Editing Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|West Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Marlborough Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,178 at the 2010 census.

It is part of the [[Upper Perkiomen School District]].

==History==
In 1741, Marlboro Township was partitioned from the original [[Salford Township, Pennsylvania|Salford Township]]. At some point in time after the 1940 U.S. Federal Census,<ref>[https://www.archives.com/1940-census/edwin-benner-pa-70533494 U.S. Federal Census Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Marlboro Township: Edwin B. Benner], accessed December 4, 2020.</ref> the township was officially renamed '''Marlborough Township'''. Some historical and genealogical references retain the early spelling of the community.<ref>[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/8279?current_search_qs=%3FPreviousSearch%3DSearch%252cLastName%252c%252c%252c%252c%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252c%252cLastName%26CurrentPage%3D2%26SortOrder%3DLastName%26ResultType%3DGrid%26Command%3D2 United States House of Representatives Archives: ACKER, Ephraim Leister (1827–1903)], accessed December 4, 2020.</ref>

The [[Bauern Freund Print Shop]], [[Andreas Rieth Homestead]], [[Sutch Road Bridge in Marlborough Township]], and [[Swamp Creek Road Bridge]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 12.7&nbsp;square miles (32.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 12.5&nbsp;square miles (32.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (1.34%) is water. It is drained by the [[Perkiomen Creek]] into the Schuylkill River and consists mainly of rolling hills and valleys.

The township has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') and is in [[hardiness zone]]s 6b and 7a. Average temperatures at the municipal building on Upper Ridge Road range from 29.7&nbsp;°F in January to 74.3&nbsp;°F in July. [http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/]

Its villages include [[Hoppenville, Pennsylvania|Hoppenville]], [[Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania|Perkiomenville]] (also in Upper Frederick,) and [[Sumneytown, Pennsylvania|Sumneytown]]. Its numbered routes are [[Pennsylvania Route 29|29]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 63|63]], the latter of which has its northwestern terminus on north-to-south 29 in Green Lane. Other local roads of note include Finland Road, Geryville Pike, Hoppenville Road, Knight Road, Swamp Creek Road, and Upper Ridge Road.

===Adjacent municipalities===
*[[Upper Hanover Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Hanover Township]] (northwest)
*[[Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Upper Frederick Township]] (southwest)
*[[Green Lane, Pennsylvania|Green Lane]] (west)
*[[Lower Frederick Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Frederick Township]] (tangent to the south)
*[[Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Salford Township]] (south)
*[[Salford Township, Pennsylvania|Salford Township]] (southeast)
*[[West Rockhill Township, Pennsylvania|West Rockhill Township, Bucks County]] (east)
*[[Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Milford Township, Bucks County]] (northeast)

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-26 13 49 15 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 63 (Main Street) just west of Geryville Pike in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 63|PA 63]] westbound in Marlborough Township]]}}
As of 2018 there were {{convert|42.62|mi}} of public roads in Marlborough Township, of which {{convert|21.68|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|20.94|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web |url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46210.pdf |title=Marlborough Township map |publisher=PennDOT |access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 29]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 63]] are the primary highways serving Marlborough Township. PA 29 follows Gravel Pike along a north-south alignment across the southwestern portion of the township, while PA 63 follows an east-west alignment along Main Street in the southeastern section of the township.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 966
|1940= 1138
|1950= 1432
|1960= 1875
|1970= 2465
|1980= 2849
|1990= 3116
|2000= 3104
|2010= 3178
|2020= 3520
|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 97.4% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.0% were two or more races. 1.2% 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 3,104 people, 1,174 households, and 888 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|247.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|97.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 1,174 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.9% 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 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,170, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $47,188 versus $31,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $26,273. About 0.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
{{stack|[[File:Marlborough Township Building.jpg|thumb|Marlborough Township Building]]}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results<ref>{{cite web |title=Montco Election Results |url=https://www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?AMID=132}}</ref>
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''59.2%''' ''1,308''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|39.0% ''861''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''60.3%''' ''1,136''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|35.4% ''668''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''56.6%''' ''945''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|41.6% ''694''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.3%''' ''838''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.5% ''809''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''53.2%''' ''838''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.8% ''721''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''53.8%''' ''655''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.9% ''498''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''46.0%''' ''516''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|37.8% ''424''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''39.5%''' ''492''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|34.5% ''430''
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Marlborough Township has a Township Manager and a 3-person Board of Supervisors.

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{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}

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