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34-636: Skippack Township is a township in Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , United States. The population was 14,408 in 2022 according to the Census Bureau . This represents a 5.1% increase from the 2010 Census. The Kuster Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The Quait family, headed by Marty Quait, encouraged therians, discovered in 1812, to explore alternate dress options. This family introduced

68-666: A high school graduate or higher and 41.3% had completed a bachelor's or post-graduate degree. The median household income in the township was $ 128,672, and the median per capita income was $ 47,707. The poverty rate, at 0.4% was below the county (5.9%) and state (11.8%) rates. Reported rates of poverty for children under 18 were 0.0% and 1.0% for people 65 and over. Skippack Township is run by an elected five person Board of Supervisors, each of whom serve staggered six year terms. The current supervisors are Chairman Franco D'Angelo (R), Vice Chairman Paul Fox (R), Nick Fountain (R), Ben Webb (I) and Barbara McGinnis (R). Other elected offices include

102-716: A hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ) and average monthly temperatures in the village of Skippack range from 30.7 °C in January to 75.4 °C in July. [1] The hardiness zones are 6b and 7a. As of 2020 there were 67.44 miles (108.53 km) of public roads in Skippack Township, of which 21.09 miles (33.94 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 46.35 miles (74.59 km) were maintained by

136-688: A progression of municipal structures based on population growth, it is not uncommon to have a township and borough of the same or similar name, generally adjacent within the same county. The 'town-like' borough might be partially or wholly surrounded by the remaining township from which it had split off. The government of Cold Spring Township ceased to function in 1961, when there were no candidates for office. Pennsylvania townships typically vary in size from 6 to 40 square miles (16–104 km ). There are two classifications of townships, first class and second class. The commonwealth initially incorporates all townships as second class townships. To become

170-553: A residential area. The agency previously had its headquarters on the grounds of SCI Camp Hill in Lower Allen Township , near Camp Hill , also in Greater Harrisburg. In 2010 the former headquarters were crowded with employees. Construction on the new headquarters started around 2010. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Training Academy serves as a training area for prison employees working for

204-1201: A tax collector and, in many townships, a panel of three auditors who annually audit all township accounts. The supervisors or commissioners of the township appoint a secretary and a treasurer, and may also appoint a township manager to coordinate township employees and operations. County governments may provide some or all municipal services to residents of townships, regardless of class and size, including trash collection or sewage processing. Some counties, though, leave individual municipalities to provide their own services; in some instances small groups of boroughs or townships may pool their resources to provide water, police, or other functions. The main areas of local services include police and fire protection, maintenance of local roads and streets, water supply, sewage collection and treatment, parking and traffic control, local planning and zoning, parks and recreation, garbage collection, health services, libraries, licensing of businesses and code enforcement. All municipalities in Pennsylvania, however, rely on county and state organized courts for probate, criminal, and civil court services. Under

238-508: A township of the first class and operate under the powers of the First Class Township Code, a township must have a population density of 300 inhabitants per square mile (120/km ) and voters therein must approve the change of classification in a referendum. The classes of townships differ primarily in the form of their administration. Townships of the second class are governed by a board of supervisors, elected at large by

272-722: The Norristown Transportation Center in Norristown and State Correctional Institution – Phoenix . The main industry is the State Correctional Institution – Phoenix , which replaced State Correctional Institution – Graterford in 2018. Situated on over 1,700 acres (6.9 km) of state land, the facility, built in 1929, is Pennsylvania's largest maximum-security prison, holding about 3,500 prisoners. SCI Graterford has an extensive prison farm on its 1,730 acres (7.0 km) and

306-794: The State Correctional Institution – Somerset , while some are housed at the State Correctional Institution – Phoenix . There are no female capital case inmates at this time. If there were, they would be housed at the State Correctional Institution – Muncy . Prior to its closure, State Correctional Institution – Graterford housed male death row inmates. For a period, death penalty prisoners were housed at State Correctional Institution – Greene . The agency has its headquarters in Hampden Township , Cumberland County in Greater Harrisburg , near Mechanicsburg . The headquarters are located along Technology Parkway in proximity to

