Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania
Marlborough Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,178 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District. History In 1741, Marlboro Township was partitioned from the original Salford Township. At some point in time after the 1940 U.S. Federal Census, the township was officially renamed Marlborough Township. Some historical and genealogical references retain the early spelling of the community. The Bauern Freund Print Shop, Andreas Rieth Homestead, Sutch Road Bridge in Marlborough Township, and Swamp Creek Road Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.7 square miles (32.9 km2), of which 12.5 square miles (32.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (1.34%) is water. It is drained by the Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River and consists mainly of rolling hills and valleys. The township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is in hardiness zones 6b and 7a. Average temperatures at the municipal building on Upper Ridge Road range from 29.7 °F in January to 74.3 °F in July. Its villages include Hoppenville, Perkiomenville (also in