East Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

East Rockhill Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The original Rockhill Township was established in 1740 and was divided into East and West Rockhill Townships in 1890. The population was 5,706 at the 2010 Census. East Rockhill is part of Pennridge School District. Pennridge Airport is located in East Rockhill Township.HistoryThe Levi Sheard Mill and Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was also the location of the formerly listed Mood's Covered Bridge.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1sqmi, of which, 12.9sqmi of it is land and 0.2sqmi of it (1.14%) is water. Tohickon Creek flows along the northern edge of the township into Lake Nockamixon at its northeast edge and eastward into the Delaware River and drains most of East Rockhill. The southeast side of the township is drained by the East Branch Perkiomen Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River.