Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia (Bucks County, Pennsylvania).jpg Bucks county - Bensalem Location of Bensalem Township in Bucks County Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania Location of Bensalem Township in Pennsylvania Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States which borders the northeast section of Philadelphia.
The township is composed of many communities, including Andalusia, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, Flushing, Oakford, Siles, Trappe, and Trevose .
As of the 2010 census, the township had a total populace of 60,427, which makes it the biggest municipality in Bucks County, and the ninth biggest in Pennsylvania.
The township, which was established in 1692, is almost as old as Pennsylvania itself, which was established in 1682.
The origins of Bensalem likely comes from references made by settler Joseph Growden, who titled his estate as Manor of Bensalem' with respect to William Penn, the son of peace and the Semitic term for peace Salem. Originally titled Salem, the word Ben was added in 1701. Bensalem is the southernmost township in Bucks County and is bordered by Philadelphia to the west and south, Croydon and the rest of Bristol Township to the east and northeast, Hulmeville and Middletown Township to the north, and Feasterville, Trevose, and Oakford in Lower Southampton Township to the northwest.
Across the Delaware River in Burlington County, New Jersey to the southeast, there are Beverly, Delanco Township, and Edgewater Park Township.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the township has a total region of 21.0 square miles (54 km2), of which, 20.0 square miles (52 km2) of it is territory and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it (4.77%) is water.
The fall line, which separates the Atlantic Coastal Plain region from the Piedmont region, runs through Bensalem, and is visible around the Neshaminy Mall area. The Neshaminy Creek forms the natural easterly boundary and Poquessing Creek forms the natural boundary of the township.
As of the 2010 census, the township was 72.1% Non-Hispanic White, 7.3% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 10.2% Asian, and 2.6% of the populace were of two or more competitions.
As of the census of 2000, there were 58,434 citizens , 22,627 homeholds, and 15,114 families residing in the township.
In the township the populace was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
Bensalem is home to Parx Casino and Racetrack, a 1-mile (1.6 km) thoroughbred horse racing track.
Bensalem is also home to the Mongkoltepmunee Buddhist Temple, or Wat Mongkoltepmunee, on Knights Road.
It serves as a place of high ceremonies and meditation for a improve of Buddhist monks who came to Bensalem from Thailand in the 1980s. The Neshaminy Mall is positioned inside Bensalem.
At the time, the Galloway family owned all of present-day Bensalem Township.
Bensalem is home to the Philadelphia Gun Club which hosts one of the several trap pigeon shoots in the United States.
Bensalem is home to two State Parks, Neshaminy State Park and Benjamin Rush State Park.
Also, in the center of Bensalem is the Bensalem Township Community Park, which features a skatepark, playground, basketball courts, a roller-hockey rink, baseball football, soccer, and softball fields.
Bensalem Township is readily accessible with Interstate 95, U.S.
Route 13, Pennsylvania Route 63 (Woodhaven Road) and Pennsylvania Route 132 (Street Road) all passing through. The Bensalem (formerly Philadelphia) Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (exit 351, at U.S.
Route 1) is in the Trevose section of the township.
In addition, the eastbound Street Road interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (exit 352), which is E-ZPass only, serves Bensalem.
The easterly end of the ticket fitness along the turnpike is positioned at the Neshaminy Falls toll plaza, east of the Street Road interchange. The intersection of Knights and Street roads in Bensalem Township was ranked by Time periodical as the most dangerous intersection in the United States from 2003 until 2012. Two SEPTA Regional Rail lines serve Bensalem Township.
The West Trenton Line stops at the Trevose and Neshaminy Falls stations in the northern part of the township.
The Trenton Line stops at the Cornwells Heights and Eddington stations in the southern part of the township. The Cornwells Heights station is also served by Amtrak's Keystone Service and Northeast Regional services along the Northeast Corridor and has a park-and-ride with access from Interstate 95. CSX Transportation's Trenton Subdivision freight barns line runs through the northern portion of the township. Multiple SEPTA bus routes pass through the township, serving points of interest inside the township and providing connections to Philadelphia and other suburbs. In 1987, the citizens of Bensalem voted to turn into a second-class township with a five-member council and a mayor.
Rita's Franchise Company, LLC has its command posts in the Trevose section of the township, as well as its first locale in the Andalusia section. Fortune 1000 business Charming Shoppes has its command posts in Bensalem, and is ranked #810 on the 2010 list. The US Headquarters for Ibanez Guitars and Tama Drums is positioned in Bensalem Township.
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