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Cheltenham Township
Township
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Montgomery
Area 9.0 mi² (23.3 km²)
 - land 9.0 mi² (23.3 km²)
 - water 0.0 mi² (0 km²), 0%
Center
 - coordinates 40°04′00″N, 75°06′59″W
 - elevation 157 ft (47.9 m)
Population 36,875 (2000)
Density 4,083.1 /mi² (1,576.5 /km²)
Founded 1682
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code 215
Location of Cheltenham Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website : http://www.cheltenhamtownship.org

Cheltenham Township is a township near Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 36,875 at the 2000 census. In Pennsylvania, a township is a unit of local government (see civil township) subordinate to a county, and distinct from cities and boroughs. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... EST (shown in yellow) is UTC-5 The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Eastern Daylight Time or EDT is equal to: In North America, Eastern Standard Time + 1, or UTC − 4 hours. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Official website: http://www. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Pennsylvania_Locator_Map. ... Image File history File links Map_of_USA_PA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pennsylvania ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ...

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History

Cheltenham was established in 1682 by 15 Quakers from Cheltenham, England, including Richard Wall and Toby Leech, who purchased 4,070 acres of land from William Penn.[1][2] The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... This article is about the town of Cheltenham in England. ... William Penn William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...


The La Mott section of the township was the site of Camp William Penn, the training grounds of the first African-American troops ever enlisted into the United States Army during the American Civil War. These soldiers were at General Lee's surrender, helped hunt down John Wilkes Booth and were the only African-American soldiers to carry President Lincoln's casket. Camp William Penn was a Union Army training camp located in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania from 1863 to 1865, notable for being the first training grounds for African American troops who had enlisted in the United States Army during the American Civil War. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... This article is becoming very long. ...


The USCT (United States Colored Troops) 3rd Regiment were the first to be trained at Camp William Penn. It is tradition that soldiers have a grand parade before leaving for war, but Philadelphia was partially a racist community at that time and the government believed that a parade might cause a riot, so it was cancelled. The leader of the Camp (Colonel Louis Wagner) was furious and made sure the next regiment to come through would have a parade.


Cheltenham became a township of the first class in 1900.


Geography

Cheltenham is a residential township in Montgomery County, southeastern Pennsylvania. It borders Philadelphia and is 16 km (10 mi) northeast of the city's center. It also borders Abington Township on the northside and Springfield Township on the west side. Abington Township is a township located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Springfield Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.4 km² (9.0 mi²). The area consists of rolling hills and also has a few streams running through it, most notably the Tookany Creek. It includes the census-designated places of Cheltenham, Elkins Park, Wyncote, Glenside, Melrose Park, La Mott and Laverock. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Cheltenham Township is a township located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Elkins Park is an unincorporated community, portions of which are located in both Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania and Abington Township, Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Wyncote is a census-designated place located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Glenside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Melrose Park is a town in Cheltenham township. ... La Mott is an unincorpoated residential community in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Laverock, Pennsylvania is a small town in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States that started as a development in the 1920s. ...


Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 36,875 people, 14,346 households, and 9,640 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,576.7/km² (4,083.1/mi²). There were 14,897 housing units at an average density of 637.0/km² (1,649.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 66.45% White, 24.61% African American, 0.12% Native American, 6.44% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


30.4% of the townships households have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% are headed by married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05. “Matrimony” redirects here. ...


In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.


The median income for a household in the township was $61,713, and the median income for a family was $76,792. Males had a median income of $50,564 versus $36,439 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,424. About 3.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Politics and government

Cheltenham Township does not have a mayor. Rather it is governed by a Board of Commissioners, who are elected one from each of the township's seven wards. A President of the Board is elected from among these commissioners, and serves as the head of government. Morton Simon is the current Commission President. A school board, lead by David Rackow, is in charge of the school district. In local government in some states of the United States, a county commission is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county government. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods...


