Editing Pennsburg, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Pennsburg''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. Its population was 3,889 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Upper Perkiomen School District]].  It is also part of the strip of small towns that run together along [[Pennsylvania Route 29|Route 29]]: [[Red Hill, Pennsylvania|Red Hill]], Pennsburg, and [[East Greenville, Pennsylvania|East Greenville]]. The towns are collectively referred to as '''Upper Perk'''.

==Geography==
Pennsburg is located at {{Coord|40|23|44|N|75|29|50|W|type:city}} (40.395595, −75.497361).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Pennsburg is located {{convert|40|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Philadelphia]] and {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]]. Pennsburg's elevation is at {{convert|350|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.  A nature preserve is along Macoby Creek.<ref name=Parks>{{cite web|url=http://pennsburg.us/parks-recreation.html |publisher=Borough of Pennsburg|title=Parks & Recreation}}</ref>

The borough has a hot-summer, [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from 29.9&nbsp;°F in January to 74.6&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>[https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ Explorer] at Oregon State University.</ref> The [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1890= 627
|1900= 1032
|1910= 1141
|1920= 1404
|1930= 1494
|1940= 1543
|1950= 1625
|1960= 1698
|1970= 2260
|1980= 2339
|1990= 2460
|2000= 2732
|2010= 3843
|2020= 3889
|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>
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As of the 2010 census, the borough was 90.0% White, 2.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 5.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 1.4% of two or more races. About 4.1% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA#locality-tab|title=Census 2010: Pennsylvania - USATODAY.com}}</ref>

As of the 2000 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>  2,732 people, 1,009 households, and 705 families resided in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,567.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,078 housing units averaged 1,407.8 per square mile (540.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.36% White, 0.81% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.61% of the population.

Of the 1,009 households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were not families. About 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the borough, the population was age distributed as 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $46,715, and for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $37,036 versus $26,190 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,977. About 4.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-26 14 43 34 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 29 (Main Street) just south of Pennsylvania State Route 663 (Pottstown Avenue-Quakertown Avenue) in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 29|PA Route 29]] South in Pennsburg]]}}
[[File:East Penn Rail Road Locomotive, Pennsburg Montco PA.jpg|thumb|An [[East Penn Railroad]] locomotive in Pennsburg in April 2014]]
As of 2014 there were {{convert|10.05|mi}} of public roads in Pennsburg, of which {{convert|2.56|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|7.77|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46415.pdf|title=Pennsburg Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

Pennsburg lies at the junction of [[Pennsylvania Route 29]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 663]]. PA 29 follows Main Street on a northwest-to-southeast alignment through town, while PA 663 follows Pottstown Avenue and Quakertown Avenue on a northeast-to-southwest alignment.

==Politics and government==
Pennsburg has a [[city manager]] form of government with a [[mayor]] and borough council.  
The borough is part of the [[Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district|Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District]] (represented by Rep. [[Madeleine Dean]]), [[Pennsylvania's 131st Representative District]] (represented by Rep. [[Milou Mackenzie]]), and  [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 24]] (represented by Sen. [[Bob Mensch]]).

{| 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:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''54.0%''' ''932''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|44.6% ''770''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''50.3%''' ''739''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|42.6% ''625''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|47.7% ''594''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''50.5%''' ''629''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|40.4% ''554''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''58.1%''' ''796''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|47.1% ''566''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''52.6%''' ''632''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''48.4%''' ''380''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|47.0% ''369''
|}
[[File:Pennsburg Boro Hall II.jpg|thumb|Pennsburg Borough Hall]]

==Notable people==
* [[Mary Emma Griffith Marshall]] (1888-1925), editor, librarian

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Pennsburg}}
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.pennsburg.us/ Borough of Pennsburg]
* [http://www.montcopa.org/commerce/pennsbrg.htm Borough Fact Sheet]

{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:1887 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1887]]