Editing Red Hill, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{for|the census-designated place in Blair County, Pennsylvania (Altoona area)|Red Hill, Blair County, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Red Hill''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is primarily a lakeshore, lowlands, suburban community northwest of [[Philadelphia]] in the [[Delaware River|Delaware River Valley]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]], as is the balance of its county. Its population was 2,383 at the 2010 census.

It is also part of the strip of small towns that run together along [[Pennsylvania Route 29|Route 29]], Red Hill, [[Pennsburg, Pennsylvania|Pennsburg]], and [[East Greenville, Pennsylvania|East Greenville]], colloquially known as '''East Penn Hill'''.  The town is named after the large amounts of red [[shale]] in the soil and ground layers of the hill.

==History==
The [[Red Hill Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1985.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The borough is home to the [[Red Hill Band]], which is older than the borough itself.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Chiccarine |first1=Jerry A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5VOIH-rFPZEC&pg=PA47 |title=Images of America: The Upper Perkiomen Valley |last2=Luz |first2=David W. |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |others=Commissioned by the [[Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center]] |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-738-55485-3 |page=47 |language=en-US |quote=This distinguished organization is older than the borough itself. Formed on December 6, 1900, at the Red Hill Hotel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Red Hill Borough Fact Sheet |url=http://www.montcopa.org/commerce/redhill.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509164047/http://www.montcopa.org/commerce/redhill.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |access-date=July 16, 2023 |website=[[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County Website]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Red Hill is located at {{Coord|40|22|35|N|75|29|4|W|type:city}} (40.376288, -75.484308).<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|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-26 14 03 53 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 29 (Main Street) just south of Second Street in Red Hill, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|left|PA 29 northbound in Red Hill]]}}
As of 2010 there were {{convert|9.42|mi}} of public roads in Red Hill, of which {{convert|1.65|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/Type5/46417.pdf|title=Red Hill Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 29]] is the only numbered highway serving Red Hill. It traverses the borough on a north-south alignment following Main Street.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 664
|1920= 787
|1930= 851
|1940= 881
|1950= 914
|1960= 1086
|1970= 1201
|1980= 1727
|1990= 1794
|2000= 2196
|2010= 2383
|2020= 2496
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the 2010 census, the borough was 96.4% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Asian, and 1.3% were two or more races. About 2.1% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA].

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, 2,196 people, 899 households, and 576 families were residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,046.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 944 housing units  averaged 1,309.4 per mi (506.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.81% White, 0.32% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.55% of the population.

Of the 899 households, 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were not families. About 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the borough, the age distribution was  23.8% under 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $45,313, and for a family was $58,529. Males had a median income of $35,857 versus $26,295 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $20,633. About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics and government==
[[File:Red Hill Borough Hall II.jpg|thumb|left|Red Hill Borough Hall]]
Red Hill has a [[city manager]] form of government with a [[mayor]] and borough council. The borough president of Red Hill is Doris Decker.

The borough is part of [[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 the 24th State Senate District (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;"|'''49.5%''' ''717''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|48.1% ''696''
|-|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''52.8%''' ''639''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|41.4% ''501''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|48.7% ''541''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''49.8%''' ''553''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|41.2% ''470''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''56.6%''' ''643''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|47.9% ''491''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''51.2%''' ''525''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''48.8%''' ''369''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|47.0% ''355''
|}

==Education==
Red Hill is served by the [[Upper Perkiomen School District]].<!--UNI 24540--><ref>{{cite web |title=2020 census - school district reference map: Montgomery County, PA |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42091_montgomery/DC20SD_C42091.pdf |access-date=2024-12-23 |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42091_montgomery/DC20SD_C42091_SD2MS.txt Text list] - See also [https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/36224/2022_School_Districts county's school district map]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.montcopa.org/commerce/redhill.htm Borough fact sheet]

{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1836]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1836 establishments in Pennsylvania]]