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Welcome to Trappe ...

Trappe is located in Montgomery County<1>.


The location of Trappe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Trappe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Trappe has a population of 3,732 people<3> (see below for details).

Trappe is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Trappe had an population of 3,732 people. This is an increase of 6.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Trappe had a population of 3,509 people. This makes Trappe the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Trappe represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 279th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,509 people, the population of Trappe increased 9.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,210 people).

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

Communities Also Named Trappe ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trappe.

Communities near Trappe ...

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

  • Norristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • West Chester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
  • Perkasie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Quakertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Downingtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
    • Downingtown is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
  • Doylestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Conshohocken
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Trappe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trappe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trappe. 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 Trappe.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trappe ...

Looking for more information about Trappe? 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 Trappe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trappe.

Adding Trappe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trappe 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 Trappe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Trappe post office opened in 1832.

We also found Trappe in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trappe.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trappe. 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>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>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Trappe.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trappe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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