Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and part of the Philadelphia Main Line. As of the 2016 U.S. Census, the township had a total population of 58,288. Lower Merion has the 5th highest per-capita income and the 12th highest median household income in the country with a population of 50,000 or more.[2]

Lower Merion Lower Merion Township
Township
Harriton House as it appeared ca. 1919.
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Motto(s): "A First-Class Township"
Location of Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County
Lower Merion Location of Lower Merion Township in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°59′00″N 75°15′59″W
Country	United States of America
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Settled	1682
Incorporated	1713
Government
• Township Manager	Ernie McNeely
• Board President	Daniel Bernheim
Area [1]
• Total	23.83 sq mi (61.73 km²)
• Land	23.61 sq mi (61.16 km²)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²)
Elevation	200 ft (60 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	57,825
• Estimate (2016)	58,288
• Density	2,468.37/sq mi (953.02/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	610 and 484
FIPS code	42-091-44976
Website	www.lowermerion.org

References

"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/INC910214/4209144976,00

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