Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 55,310 in as of the 2010 census. Abington Township is one of Montgomery County's oldest communities dating back to before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. It is home to some of the county's oldest transportation routes, industries and churches. Many of these older business and transportation centers were the forerunners of modern Abington. Today, Abington Township is a highly desirable residential area that contains the Willow Grove Park Mall, several small businesses, and a few of... Montgomery County's largest employers. The land that comprises Abington today was purchased from the native Lenape by William Penn during the 1680s. By the next decade, a handful of European settlers built and lived in Hill Township, at the crossroads of Susquehanna Street Road and Old York Road. After brief times under other names, the township incorporated as Abington in 1704. The name's origin is not known. A local 1734 census counted 42 resident landowners. Some institutions have been in Abington for most of its existence.
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| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Population: | 56,103 |
| Also known as: | Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Township of Abington |