commerce: Fact Sheets--HATBORO BOROUGH

Montgomery County, PA

P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
Courthouse Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:15p.m.
Phone: 610-278-3000
Website: www.montcopa.org

HATBORO
BOROUGH
414 SOUTH YORK ROAD
HATBORO, PA 19040
215-443-9100
www.hatboro-pa.com


2000 POPULATION: 7,393
2005 POPULATION EST.: 7,400
2000 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD
INCOME: $44,901
2000 TOTAL HOUSING
UNITS: 3,121
2000 AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL
HOME PRICE: $120,207
GOVERNMENT:
MAYOR-COUNCIL
AREA: 1.56 SQUARE MILES
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT:
HATBORO-HORSHAM
SCHOOL DISTRICT
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT: 152ND
STATE SENATORIAL
DISTRICT: 12TH
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT: 13TH
DISTRICT JUSTICE:
38-1-14
414 South York Rd.
Hatboro PA 19040-3989
215-957-5935/5936
LIBRARY:
MC-NPL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
Greater Hatboro

Hatboro was incorporated on August 26, 1871, taking its six-hundred acres from what was then Moreland Township. Original documents, however, indicate that 1715 was the earliest date of settlement. Trains that took residents back and forth from Philadelphia helped settle the area. This small, quaint community has many old and historically significant buildings and was the fifteenth municipality in the state to have established a historic commission to preserve its history and architecture. Today, the borough has a nice main street business district, as well as well-maintained residential areas. County folklore suggests that the borough was named after an eighteenth-century hat maker who supplied Washington’s Army with hats. It should be noted that businesses or residents may have a Hatboro mailing address, but are actually located in Horsham or Lower Moreland Townships.
PUBLIC SERVICES:
The entire borough is serviced by public water and sewer facilities. A full-time police force serves the community. Fire protection is provided by volunteer companies. Residential trash disposal is arranged by private contractors and billed to the homeowner by the borough.
RECREATION:
A full-time recreation director is employed by the borough. Facilities include three parks with playgrounds, one lighted tennis court, a basketball court, a softball field, and a public swimming pool. Little League programs are run by private organizations. For more information on what is available, please call 215-442-9100.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
Both SEPTA bus and rail lines connect the borough with Philadelphia, Southern Bucks County, and a large portion of Montgomery County.
SHOPPING:
A main street shopping district serves the community. The nearest major shopping mall is the Willow Grove Park Mall.


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