Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Upper Providence Township | |
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Location in Delaware County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′31″N 75°23′47″W / 39.94194°N 75.39639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.81 sq mi (15.05 km2) |
| • Land | 5.60 sq mi (14.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 330 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 10,142 |
• Estimate (2016) | 10,446 |
| • Density | 1,864.36/sq mi (719.78/km2) |
| FIPS code | 42-045-79248 |
| Website | www |
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Upper Providence Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, located around and to the north of the borough of Media, and approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of center city Philadelphia. The population was 10,142 at the 2010 census. The township lies between Ridley Creek on the west and Crum Creek on the east. Most of Ridley Creek State Park is in the township, towards the northern edge. Zoning is 98% residential, 1% commercial and 1% industrial, with minimal space zoned to commercial business.