Upper Gwynedd Township | |
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 Knipe-Moore-Rupp Farmhouse, built 1808 | |
 Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°13′05″N 75°17′28″W / 40.21806°N 75.29111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Named for | Gwynedd, Wales |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.13 sq mi (21.1 km2) |
| • Land | 8.12 sq mi (21.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,552 |
| • Estimate (2016)[2] | 15,975 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
| FIPS code | 42-091-79056 |
| Website | www |
Upper Gwynedd Township ( /ˈɡwɪnɛd/)[3] is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,552 at the time of the 2010 census. North Wales Borough is surrounded by Upper Gwynedd Township on all sides, and many homes and businesses with North Wales addresses are actually in Upper Gwynedd. Many properties with Lansdale addresses are in Upper Gwynedd as well. It is part of the North Penn Valley region that is centered around the borough of Lansdale.
Station Square, one of the first new transit oriented developments in the Delaware Valley, is located in Upper Gwynedd on the border with Lansdale. It is across the street from Pennbrook Station with SEPTA rail service to Philadelphia.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Not *Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡʊɨnɛð] like its Welsh namesake.