Map of Collegeville borough, Pennsylvania

Collegeville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, a suburb outside of Philadelphia on Perkiomen Creek. Collegeville was incorporated in 1896. It is the location of Ursinus College which opened in 1869. The population was 5,089 at the 2010 census.

Collegeville borough overview:
Name:	Collegeville borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Montgomery County
Elevation:	207 ft (63 m)
Total Area:	1.61 sq mi (4.17 km²)
Land Area:	1.57 sq mi (4.07 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	5,043
Population Density:	3,208.02/sq mi (1,238.75/km²)
Area code:	610
FIPS code:	4215192
Website:	www.collegeville-pa.gov

Online Interactive Map

Collegeville online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The area which is present day Collegeville was part of the original William Penn purchase of “All the land lying on the Pahkehoma” in 1684. In 1799, Perkiomen Bridge was constructed using funds raised from a special lottery approved by the Pennsylvania Legislature. When the first post office in this area was established in 1847, it was called Perkiomen Bridge. In 1832, the first school for primary and secondary students was established and it was later renamed Freeland Public School in 1844. In 1848, Henry A. Hunsicker built the “Freeland Seminary of Perkiomen Bridge.” Village around the school became known as Freeland. In 1851, Abraham Hunsicker established the Pennsylvania Female College near present-day Glenwood Avenue. Ten years later, in 1861, the post office was moved and renamed Freeland.

When the trains first arrived in the area in 1868, there was a debate about naming of the station (Perkiomen Bridge vs Freeland). The local citizens had acquired notoriety when they had burned down the toll booth on the Perkiomen Bridge and thrown the gate into the river. The rail company avoided any troubles by naming it “Collegeville” (the station was actually closer to the Pennsylvania Female College than either Freeland School or Perkiomen Bridge). Ursinus College was founded a year later in 1869. Thus the name “Collegeville” precedes the establishment of Ursinus College and it is actually named after the other 4-year liberal arts college (Pennsylvania Female College) which closed in 1880. Collegeville was incorporated as borough in 1896.

The Perkiomen Bridge and Perkiomen Bridge Hotel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Collegeville is located at 40°11′8″N 75°27′30″W / 40.18556°N 75.45833°W / 40.18556; -75.45833 (40.185554, -75.458273). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) (3.70%) is water. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 31.0 °F in January to 75.7 °F in July. The hardiness zone is 7a bordering upon 6b.