Editing Lower Frederick Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
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'''Lower Frederick Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 4,840 at the 2010 census.

==History==
The [[Knurr Log House]] in the township was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1974.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 8.1&nbsp;square miles (21.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 8.0&nbsp;square miles (20.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1&nbsp;square mile (0.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (1.60%) is water. It is drained by the [[Perkiomen Creek]] into the [[Schuylkill River]]. Its villages include Delphi, [[Obelisk, Pennsylvania|Obelisk]] (also in Upper Frederick Township,) and [[Zieglerville, Pennsylvania|Zieglerville]].

===Neighboring municipalities===
*[[Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Salford Township]] (east)
*[[Schwenksville, Pennsylvania|Schwenksville]] (south)
*[[Perkiomen Township, Pennsylvania|Perkiomen Township]] (south)
*[[Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Limerick Township]] (southwest)
*[[Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Upper Frederick Township]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 898
|1940= 1099
|1950= 1620
|1960= 2108
|1970= 2515
|1980= 2379
|1990= 3396
|2000= 4795
|2010= 4840
|2020= 4830
|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>
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As of the 2010 census, the township was 94.3% White, 2.0% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 1.0% were two or more races. 3.0% 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=March 14, 2011 |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=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,795 people, 1,730 households, and 1,316 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|599.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,806 housing units at an average density of {{convert|225.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 95.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.81% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.48% of the population.

There were 1,730 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 37.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,125, and the median income for a family was $71,516. Males had a median income of $44,915 versus $34,135 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $25,113. About 1.7% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Presidential elections results'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Montco Election Results |url=https://www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?AMID=132}}</ref>
|-
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|48.4% ''1,477''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''49.6%''' ''1,514''
|-|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''49.9%''' ''1,277''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.7% ''1,119''
|-|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.0%''' ''1,192''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.4% ''1,155''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|45.9% ''1,140''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''52.9%''' ''1,313''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|48.3% ''1,282''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''50.7%''' ''1,345''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.7%''' ''1,041''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|41.1% ''783''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''47.9%''' ''753''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|36.6% ''575''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''40.0%''' ''672''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|30.7% ''515''
|-
|}

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-26 16 41 38 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 29 and west along Pennsylvania State Route 73 (Gravel Pike) at Old Gravel Pike in Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 29 northbound and PA 73 westbound in Lower Frederick Township]]}}
As of 2019 there were {{convert|39.04|mi}} of public roads in Lower Frederick Township, of which {{convert|13.68|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|25.36|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web |url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46206.pdf |title=Lower Frederick Township map |publisher=PennDOT |access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 29]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 73]] are the primary highways traversing the township. They enter from the southeast concurrently along Gravel Pike, then diverge, with PA 29 following Gravel Pike northward and PA 73 following Big Road westward.

==Education==
Lower Frederick Township is part of the [[Perkiomen Valley School District]].<ref>"[http://lowerfrederick.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Township-Map-Lower-Frederick-Vertical.pdf Community Map]." Lower Frederick Township. Retrieved on October 9, 2018. See: [http://lowerfrederick.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Zoning-Map-Lower-Frederick-Township.pdf Zoning map].</ref>

Residents are zoned to [[Schwenksville, Pennsylvania|Schwenksville]] Elementary School,<ref>"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GGCnuPZ5Krb051TGYydkctSHM/preview Elementary school boundary maps]. [[Perkiomen Valley School District]]. Retrieved on October 9, 2018.</ref> Middle School West,<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3GGCnuPZ5KrYkRpYVE2eUtSckk/preview Middle school boundary maps]. [[Perkiomen Valley School District]]. Retrieved on October 9, 2018.</ref> and [[Perkiomen Valley High School]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}
* [http://www.lowerfrederick.org/ Lower Frederick Township]
{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]