Editing Trappe, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Trappe''' ([[Pennsylvania Dutch language|Pennsylvania German]]: ''Drapp'') is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,509 at the 2010 census.  [[Augustus Lutheran Church]], built in 1743, is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation.  It has been designated a [[National Historic Landmark]].

==Geography==
Trappe is located at {{Coord|40|12|N|75|29|W|type:city}} (40.197111, -75.475244).<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]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Schools==
Trappe falls within the boundaries of the [[Perkiomen Valley School District]].  South Elementary school lies in the borough, as does the old Collegeville-Trappe [[High school (North America)|high school]].

==History==
European migrants settled in Trappe starting in 1717<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Trappe |url=https://trappeborough.com/historic-trappe/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Trappe Borough |language=en-US}}</ref> and included many German immigrants.  They had landed at the port of Philadelphia and moved west, where land was available.

One of the oldest extant buildings in town is [[Augustus Lutheran Church]]. Construction of the old church began in 1743 following the arrival of Lutheran minister [[Henry Melchior Muhlenberg]], who emigrated from Germany in 1742.  After a severe storm on February 16, 1860 that damaged the colonial building, it was saved and restored by his grandson William Augustus Muhlenberg.  It is the oldest unchanged [[Lutheran]] church building in the US in continuous use by the same congregation and has been designated a [[National Historic Landmark]].

A c. 1830 building across from Augustus Lutheran Church served as the US Post Office until 1929, when operations were moved to a larger regional location.  The post office/general store is now a private residence.

Trappe is also home to the [[Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House]], which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The building has been restored and is operated as a museum by the Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley, Inc.

[[The Speaker's House]], home of [[Frederick Muhlenberg]], is another historic site in Trappe that is open to the public. It is currently undergoing restoration.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-25 13 47 56 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 113 (Third Avenue) at Bronson Circle in Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 113 northbound in Trappe]]}}
As of 2015 there were {{convert|14.60|mi}} of public roads in Trappe, of which {{convert|3.68|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|10.92|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46423.pdf|title=Trappe Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

The main highway serving Trappe is [[Pennsylvania Route 113]]. It traverses the borough on a general northeast-southwest alignment following Third Avenue.

[[SEPTA]] provides [[SEPTA Suburban Bus|Suburban Bus]] service to Trappe along [[SEPTA Route 93|Route 93]], which runs between the [[Norristown Transportation Center]] in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]] and [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]].<ref name=septamap>{{cite map|title=SEPTA Official Transit & Street Map Suburban|publisher=SEPTA|url=https://www5.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/travel/map-suburban-transit-street.pdf|access-date=May 2, 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 324
|1910= 398
|1920= 412
|1930= 410
|1940= 497
|1950= 773
|1960= 1264
|1970= 1676
|1980= 1800
|1990= 2115
|2000= 3210
|2010= 3509
|2020= 4002
|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>
}}
As of the 2010 census, 89.2% White, 3.2% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.5% Asian, and 2.0% were two or more races. 2.7% 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 3,210 people, 1,292 households, and 886 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,547.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,351 housing units at an average density of {{convert|651.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 1,292 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 41.0% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $67,500, and the median income for a family was $76,544. Males had a median income of $52,337 versus $37,212 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $31,281. About 0.6% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

==Politics and government==
[[File:Trappe Borough Hall 2.jpg|thumb|Trappe Borough Hall]]
Trappe has a [[borough manager]] form of government with a [[mayor]] and a seven-member borough council.  The mayor is Matthew Wismer.  The current borough council members are Scott Martin(president), Mallory Perlin (vice-president), Stewart Strauss, Julie Bechtel, Theresa Pammer, Tara Hiley, and Dave Davis.<ref name="OnS Trappe PA">{{cite web |title=Officials & Staff |url=http://trappeborough.com/departments/officials-staff/ |website=Trappe Borough |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>

The borough is part of the [[Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district|Fourth Congressional District]] (represented by Rep. [[Madeleine Dean]]), the 146th State House District (represented by Rep. [[Joe Ciresi]]) and the 24th State Senate District (represented by Sen. Bob Mensch).
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|+ '''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]]
|-
|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|43.5% ''1,106''
|'''55.3%''' ''1,408''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|42.0% ''1,032''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''57.0%''' ''1,401''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|47.0% ''921''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''47.9%''' ''939''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''52.8%''' ''994''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|46.3% ''872''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|46.1% ''886''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''53.2%''' ''1,023''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''52.9%''' ''992''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|46.6% ''875''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''54.9%''' ''790''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|43.4% ''624''
|}

==Education==
Trappe is part of the Perkiomen Valley School District.<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/place/p4277304_trappe/DC10BLK_P4277304_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Trappe borough, PA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 9, 2018.</ref>

Residents are zoned to South 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 East,<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]].

==Notable people==
*Trappe is the birthplace of [[Frederick Muhlenberg]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001063|title=Bioguide Search}}</ref> US Congressman and the first [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]].
*[[Jimmy Pop]] from the comedy rock band, [[Bloodhound Gang]]
*[[William Rudolph Smith]] (1787–1868), Pennsylvania State Representative and Senator, Attorney General of Wisconsin

==References==

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==External links==
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* [http://trappeborough.com/ Borough of Trappe]

{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}

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