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Welcome to Schwenksville ...

Schwenksville is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schwenksville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Schwenksville has a population of 1,385 people<2> (see below for details).

Schwenksville is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Schwenksville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Schwenksville had an population of 1,385 people (or a decrease of 18.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Schwenksville had a population of 1,385 people. This makes Schwenksville the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Schwenksville represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 521st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,385 people, the population of Schwenksville decreased 18.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,693 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Schwenksville.

Communities near Schwenksville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schwenksville.

  • Norristown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Emmaus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Perkasie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
  • Quakertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Doylestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Conshohocken
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Schwenksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schwenksville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schwenksville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schwenksville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schwenksville. See our Newspapers Page for Schwenksville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schwenksville ...

Looking for more information about Schwenksville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Schwenksville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Schwenksville.

Adding Schwenksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schwenksville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Schwenksville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schwenksville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Schwenksville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schwenksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.