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Red Hill, Pennsylvania

Red Hill is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is primarily a lakeshore, lowlands, suburban community northwest of Philadelphia in the Delaware River Valley watershed, as is the balance of its county. As of the 2020 census, Red Hill had a population of 2,496.

It is also part of the strip of small towns that run together along Route 29, Red Hill, Pennsburg, and East Greenville, colloquially known as Upper Perkiomen. The town is named after the large amounts of red shale in the soil and ground layers of the hill.

The Red Hill Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The borough is home to the Red Hill Band, which is older than the borough itself.

Red Hill is located at 40°22′35″N 75°29′4″W / 40.37639°N 75.48444°W / 40.37639; -75.48444 (40.376288, -75.484308). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.

As of 2010 there were 9.42 miles (15.16 km) of public roads in Red Hill, of which 1.65 miles (2.66 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 7.77 miles (12.50 km) were maintained by the borough.

Pennsylvania Route 29 is the only numbered highway serving Red Hill. It traverses the borough on a north–south alignment following Main Street.

As of the 2010 census, the borough was 96.4% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Asian, and 1.3% were two or more races. About 2.1% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[1].

As of the census, of 2000, 2,196 people, 899 households, and 576 families were residing in the borough. The population density was 3,046.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,176.1/km2). The 944 housing units averaged 1,309.4 per mi (506.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.81% White, 0.32% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.55% of the population.

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