Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Upper Southampton Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,152 at the 2010 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.1 km²), all of it land.Past and present place names include Chinquapin, Churchville, Cornell, Davisville, and Southampton.Natural features include Broad Axe Creek, Neshaminy Creek, and Pennypack Creek.DemographicsAs of the 2010 census, the township was 95.8% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 1.1% were two or more races. 1.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.As of the census of 2000, there were 15,764 people, 6,031 households, and 4,462 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,384.5 people per square mile (920.8/km²). There were 6,123 housing units at an average density of 926.2/sq mi (357.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.87% White, 0.77% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.