Editing Hatfield, Pennsylvania

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'''Hatfield''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,290 at the time of the 2010 census. It is part of the [[North Penn Valley]] region that is centered around the borough of [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]]. The borough is surrounded by [[Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Hatfield Township]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.
{{stack|[[File:HATFIELD BOROUGH SUBSTATION, LOCK UP AND FIREHOUSE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA.jpg|thumb|Former electrical substation, jailhouse and firehouse]]}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 528
|1910= 705
|1920= 830
|1930= 1149
|1940= 1301
|1950= 1624
|1960= 1941
|1970= 2385
|1980= 2533
|1990= 2650
|2000= 2605
|2010= 3290
|2020= 3496
|footnote=<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020|url=https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/48/Features/CountyAndMunicipalPopulationChange_2010to2020.xlsx?ver=2021-08-24-080135-920}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2010 census, the borough was 66.6% White, 4.1% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 23.5% Asian, and 2.9% were two or more races. 6.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |title=Census 2010: Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population |work=[[USA Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314234139/https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |archive-date=2011-03-14 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,605 people, 1,106 households, and 650 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,102.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,139 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,793.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 82.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.77% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 12.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.34% of the population.

There were 1,106 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the borough, the population was distributed by age as follows: 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $45,975, and the median income for a family was $52,743. Males had a median income of $38,939 versus $30,775 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $21,133. About 4.2% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; font-size:90%;"
|+ '''Presidential elections results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?AMID=132|title=Montgomery County Election Results|publisher=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|40.8% ''701''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''58.0%''' ''997''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|36.7% ''515''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''58.6%''' ''822''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|39.4% ''500''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''58.6%''' ''743''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|37.7% ''493''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''60.6%''' ''793''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|47.7% ''595''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''51.6%''' ''643''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''51.8%''' ''439''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|43.8% ''371''
|}

Hatfield has a [[city manager]] form of government with a [[mayor]] and a five-member borough council.  The mayor is Mary Anne Girard.

The borough is part of the United States House of Representatives [[Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district|Pennsylvania District 1]] (represented by Rep. [[Brian Fitzpatrick (American politician)|Brian Fitzpatrick]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2011/0/0131.003.001.000..HTM |title=Congressional Redistricting Legislation as Enacted by the General Assembly and Signed by The Governor |access-date=2013-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109230041/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2011/0/0131.003.001.000..HTM |archive-date=2013-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Pennsylvania's 53rd Representative District]] (represented by Rep. [[Steve Malagari]]) and the 12th State Senate District (represented by Sen. [[Maria Collett]]).

==Education==
It is within the [[North Penn School District]]. Hatfield Elementary School is in [[Hatfield Township, Pennsylvania|Hatfield Township]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hatfield.npenn.org/|title=Home|publisher=Hatfield Elementary School|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>

St. Maria Goretti School in Hatfield closed in 2012 but the church is still open.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catholicphilly.com/2012/07/uncategorized/school-closing-list/|title=2012 Catholic grade school consolidations/closings|work=Catholicphilly.com|date=2012-07-15|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>

==Economy==

Penn Beer has a sales and service center located in the former Cemco Lift plant (closed in 2012 by [[Otis Elevator Company]]).

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===

==== Roads ====
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-31 10 27 32 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 463 (Broad Street) just west of Main Street in Hatfield, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|right|PA 463 westbound in Hatfield]]}}
As of 2006 there were {{convert|8.80|mi}} of public roads in Hatfield, of which {{convert|1.68|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|7.12|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46409.pdf|title=Hatfield Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

The main roads in Hatfield are Broad Street, which runs southwest–northeast and becomes Forty Foot Road to the southwest and by way of Market Street and Union Street leads to Unionville Pike to the northeast, and Main Street, which runs northwest–southeast and becomes Cowpath Road outside the borough limits. [[Pennsylvania Route 463]] passes through Hatfield, entering from the southwest along Broad Street and leaving to the southeast along Main Street. [[Pennsylvania Route 309]] passes to the northeast of Hatfield, with connections to the borough via PA 463 and Unionville Pike. The Lansdale interchange of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] Northeast Extension ([[Interstate 476]]) is located southwest of Hatfield, with connections to the borough via Forty Foot Road ([[Pennsylvania Route 63]] and PA 463).<ref name=PennDOTMontgomery>{{cite map|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]]|title=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Montgomery_GHSN.PDF|year=2015|access-date=January 12, 2016|archive-date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905093040/http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Montgomery_GHSN.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Public Transportation ====
Historically, a rail line which was formerly [[Reading Company]]'s [[Bethlehem Branch]] runs north–south through Hatfield connecting to [[Souderton, Pennsylvania|Souderton]], [[Perkasie, Pennsylvania|Perkasie]], [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]], and [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] to the north and [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]] to the south. The line was used by the [[SEPTA]] [[Bethlehem Line]] until 1981. The tracks are still used for the transport of freight between Lansdale and Quakertown, and beyond, with the [[Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad]] providing freight service through Hatfield. The line is used for occasional scenic rail trips, and resumption of passenger service to Quakertown is being considered.

[[SEPTA Suburban Bus]] [[SEPTA Route 132|Route 132]] serves Hatfield, heading north to Souderton and Telford and south to Lansdale and the [[Montgomery Mall (Pennsylvania)|Montgomery Mall]] in [[Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania|Montgomeryville]].<ref name=septa132>{{cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/maps/bus/pdf/132.pdf|title=Route 132 bus map|publisher=SEPTA|access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref>

===Utilities===
The Borough of Hatfield Electric Utility provides electricity to the borough.<ref name=fee>{{cite web|title=Hatfield Borough Resolution No. 2011-1 Consolidated Fee Schedule|publisher=Borough of Hatfield|url=http://hatfieldborough.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/UPDATED-FEE-SCHEDULE.pdf|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> Natural gas in Hatfield is provided by [[PECO Energy Company]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.peco.com/AboutUs/Pages/CompanyInformation.aspx | title=PECO: Company Information | publisher=PECO Energy Company | access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Service Tariff|publisher=PECO Energy Company|date=August 30, 2017|page=2|url=https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/CurrentGasTariff_September012017.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322180031/https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/CurrentGasTariff_September012017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[North Penn Water Authority]] provides water to Hatfield and surrounding areas in the North Penn Valley.<ref>{{cite web|title=Service Area|publisher=North Penn Water Authority|url=http://www.northpennwater.org/p-10-Service-Area|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> The Borough of Hatfield Sewer Utility provides sewer service to the borough.<ref name=fee/> Trash and recycling collection in Hatfield is provided by private haulers including [[Republic Services]], [[Waste Management (corporation)|Waste Management]], JP Mascaro & Sons, and Advanced Disposal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Recycling|publisher=Borough of Hatfield|url=http://www.hatfieldborough.com/recycling/|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{alumni|residents|date=February 2021}}
*[[Brandon McManus]], professional football player, [[Denver Broncos]]
*[[Jim Molinaro]], former professional football player, [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]]
*[[Nancy Raabe]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] composer, author, clergy at Grace Lutheran<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gracelutheranhatfield.org/  |title=Welcome |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=Grace Lutheran Hatfield |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.hatfieldborough.com/ Hatfield Borough Official Web Site].

{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Boroughs in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1832 establishments in Pennsylvania]]