There were 20,486 housing units at an average density of 1,269.1 per square mile (490.0/km 2). The population density was 3,439.4 people per square mile (1,328.0 people/km 2). Īs of the census of 2000, there were 55,521 people, 19,733 households, and 14,503 families residing in the township. 7.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. Demographics Historical population CensusĪs of the 2010 census, the township was 77.3% Non-Hispanic White, 10.2% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.8% Asian, and 2.8% were two or more races. Natural features include Mill Creek, Neshaminy Creek, and Queen Anne Creek. Named places, past and present, in Bristol Township include Bath, Croydon, Edgely, Emilie, part of Levittown, Midway, Newportville, Pickpocket, and Pine Grove. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.2 square miles (45 km 2), of which 16.1 square miles (42 km 2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km 2) (6.33%) is water. The War Dog Memorial, located in front of the Bristol Township Municipal Building, was dedicated in 2006. The Phineas Pemberton House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. In 1952, William Levitt began construction of his Levittown, which was located partly in Bristol Township. Still, until the 1950s, Bristol Township was largely agricultural. The Delaware Canal was built in 1831 and connected Bristol to Easton, 60 miles to the north. The springs at Bath, in Bristol Township, were popular among wealthy Philadelphians for a time, but lost popularity to those in Saratoga Springs, New York. It was formed as Buckingham Township in 1692 and was renamed Bristol Township in 1702. the Philadelphia metropolitan area).īefore Bristol Township was settled, it was populated by Delaware Indians.
It is located within the Delaware Valley (i.e. Parts of the township consist of the neighborhoods of Fairless Hills and Levittown. Bristol Township, along with Bristol Borough, is a cultural hub for Lower Bucks County, hosting celebrations of African and Latino heritage. The population was 54,582 at the 2010 census, making it the 13th largest municipality in the state.
Bristol Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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