Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania
township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Doylestown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,971 at the 2020 census. Adjacent to the county seat, the township hosts many county offices and the county correctional facility. Doylestown Central Park is a park in the township.
History
Doylestown includes a number of villages which were formerly independent communities, including Bennetts Corner, Castle Valley, Cross Keys, Dyerstown, Edison, Fountainville, Furlong, Greers Corner, Paul Valley, Tradesville, The Turk, and Vauxtown. Fordhook Farm and Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was also the location of the formerly listed Fretz Farm.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40 km2), of which, 15.4 square miles (40 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.20%) is water. It is drained by the Neshaminy Creek into the Delaware River.
Natural features include Almshouse Hill, Featherbed Hill, Flatiron Hill, Fretz Valley, Iron Hill, Little Buckingham Mountain, Mill Creek, Neshaminy Creek, Pebble Hill, and Pine Run.
The public source identifies “Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania” as township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Doylestown, Township and Pennsylvania.
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