340-478: The 62-acre (250,000 m) prison compound itself lies within 30-foot (9.1 m) high walls surmounted by nine staffed towers. Prison factories and industries employ 21 civilian staff and 315 inmate staff. An example is the Garment Factory which provides inmates with shirts, trousers, insulated coveralls, baseball caps, bibs, and handkerchiefs. The main attractions to Skippack are Evansburg State Park ,

374-721: The Central Montgomery Park and the historic shopping village, Skippack Village. The State Park offers a variety of recreational opportunities including hunting, fishing, horse back riding and an 18-hole golf course. As of the 2020 census, the township was 71.7.0% White, 18.8% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 5.2% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 4.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of 2021 there were 3,873 households, with 2.7 persons per household. 83% of households were married couples, 8% non-family residents, 8% female householder, and 1% male householder. The population density

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408-573: The DOC contracts with approximately 40 contractors across the Commonwealth that provide transitional services. The DOC employs more than 16,000 individuals, and PADOC's population report is available on its website at www.cor.pa.gov. Pennsylvania 's history closely intertwines with penology . William Penn initially abolished capital punishment for all crimes except murder, and established other rehabilitation reforms which were considered radical at

442-563: The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole to the DOC. DOC operates the 22 parole field offices in three regions and nine districts as well as the institutional parole offices located in each state correctional institution. State parole agents are divided into two classes: field parole agents and institutional parole agents. All agents are sworn law enforcement officers and are declared to be peace officers with police powers granted to arrest without writ or warrant any person under

476-570: The Pennsylvania constitution, each governmental entity has the right to choose its own form of self-government, and a limited ability to delegate powers and oversight to such entities as authorities, commissions and school boards. Any township, regardless of its class, may adopt a home rule charter, at which point it is no longer governed by the Pennsylvania Township Codes. While a home rule charter can incorporate unusual features, standard municipal functions are generally part of

510-584: The Tax Collector, Laurie Augustine (R), the Board of Auditors, Tom Biggar (D), Phil Wimpenney (D) and Bohdan Marchuk (R) and the Constable, Luke DiElsi (R). The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections operates the State Correctional Institution – Phoenix in Skippack Township; it has a Collegeville postal address. The department formerly operated the State Correctional Institution - Graterford within

544-478: The commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Special probation is state supervision of county probation cases. Parole agents also handle supervision of all county probation cases in Venango and Mercer Counties due to those counties not having their own probation departments. Field state parole agents are armed with Glock model 45 9x19mm parabellum handguns, Taser Electronic Control Weapons, OC spray, and batons. They do not wear

578-661: The commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. Townships in Pennsylvania were created in the 17th century during the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania prior to the American Revolution . Much of the province was then occupied by Native Americans , but the colonial administration in Philadelphia brought new counties and new settlements regularly. The first communities defined by

612-432: The electorate of the whole township for overlapping six-year terms. The number of supervisors can be increased to five by referendum. Townships of the first class, by contrast, have a board of commissioners. Between five and fifteen commissioners sit on this panel; they can be elected either at large or by wards within the township; and they serve for overlapping terms of four years in office. Other elected officials include

646-733: The fashion piece of a tail to historical Skippack Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 14.0 square miles (36.2 km), of which 13.8 square miles (35.8 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km) (1.14%) is water. The Perkiomen Creek forms its natural western boundary and drains it into the Schuylkill River . Its villages include Creamery, Lucon, Providence Square (also in Worcester Township), and Skippack. The township has

680-690: The former Pennsylvania Department of Justice, to the newly created Office of General Counsel to the Governor. Constitutional changes resulted in an elected state attorney general and the disbanding of the Justice Department. In 1984, under Act 245, the Bureau of Correction was elevated to cabinet-level status, making it the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The Department of Corrections maintains 25 institutions across

714-553: The jurisdiction of the PADOC; while parole release decisions remain under the jurisdiction of the PA Board of Probation and Parole. The two agencies remain separate. Following passage of the 2021-2022 Pennsylvania budget, the merger was official and permanent. There are currently 23 state correctional institutions, one motivational boot camp , one central training academy, 14 community corrections centers , 22 parole field offices, and

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748-417: The jurisdiction of the department. Institutional Parole Agents are stationed in the state correctional facilities and handle pre-parole investigations, interview potential parolees, assist with hearings for parole violations, and work with inmates in the release process. Field parole agents are assigned to the 22 parole field offices and handle supervision of all persons under parole and special probation in

