Norristown, Pennsylvania

Norristown is a borough located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 17 miles (27 km) west by north of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River, USA. Norristown is in a rich agricultural reagion; in the past, it had extensive manufactures of cigars, tacks, wire, screws, boilers, bolts, silos, tanks, iron, hosiery, knitting machines, underwear, shirts, lumber and milling machinery, paper boxes, rugs, carpets, etc. Norristown was incorporated as a borough in 1812, its population then being about 500. It was enlarged in 1853. In 1900, 22,265 people lived here; in 1910, 27,875; in 1920, 32,319; and in 1940, 38,181, making Norristown the most populous borough in Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 31,282. It is the county seat of Montgomery County{{GR|6}}.

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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Schuylkill River - USA - 1812 - 1853 - 1900 - 1910 - 1920 - 1940 - Pennsylvania - 2000 - County seat

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