Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania

Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
Andalusia, a NRHP site in Bensalem
Andalusia, a NRHP site in Bensalem
Flag of Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
Official seal of Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
Location of Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Location of Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bensalem Township is located in Pennsylvania
Bensalem Township
Bensalem Township
Location of Bensalem in Pennsylvania
Bensalem Township is located in the United States
Bensalem Township
Bensalem Township
Bensalem Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°06′46″N 74°56′36″W / 40.11278°N 74.94333°W / 40.11278; -74.94333
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorJoseph DiGirolamo (R)
Area
 • Total21.0 sq mi (54 km2)
 • Land20.0 sq mi (52 km2)
 • Water1.0 sq mi (3 km2)
Elevation
102 ft (31 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total62,707
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
62,619
 • Density3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
19020, 19053
Area codes215, 267, and 445
FIPS code42-017-05616
Websitehttps://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.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "QuickFacts: Bensalem township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P22.