The township is in the Second Congressional District (represented by Rep. Chaka Fattah), and Pennsylvania's 154th Representative District (represented by Rep. Lawrence Curry). Prior to the 2000 census, it was in the 13th congressional district with the rest of Montgomery County. Pennsylvanias second district includes West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill and Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County The district has an overwhelming Democratic majority. ... Chaka Al Fattah, born Arthur Davenport (21 November 1956 in Philadelphia), has served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1994, representing the 2nd Congressional district of Pennsylvania (map), which includes North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, a very small portion of Northeast Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township... The Pennsylvania 154th Legislative District is a Pennsylvania State House District. ...


Education

The Cheltenham School District is one of the top ranked school districts in the State of Pennsylvania. There are seven public schools and a number of private schools. Public schools include Cheltenham Elementary School (k-4), Myers Elementary School (k-4), Glenside Elementary School (k-4), Wyncote Elementary School (k-4), Elkins Park School (5-6), Cedarbrook Middle School (7-8), and Cheltenham High School (9-12). The main private high school in Cheltenham Township is Bishop McDevitt High School (9-12) which is under the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Elkins Park is the home of Tyler School of Art, a visual arts university with ties to Temple University. Cheltenham High School is a high school in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Elkins Park is an unincorporated community, portions of which are located in both Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania and Abington Township, Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Tyler School of Art is Temple Universitys school of art, located on a separate campus in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and offering BFA and MFA degrees. ... Temple University is a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...


Libraries

Cheltenham Township has four libraries which are the East Cheltenham Free Library, Elkins Park Free Library, La Mott Free Library, and the Glenside Free library.


Public transit

Three SEPTA Regional Rail line stations are located wholly within the township. The stations carry the names of the neighboorhoods in which they are located: Elkins Park; Glenside; and Melrose Park. Two additional stations, (Jenkintown-Wyncote and Cheltenham), straddle the township's border. For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ... A map of the system The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Regional Rail Division provides commuter rail service on 13 branches to over 150 active stations in Philadelphia its suburbs. ... Elkins Park is a station along the SEPTA Main Line. ... Glenside is a station along the SEPTA Main Line. ... Melrose Park station is located along the SEPTA Main Line. ... Jenkintown is a station along the SEPTA Main Line. ... Cheltenham station Cheltenham is a station located along the SEPTA R8 Fox Chase Line. ...


Beginning on January 31, 2005, Cheltenham Township partnered with Abington Township to launch a shared transit service. The Cheltenham Transit Service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays according to the same route and timetable as the current schedule. A new bus will be used for the service since Laidlaw Transit Service will be the new contractor. All other policies and procedures will remain the same. The bus runs in Abington Township on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.


The addition of Saturday to the Cheltenham Transit Service schedule offers riders new flexibility in their weekend travels. Although the change will result in a net reduction in service, Township officials consider this option preferable to eliminating the transit bus altogether.


Emergency services

Nearly 200 volunteer firefighters serve in the Township's five fire companies, in Cheltenham, Elkins Park, Glenside, La Mott and Ogontz. Every volunteer spends hundreds of hours each year practicing firefighting techniques and training with sophisticated equipment. Firefighters also strive to prevent fires from happening through education programs. Specially trained firefighters visit local schools to teach youngsters how to avoid fire dangers. The Fire Expo, held in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week each October, offers impressive apparatus demonstrations as well as expert advice on using smoke detectors properly and devising a personal home fire escape plan. It has been suggested that Firefighter Assist and Search Team be merged into this article or section. ...


Also, the Cheltenham Police Department is the law enforcement agency of Cheltenham,with 86 Officers. Cheltenham also has a government operated Emergency Medical Service.


