Trevose, Pennsylvania
Trevose is a census-designated place within both Bensalem and Lower Southampton townships in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Trevose was formerly part of Feasterville-Trevose, but was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. U.S. 1 runs through the town as well as the Pennsylvania Turnpike, but Trevose's main road is Brownsville Road, which is the dividing line between the two townships. As of the 2010 census, Trevose had a population of 3,550. History The community is named after the Growden Mansion, the homestead of settler Joseph Growden. The homestead was named after Growden's homestead in England (Growden was Cornish; Trevose is from the Cornish word Trenfos for farm.). Geography Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Trevose has a Humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature > , at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ , at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are slightly humid in Trevose, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values > . Since 1981, the highest air temperature was on July