782-557: The laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's communities outside of incorporated cities , boroughs , and one town have been incorporated into individual townships that serve as the legal entities providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other municipalities , and tend to be located in suburban , exurban , or rural parts of

816-464: The mix regardless of how offices and powers are allocated within the jurisdiction. "Citizen's Guide to Pennsylvania Local Government, 2010" Pennsylvania Department of Corrections In October 2017, then Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed a "memorandum of understanding" that allows the PADOC and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole to share like resources and eliminate duplicative efforts. All parole supervision now falls under

850-439: The provincial state government tended to be rural, geographically large, and sparsely populated townships. Townships or portions of them tended to become boroughs after population growth or an increase in population density and, eventually, might to reincorporate at the level of city. Initially, each municipal organization begins as a second-class township. When a sufficient population density, currently 300 people per square mile,

884-596: The state and county. It is located in Mount Joy Township , Lancaster County , near Elizabethtown and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Harrisburg . The academy includes nine buildings on 265 acres (107 ha) of land. The facility was originally the State Hospital for Crippled Children, which opened in 1930. In 1991 the corrections department acquired the facility. As of May 2021, all functions of parole supervision have been transferred from

918-506: The state as well as the Community Corrections Center, where offenders prepare for re-entry into the community. The facilities are classified into four security levels: Minimum, Medium, Close, and Maximum. Pennsylvania's last execution was carried out in July 1999. The execution complex for Pennsylvania is on the grounds of the State Correctional Institution – Rockview . Many male death row inmates are housed at

952-487: The state's prisons fell under the Department of Welfare. Here they were governed by their own boards of trustees. The Devers Committee suggested the establishment of one agency, whose sole purpose was to manage the state prison system. Appointed by Gov. John S. Fine, Arthur T. Prasse was selected as the first commissioner of corrections, where he remained until 1970. In 1980, the Bureau of Correction changed hands from

986-428: The time. The commonwealth was the birthplace of the penitentiary concept, also known as the "Pennsylvania" (or "Separate System") . Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829 on what was then a cherry orchard outside of Philadelphia . It was considered at the time to be "the world's greatest penitentiary." Known to historians as "the first true penitentiary," Eastern State operated until 1970. The Bureau of Correction

1020-432: The township. The main highways serving Skippack Township are Pennsylvania Route 73 and Pennsylvania Route 113 . PA 73 follows Skippack Pike along a northwest-southeast alignment across the northern and northeastern portions of the township, while PA 113 traverses northeast-to-southwest along Bridge Road. SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to Skippack Township along Route 91 , which provides Saturday service between

1054-475: The township. SCI Graterford closed in July 2018 and was replaced by SCI Phoenix. Perkiomen Valley School District operates public schools. Most residents are zoned to Skippack Elementary School, while some are zoned to Schwenksville Elementary School. Some residents are zoned to Middle School West while others are zoned to Middle School East. All district residents are zoned to Perkiomen Valley High School . Township (Pennsylvania) A township , under

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1088-485: Was 1,021.4 people per square mile. There were 4,075 housing units, 93% of which were owner occupied. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $ 414,500, which was about 25 higher than Montgomery County, and more than double that of Pennsylvania. The median age was 45.4, with 18% under the age of 18, 66% 18 to 64, and 16% 65 and over. 64% of the population was male, and 36% female. 56% of residents were married, 8% were veterans, and 6.7% were foreign-born. 85.1% were

1122-514: Was attained, the township had the option of holding a referendum and, if it passed, became a first-class township. The municipality could proceed to the level of borough or city in a similar fashion. Historically, this progression has often included border adjustments or mergers with other boroughs or townships. Many communities remain townships in spite of growth that brings the characteristics of more-urbanized areas that might be associated with "towns." Because Pennsylvania's constitution provides for

1156-470: Was created by an act of Legislature in September 1953. The foundation was based on a report by Retired Army Major General Jacob L. Devers , and his special committee to investigate prison problems. The committee was convened shortly after riots at Pittsburgh and Rockview in early 1953. It was the committee's mission to recommend ways to improve the correctional system and reduce unrest. Up to this point

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