Borough of Schwenksville | |
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 Main Street in Schwenksville in November 2012 | |
 Location of Schwenksville in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | |
  Schwenksville Location of Schwenksville in Pennsylvania  Schwenksville Schwenksville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′23″N 75°27′54″W / 40.25639°N 75.46500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Debra Svenkeson |
| • Borough Manager | Dan DeMeno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) |
| • Land | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,296 |
| • Density | 3,240.00/sq mi (1,250.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19473 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-68328 |
Schwenksville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,431 at the 2020 census. It is notable for being located near the site of the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The borough was founded in 1684, when the Lenni-Lenape Indians ceded to William Penn the land along the Perkiomen Creek; it was incorporated in 1903. The borough was named for George Schwenk, whose son, Jacob Schwenk, served in George Washington's army.
The town was the inspiration for the protagonist in Catherine Gilbert Murdock's 2006 novel Dairy Queen.[3]
The Hall & Oates song "Perkiomen" was written about the Perkiomen Creek, which constitutes Schwenksville's eastern border. "Perkiomen" is Lenape for "muddy waters" and "where the cranberries grow."
Schwenksville is also the gateway to the Perkiomen Trail, a nineteen-mile section of the former Reading Railroad's Perkiomen Valley corridor. It now serves as a multi-use rail trail and was completed in 2003.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ 'Catherine Gilbert Murdock - Dairy Queen - Frequently Asked Questions'. Accessed February 11, 2007.