East Greenville, Pennsylvania

East Greenville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,166 at the 2020. It is one of a strip of small towns that run together along Route 29, including Red Hill, Pennsburg, and East Greenville. The borough is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.

History

In 1950, Hans and Florence Knoll moved the headquarters of their company Knoll (known for its modern furniture pieces by architects and designers such as Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen, and Harry Bertoia) to the town, where it remains today.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2011, the Knoll factory employed about 700 people.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Geography

East Greenville is located at Template:Coord (40.405626, −75.504144).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the 2010 census, the borough was 93.7% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, and 1.9% were two or more races. 3.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of the census,<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 3,103 people, 1,124 households, and 805 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,173 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.78% White, 0.90% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64% of the population.

There were 1,124 households, out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $46,875, and the median income for a family was $48,824. Males had a median income of $35,525 versus $29,358 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,066. About 3.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Politics and government

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East Greenville Borough Hall

Presidential elections results<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Year	Republican	Democratic
2020	49.7% 744	48.3% 724
2016	50.5% 604	42.6% 510
2012	49.2% 539	49.1% 538
2008	42.9% 499	55.7% 648
2004	50.5% 542	49.1% 527
2000	52.5% 434	43.4% 359

East Greenville has a city manager form of government with a mayor and borough council. The borough is part of the Fourth 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.)Template:Cn

Education

It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Upper Perkiomen High School.Template:Cn

Transportation

As of 2010 there were Template:Convert of public roads in East Greenville, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Template:Convert were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>Template:Cite web</ref>

Template:Stack Pennsylvania Route 29 is the only numbered highway serving East Greenville. It traverses the borough on a north-south alignment along Main Street.Template:Cn

Notable people

• Sabrina Carpenter, singer, songwriter, actress<ref name="Thevogue">"Sabrina Carpenter" Template:Webarchive at Vogue</ref>
• Jean Faut, baseball playerTemplate:Cn
• Drew Gulak, professional wrestler

External links

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