Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Borough of Conshohocken Map of Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Location of Conshohocken in Montgomery County Conshohocken, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Location of Conshohocken in Pennsylvania Conshohocken (/ k n h k n/) (Lenape: Kanshihakink; con-sh -hock- n) is a town and borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia.
Historically a large foundry town and industrialized and manufacturing center, after the diminish of trade in recent years Conshohocken has advanced into a center of riverfront commercial and residentiary development. In the county-wide slang, it is sometimes referred to by the colloquial nickname Conshy (/ k n i/; con-shee).
The name "Conshohocken" comes from the Unami language, from either Kanshi'hak'ing, meaning "Elegant-ground- place", or, more likely, Chottschinschu'hak'ing, which means "Big-trough-ground-place" or "Large-bowl-ground-place", referring to the big bend in the Tulpe'hanna (Turtle River, or undivided Schuylkill River). In 1940, a New York Times columnist noted lightheartedly that "Some of the inhabitants of Conshohocken, Pa.
The sister improve of West Conshohocken is positioned on the opposite side of the Schuylkill River.
Conshohocken is positioned at 40 4 38 N 75 18 7 W (40.077135, -75.302009). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (2.97%) is water.
Conshohocken fronts the Schuylkill River.
A rather sharp bend in the river at Conshohocken gives the Schuylkill Expressway, which hugs the far bank, a curve that is well known to county-wide radio listeners as the Conshohocken curve (it is a staple of traffic reports).
Conshohocken has a town/city manager form of government with a mayor and a seven-member borough council.
As of the 2010 census, the borough was 88.7% White, 6.5% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.8% Asian, and 1.7% were two or more competitions.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,589 citizens , 3,329 homeholds, and 1,834 families residing in the borough.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the borough was $43,599, and the median income for a family was $50,601.
About 4.2% of families and 5.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.
According to the 2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate, the median homehold income in the borough had risen to $73,750.
5.3% of families and 7.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of kids under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 and over.
Conshohocken is served by two SEPTA county-wide barns stations, both of which are along the Manayunk/Norristown Line.
Residents of Conshohocken are served by the Colonial School District.
IKEA US command posts (has a mailing address of Conshohocken but is actually positioned over the Conshohocken border in Plymouth Township) Fact Sheets-CONSHOHOCKEN BOROUGH ALL ABOUT Conshy, Conshohocken Pa United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Montgomery County Election Results".
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Populated places on the Schuylkill River - Populated places established in 1830 - Boroughs in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - 1830 establishments in Pennsylvania
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