Collegeville

Collegeville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia on the Perkiomen Creek. Collegeville was incorporated in 1896. It is the seat of Ursinus College, opened in 1869. The population was 5,089 at the 2010 census. Collegeville is located at 40°11′8″N 75°27′30″W / 40.18556°N 75.45833°W / 40.18556; -75.45833 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles , of which, 1.6 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is water.... Collegeville and the surrounding area are rapidly growing. The borough of Collegeville is home to Ursinus College, as well as many local businesses. Outside of the borough, Pfizer's pharmaceutical division has a global campus. There is also a GlaxoSmithKline research and development facility. Collegeville is the home of the Church House of the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ. As of the 2010 census, the population of the borough was 89.4% White, 4.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 3.8% Asian, and 1.9% were two or more races. 2.
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