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Northampton Township

Northampton Township Complex
55 Township Road
Richboro, PA 18954

Phone: (215) 357-6800
Fax: (215) 357-1251

Police Department

Northampton Township Police
50 Township Road
Richboro, PA 18954

Emergency: 911
Need a Police Officer? (Non-Emergency): (215) 357-8700
Business Only: (215) 322-6111

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Latest Township News & Events

Planning Commission Notice
Administration, Posted: 9/1/2010 10:46 AM

In a recent article, the Bucks County Courier Times stated that the Township Planning Commission will consider a plan for the Dreher Group at their September meeting. This has been inaccurately reported. No plan has... Read More

Richboro-Warminster Rushbus Update
General Information, Posted: 8/4/2010 11:06 AM

As of July 26, 2010 a new Richboro-Warmister rushbus schedule took effect. Please click on the link to visit the rushbus website and view the updated schedule. Read More

Police Department Special Alert; Overnight Thefts from Vehicles!
Police, Posted: 8/4/2010 10:31 AM

We are experiencing a recent spike in thefts from motor vehicles between 11:00 p.m. through to 4:00 a.m. and are asking for your help. Several neighborhoods have experienced the thefts, but the focus appears to... Read More

Proposed Ordinance
Administration, Posted: 8/2/2010 2:25 PM

Please click the link to view the Proposed Ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances of Northampton Township at Chapter 23, Parks and Recreation Board . This Ordinance amendment will provide for the enforceability of... Read More

Northampton Days - September 12, 2010
Administration, Posted: 7/6/2010 4:15 PM

The Annual Northampton Days Festival will be held Sunday, September 12, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It is located at Upper Holland and Township Roads. For more information on activities please go to... Read More

2010 Open Space Plan
Administration, Posted: 5/28/2010 1:10 PM

Please click the link to view the 2010 Open Space Plan . Read More

ANNOUNCEMENT: Western End Sanitary Sewer Project
Administration, Posted: 4/9/2010 2:49 PM

The Northampton, Bucks County, Municipal Authority is pleased to announce that beginning the week of April 12, 2010 , construction of the Western End Sanitary Sewer Extension along Jacksonville Road between Almshouse Road and Commerce... Read More

About Northampton Township

Northampton Township is a growing suburban community of some 40,000 residents. The 26 square mile municipality is located 12 miles northeast of Philadelphia, PA. The first Europeans to come to the Township were English immigrants who arrived with William Penn in the late 1600's.

It was these settlers who named the area after Northamptonshire, a small village outside of London. The Township was incorporated in 1722.

By that time, Dutch farmers joined the English colonists to settle in places destined to become known as Richboro, Holland, Churchville, Rocksville, Addisville, and Jacksonville - all located within Northampton Township.

Northampton Township Board of Supervisors

The 2010 Board of Supervisors

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Stormwater Management
When It Rains, It Drains
Where Does Your Runoff Drain To?

  • Use the Bucks County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program to dispose of hazardous substances such as used oil, cleaning supplies and paint.
  • Use pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides properly and efficiently to prevent excess runoff.
  • Pick up after pets and dispose of their waste properly- in your backyard or at the park, stormwater runoff can carry pet waste from land to the storm sewer system to a stream.
  • Wash your car at a car wash where water gets treated and recycled.

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Northampton Township Library

Library

The Free Library of Northampton Township has a collection of 113,000 print and non-print items including books, magazines, books on tape and CD, electronic books, videocassettes and DVDs. We have computers with internet access and word processing programs, computerized databases with current and back issues of magazines, and a county-wide computerized catalog of the libraries' holdings.

We offer programs for all ages- from story hours for preschoolers, toddlers and babies to computer classes for senior citizens. Annual library attendance is over 200,000 (an average of more than 700 persons per day); 70% of the township's 39,384 residents are library cardholders.

The library shared the Northampton Township Cultural Center with the Council Rock Senior Center from 1985 until the Senior Center relocated to a new building in 2004. At that time construction began on a library expansion project. Construction was completed in the fall of 2006. The library grew from 10,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet.

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