Place:Bensalem (township), Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameBensalem (township)
Alt namesBensalem Township
Bensalemsource: WeRelate abbreviation
TypeTownship
Located inBucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery
Census-designated place
Cornwells Heights-Eddington
Inhabited place
Andalusia
Bensalem
Bridgewater
Brookwood
Calico Corner
Carriage Stop
Cornwell
Cornwells Manor
Devon Close
Echo Beach
Echo Reach
Eddington Park
Flushing
Janney
Kearney
La Trappe
Siles
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It borders the northeast section of Philadelphia. The township is composed of many communities, including Andalusia, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, Flushing, Oakford, Siles, Trappe, and Trevose. Bensalem Township has no incorporated municipalities (city or borough) within its boundaries.

As of the 2020 census, the township had a total population of 62,707, which makes it the most populated municipality in Bucks County and the tenth most populated municipality in Pennsylvania.

The township, which was founded in 1692, is almost as old as Pennsylvania itself, which was founded in 1682.

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