Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania | |
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,_Andalusia_(Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania).jpg) Andalusia, a NRHP site in Bensalem | |
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 Location of Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania | |
  Bensalem Township Location of Bensalem in Pennsylvania  Bensalem Township Bensalem Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′46″N 74°56′36″W / 40.11278°N 74.94333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Joseph DiGirolamo (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.0 sq mi (54 km2) |
| • Land | 20.0 sq mi (52 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 62,707 |
| • Estimate (2022)[2] | 62,619 |
| • Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 19020, 19053 |
| Area codes | 215, 267, and 445 |
| FIPS code | 42-017-05616 |
| Website | https://www.bensalempa.gov/ |
Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township borders the northeastern section of Philadelphia and includes the communities of Andalusia, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, Flushing, Oakford, Siles, Trappe, and Trevose.[3] Bensalem Township has no other incorporated municipalities within its boundaries. It is located within the Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 62,707, which made it the most populous municipality in Bucks County and the ninth-most populated municipality in Pennsylvania.
The township, which was founded in 1692, is almost as old as Pennsylvania itself, which was founded in 1682.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Bensalem township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P22.