Mont Clare
formerly Quincyville | |
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 Schuylkill Canal Lock 60 in Mont Clare | |
| Etymology: Mont Clare/Clair from poet Bayard Taylor | |
  Mont Clare Location of Mont Clare in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′10″N 75°30′24″W / 40.13611°N 75.50667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Upper Providence |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,852 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| ZIP Code | 19453 |
| Area codes | 484 and 610 |
Mont Clare is a village in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The village is located on the left bank of the Schuylkill River opposite Phoenixville and Chester County. Mont Clare is at the site of the former Jacobs' ford. Mont Clare hosts the only functional lock and one of only two remaining watered stretches of the Schuylkill Canal. Mont Clare was the birthplace of the infamous outlaw Sundance Kid. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 1,852.[1]
The village was originally named Quincyville and has also been spelled Quinzyville, Mont Clair, and Montclare.