Bensalem (Pa.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
בנסלם (פנסילבניה)
Name (Latin)
Bensalem (Pa.)
Coordinates
-74.94333333 -74.94333333 40.11277778 40.11277778 (gooearth )
W0745705 W0745705 N0400616 N0400616 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 149046580
Wikidata: Q583018
Library of congress: n 89223864
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 40°06ʹ16ʺN 074°57ʹ05ʺW)
  • Spectrum Map Publishing. A map of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 1989.
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1989(Bensalem, census desig. place, in Bensalem Twp., Bucks Co.)

Wikipedia description:

Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township borders the northeastern section of Philadelphia and includes the communities of Andalusia, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, Flushing, Oakford, Siles, Trappe, and Trevose. Bensalem Township has no other incorporated municipalities within its boundaries. It is located within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 62,707, which made it the most populous municipality in Bucks County and the ninth-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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