Newtown Bucks County PA

Newtown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The population was 19,299 at the 2010 census. Newtown Township traces its roots back to William Penn, who purchased 5,000 acres from the Lenni Lenape Indians in 1683. He named this land my "New Township", which gradually evolved to Newtown Township. Newtown served as the County Seat of Bucks County from 1726 until 1813, when the Court was moved to Doylestown. In 1838, the area comprising the commercial center, plus a number of homes, was incorporated into Newtown Borough. Today, the Township surrounds Newtown Borough and each has its own form of government.

Newtown Township is governed by a 5 member Board of Supervisors who oversee a full time township manager. Members are elected to serve 6 year terms.

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,206 people, 6,761 households, and 5,063 families residing in 6,848 housing units. There were 6,761 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,532, and the median income for a family was $91,923. Males had a median income of $65,064 versus $41,087 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,335. About 1.2% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Newtown Township Parks and Recreation - Chandler Fields,  Clark Nature Center, Helen Randle, Roberts Ridge, arl Sedia, Silver Lake Park, Tyler State Park, Newtown Skate Park and Veterans Park.