Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Lower Moreland Township
Township
Bethayres in the township
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 40°07′00″N 75°02′59″W / 40.11667°N 75.04972°W / 40.11667; -75.04972Coordinates: 40°07′00″N 75°02′59″W / 40.11667°N 75.04972°W / 40.11667; -75.04972
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Area
• Total	7.3 sq mi (19 km²)
• Land	7.3 sq mi (19 km²)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	12,982
• Estimate (2016)^[1]	13,213
• Density	1,548.3/sq mi (597.8/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	215
FIPS code	42-091-45008
Website	www.lowermoreland.org

Lower Moreland Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,982 at the 2010 census.

History

The Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge and Fetter's Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²), which consists of all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	1,300		—
1940	1,451		11.6%
1950	2,245		54.7%
1960	5,731		155.3%
1970	11,665		103.5%
1980	12,472		6.9%
1990	11,768		−5.6%
2000	11,281		−4.1%
2010	12,982		15.1%
Est. 2016	13,213	^[1]	1.8%
^[3]

As of the 2010 census, the township was 88.2% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 8.9% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 11,281 people, 4,112 households, and 3,330 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,548.3 people per square mile (597.5/km²). There were 4,209 housing units at an average density of 577.7/sq mi (222.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.36% White, 0.53% African American, 0.05% Native American, 3.37% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population. The area is home to a significant and fast-growing foreign-born population, with large concentrations of Russian, Indian, and Korean immigrants.

There were 4,112 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $82,597, and the median income for a family was $98,656. Males had a median income of $69,173 versus $37,902 for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,129. About 1.1% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

**Presidential elections results**
Year	Republican	Democratic
2012	53.5% 3,813	45.6% 3,249
2008	49.6% 3,612	49.6% 3,608
2004	47.7% 3,402	51.9% 3,701
2000	43.6% 2,821	54.1% 3,504
1996	46.8% 2,809	45.1% 2,710
1992	45.9% 3,052	39.2% 2,603

Notable residents and natives

Harry Elfont - Screenwriter and director of Can't Hardly Wait and Josie and the Pussycats, was inducted into Lower Moreland High School's Hall of Fame in 1998.
Marvin Harrison - All Star NFL Wide Receiver who played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1996 to 2008.^[6]
Valerie Plame - CIA agent and wife of Joseph Wilson "outed" in 2003, was inducted into Lower Moreland High School's Hall of Fame in 2008.
Terri Schiavo - Woman who was in a persistent vegetative state and the subject of much controversy when her feeding tube was removed in 2005. Schiavo lived in Lower Moreland from childhood until 1986.
Nancy Spungen - Girlfriend of punk rocker Sid Vicious and murder victim. Murdered in 1978 at the Chelsea Hotel.
Jill Kelley - Lebanese-American socialite in Tampa, Florida, who became a key figure in the 2012 United States government investigation into inappropriate communications by top U.S. Generals David Petraeus and John R. Allen.
Samuel Zonshayn - Soviet refugee was an influential member of the Bucks County Bourgeois Scene ("BCBS") which gained notoriety during the early 00's. Led the movement's radical political wing while publicly battling librarians and PTA leadership. Currently owns and operates Boca Vizura - a small resort 2 miles from BP's Mexican Gulf oil rig.
Myles Koven - Famous Lower Moreland industrialist and nuclear energy advocate - thought to be the only power plant engineer that was born next to one. After untimely demise, autopsy found him to be anatomically similar to a male moose.

References

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ http://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls
↑ http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ http://www.nfl.com/players/marvinharrison/profile?id=HAR608874

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Preceded by Abington	Bordering communities of Philadelphia	Succeeded by Lower Southampton Township Bucks County

Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Norristown
Boroughs	Ambler Bridgeport Bryn Athyn Collegeville Conshohocken East Greenville Green Lane Hatboro Hatfield Jenkintown Lansdale Narberth Norristown North Wales Pennsburg Pottstown Red Hill Rockledge Royersford Schwenksville Souderton Telford‡ Trappe West Conshohocken
Townships	Abington Cheltenham Douglass East Norriton Franconia Hatfield Horsham Limerick Lower Frederick Lower Gwynedd Lower Merion Lower Moreland Lower Pottsgrove Lower Providence Lower Salford Marlborough Montgomery New Hanover Perkiomen Plymouth Salford Skippack Springfield Towamencin Upper Dublin Upper Frederick Upper Gwynedd Upper Hanover Upper Merion Upper Moreland Upper Pottsgrove Upper Providence Upper Salford West Norriton West Pottsgrove Whitemarsh Whitpain Worcester
CDPs	Arcadia University Ardmore‡ Audubon Blue Bell Bryn Mawr Eagleville Evansburg Flourtown Fort Washington Gilbertsville Glenside Halfway House Harleysville Haverford College‡ Horsham King of Prussia Kulpsville Maple Glen Montgomeryville Oreland Penn Wynne Plymouth Meeting Pottsgrove Sanatoga Skippack Spring House Spring Mount Stowe Trooper Willow Grove Woxall Wyncote Wyndmoor
Unincorporated communities	Arcola Ardsley Ashmead Village Bala Cynwyd Barren Hill Belmont Hills Bethayres Camp Hill Cedarbrook Cedars Center Point Center Square Chapel‡ Colmar Congo Creamery Crestmont Cheltenham Dresher Earlington Edge Hill Elkins Park Erdenheim Eureka‡ Fairview Village Fitzwatertown Franconia Frederick Fulmor Geryville‡ Gladwyne Graterford Gulph Mills Gwynedd Gwynedd Valley Haverford‡ Hollywood Huntingdon Valley Jarrettown Lafayette Hill La Mott Laverock Layfield Lederach Line Lexington‡ Linfield Mainland McKinley Meadowbrook Melrose Park Merion Mingo Miquon Mont Clare Montgomery Square New Hanover Square Noble North Hills Oaks Obelisk Palm Penn Valley Perkiomenville Port Indian Port Kennedy Port Providence Prospectville Rahns Rosemont‡ Roslyn Roychester Rydal Salford Salfordville Sassamansville Spring Mill Sumneytown Swedeland Three Tuns Tylersport Unionville‡ Villanova‡ Wayne‡ West Point Worcester Wynnewood‡ Yerkes Zieglerville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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