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Renting an Apartment in Limerick
Limerick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
United States. It was named for the hometown of early settler William
Evans, whose family arrived in the area from Limerick, Ireland in 1698.
The township was created in the 1720s - early records do not survive to
tell the exact date, although it is mentioned in Philadelphia records as
early as 1726. Royersford, Pennsylvania was created from its
southeastern corner in 1879. Limerick Township is a member of the
Spring-Ford Area School District. The town has grown from an 1986
population of only 3,300 to 13,534 (2000 census), making it the fifth
fastest growing town in Pennsylvania.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total
area of 59.0 km� (22.8 mi�). 58.5 km� (22.6 mi�) of it is land and 0.5
km� (0.2 mi�) of it (0.92%) is water. The Limerick nuclear power plant
is located within its borders, along with the Pottstown-Limerick
Airport.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 13,534 people, 5,143 households,
and 3,744 families residing in the township. The population density was
231.5/km� (599.6/mi�). There were 5,442 housing units at an average
density of 93.1/km� (241.1/mi�). The racial makeup of the township was
95.10% White, 2.11% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.29%
Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.
There were 5,143 households out of which 37.3% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together,
6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were
non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and
4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age
of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 40.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and
8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For
every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18
and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $64,752, and the
median income for a family was $73,296. Males had a median income of
$46,351 versus $35,275 for females. The per capita income for the
township was $27,305. About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population
were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and
none of those age 65 or over.