Famous current or former residents

Michael Brecker Michael Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was a popular US jazz saxophonist of the post-Coltrane era. ... Randy Brecker (b. ... Jay Cooke (August 10, 1821-February 8, 1905), American financier, was born at Sandusky, Ohio, the son of Eleutheros Cooke (1787-1864), a pioneer Ohio lawyer, and Whig member of Congress from that state in 1831-1833. ... William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ... Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850 - 1933) was a significant U.S. publisher. ... A cover of the Saturday Evening Post from 1903 The Saturday Evening Post was a weekly magazine published in the United States from August 4, 1821 to February 8, 1969. ... A cover of Ladies Home Journal from 1906 Ladies Home Journal is a magazine first published February 16, 1883 as a womens supplement to the Tribune and Farmer. ... The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ... Reginald Martinez Reggie Jackson (born May 18, 1946), nicknamed Mr. ... Lucretia Mott (January 3, 1793 - November 11, 1880), was the first major American womens activist in the early 1800s and is credited as the first feminist, but more accurately, the launcher of womens political advocacy. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ...   (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (without niqqud: בנימין נתניהו), Hebrew transliteration written in English: Binyamin Netanyahu, nicknamed Bibi) (born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel and is a leading figure in the Likud party. ... Yonatan Yoni Netanyahu (March 13, 1946 - July 4, 1976) is an Israeli war hero. ... Combatants  Israel  PFLP Revolutionäre Zellen  Uganda Commanders Yonatan Netanyahu Wilfried Böse Idi Amin Strength 29 Commandos Unknown Casualties Yonatan Netanyahu killed three hostages killed five commandos wounded 6 hijackers killed 45 Ugandan soldiers killed Operation Entebbe, also known as the Entebbe incident and sometimes the Entebbe Raid, was... Ezra Pound in 1913. ... John Wanamaker (July 11, 1838 – December 12, 1922) was a United States businessman, civic and political figure, considered the father of modern advertising. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ...

Miscellaneous

Cheltenham has its own public access cable TV channel, Channel 42 (Cheltenham School District Broadcasting) on Comcast Cablevision. Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest cable company and the largest broadband (second overall) Internet service provider in the United States. ...


Cheltenham is twinned with Cheltenham, UK For the parliamentary constituency, see Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency). ...


Points of interest

The Curtis Hall Arboretum (45 acres), sometimes called Curtis Arboretum, is an arboretum and estate located at 1250 Church Road (Route 73), Wyncote, Pennsylvania (though its location is often stated as Elkins Park, Pennsylvania). ...

References

  1. ^ Jones, Arthur Hosking. Cheltenham Township. A Sociological Analysis of a Residential Suburb. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 1940. 173 pages.
  2. ^ Anonymous. A Brief History of Cheltenham Township. [1]. Accessed 1/7/06.

External links

Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
CheltenhamElkins ParkGlensideLa MottLaverockMelrose ParkWyncote
Educational Institutions: Arcadia UniversityCheltenham High SchoolPennsylvania College of OptometryReconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeTyler School of ArtWestminster Theological Seminary

Points of Interest: Beth Sholom SynagogueCurtis Hall ArboretumWall House Cheltenham Township is a township located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Elkins Park is an unincorporated community, portions of which are located in both Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania and Abington Township, Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Glenside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... La Mott is an unincorpoated residential community in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Laverock, Pennsylvania is a small town in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States that started as a development in the 1920s. ... Melrose Park is a town in Cheltenham township. ... Wyncote is a census-designated place located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Arcadia University is a private liberal arts university located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. ... Cheltenham High School is a high school in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States. ... The Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) is one of the oldest optometry schools and throughout most of the 20th century has been a leader in both training and research. ... The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC), located in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia, is the only seminary affiliated with Reconstructionist Judaism. ... Tyler School of Art is Temple Universitys school of art, located on a separate campus in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and offering BFA and MFA degrees. ... Westminster Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian and Reformed Christian graduate educational institution with campuses located in Glenside, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia), and Dallas, Texas, and programs of study in New York City, and London. ... Beth Sholom Synagogue, Elkins Park, PA Beth Sholom Synagogue is located in the Philadelphia suburb of Elkins Park. ... The Curtis Hall Arboretum (45 acres), sometimes called Curtis Arboretum, is an arboretum and estate located at 1250 Church Road (Route 73), Wyncote, Pennsylvania (though its location is often stated as Elkins Park, Pennsylvania). ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

See also: Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

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Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1049 words)
Cheltenham was incorporated as a township in 1900.
30.4% of the townships households have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% are headed by married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
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Cheltenham, on the northwest border of Philadelphia, is just 20 minutes from Center City and in the heart of the Northern Greater Philadelphia Region.
Cheltenham, a beautiful 9 square mile area, has a population of 36,875 and is rich in its range of professional and business-oriented activities.
Cheltenham is a mixture of distinctive neighborhoods, tree-lined streets, abundant parks, convenient shopping districts, and apartment complexes.
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