Place:Harleysville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameHarleysville
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates40.279°N 75.387°W
Located inMontgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Harleysville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,286 at the 2010 census. It is located within Lower Salford Township. Harleysville was settled by Pennsylvania Dutch in the 18th century and was named after Samuel Harley.

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Harleysville was settled early in Pennsylvania’s history (circa 1700).

Harleysville is home to an annual Heckler Fest held at the historical Heckler Plains, one of the oldest properties in the area.

Harleysville holds an annual Jaycee's Country Fair Days at the Harleysville Community Center, which many people from close by towns come to.

Harleysville also holds an annual Apple Butter Frolic to celebrate its Mennonite heritage in early fall.

It is also home to the Mennonite Heritage Center.

The Klein Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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