds with the annual peak for thunderstorm activity. During the winter months, wind chill values occasionally fall below 0°F (-18°C). On average, the snowiest month of the year is February which corresponds with the annual peak for nor'easter activity.

References

Municipalities and communities of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Doylestown
Boroughs	Bristol Chalfont Doylestown Dublin Hulmeville Ivyland Langhorne Langhorne Manor Morrisville New Britain New Hope Newtown Penndel Perkasie Quakertown Richlandtown Riegelsville Sellersville Silverdale Telford‡ Trumbauersville Tullytown Yardley
Townships	Bedminster Bensalem Bridgeton Bristol Buckingham Doylestown Durham East Rockhill Falls Haycock Hilltown Lower Makefield Lower Southampton Middletown Milford New Britain Newtown Nockamixon Northampton Plumstead Richland Solebury Springfield Tinicum Upper Makefield Upper Southampton Warminster Warrington Warwick West Rockhill Wrightstown
CDPs	Brittany Farms-The Highlands Churchville Cornwells Heights Croydon Eddington Fairless Hills Feasterville Levittown Milford Square Newtown Grant Plumsteadville Richboro Spinnerstown Trevose Village Shires Warminster Heights Woodbourne Woodside
Unincorporated communities	Andalusia Bedminster Bedminster Center Blooming Glen Buckingham Bucksville Carversville Centre Bridge Danboro Dolington Durham Elephant Erwinna Eureka‡ Fallsington Ferndale Finland Forest Grove Fountainville Furlong Gallows Hill Gardenville Geryville‡ Hagersville Harrow Hartsville Highland Park Highton Hilltown Hinkletown Holicong Holland Hood Jamison Kintnersville Kulps Corner Lahaska Line Lexington‡ Lodi Loux Corner (Hilltown) Lumberville Maple Beach Mechanicsville Mount Pleasant Neshaminy Falls Newville Oakford Ottsville Oxford Valley Penns Park Pineville Pipersville Pleasant Valley Point Pleasant Revere Rushland Shelly Solebury Southampton Springtown Uhlerstown Unionville‡ Upper Black Eddy Washington Crossing White Horse Wrightstown Wycombe Zionhill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties