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Summary for Mechanicsville


About Mechanicsville (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Montgomery County (see below)

Time Zone: Mechanicsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Elevation: 440 feet [134.11 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Mechanicsville:

Lat:   40.060700°   (or 40°3'38" N)

Lon:   -75.311900°   (or -75°18'42" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Norristown<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Mechanicsville

GNIS ID:   1197546

FIPS State / Place Code:   None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mechanicsville)


About Montgomery County

The community of Norristown is the County Seat for Montgomery County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Montgomery)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<4>     830,915   (3.75% increase since 2010)  
2010     800,874   (6.77% increase since 2000)
2000:     750,097

Total Area:<5>   487.2 sq. miles [1,261.8 km²]

Housing Units: <6>   325,735

Official Website:   www.montcopa.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Montgomery

GNIS ID:   1213680

FIPS State / County Code:   42 / 091

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mechanicsville)


About Pennsylvania

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     12,798,883   (0.76% increase since 2010)  
2010:     12,702,379   (3.43% increase since 2000)
2000:     12,281,054

Websites for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Official Website:   https://www.pa.gov/

Tourism:   https://visitpa.com/

Parks:   https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/

Fishing:   https://www.fishandboat.com/

Hunting:   https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

GNIS ID:   1779798

FIPS State:   42

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mechanicsville)

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mechanicsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mechanicsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Mechanicsville, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Mechanicsville.
<4>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Mechanicsville. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).









 

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