Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Upper Providence Township
Upper Providence Township
Home rule municipality
	Old Rose Tree Tavern
	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.upperprovidence.org

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau - 2010 Demographic Profile Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
^ Upper Providence Township Archived 2014-03-04 at the Wayback Machine miscellaneous

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.

[USCensusEst2016-2] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[upperprovidence1-3] "U.S. Census Bureau - 2010 Demographic Profile Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-11-27.

[4] Upper Providence Township Archived 2014-03-04 at the Wayback Machine miscellaneous

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