Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 56,103 at the 2000 census.
Abington Township is one of Montgomery County’s oldest communities dating back to before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. It is home to some of the county’s oldest transportation routes, industries and churches. Many of these older business and transportation centers were the forerunners of modern Abington. Today, A...
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Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 56,103 at the 2000 census.
Abington Township is one of Montgomery County’s oldest communities dating back to before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. It is home to some of the county’s oldest transportation routes, industries and churches. Many of these older business and transportation centers were the forerunners of modern Abington. Today, Abington Township is a highly desirable residential area that contains a major shopping center (the Willow Grove Park Mall), several small businesses, and a few of Montgomery County's largest employers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.5 square miles (40.0 km²), of which, 15.4 square miles (40.0 km²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 56,103 people, 21,690 households, and 15,139 families residing in the township. The population density...
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