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Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania
Population: 25,878
Located in Montgomery County
Upper Dublin is made up of several community areas, many of which are unincorporated areas in Montgomery County with no legal status, and are used primarily by the US Postal Service. These community areas are Abington (19001), Ambler (19002) (excluding the Borough of Ambler), Ardsley (19038), Dresher (19025), Fort Washington (19034), Jarrettown (19025), Maple Glen (19002), North Hills (19038), Oreland (19075) and Willow Grove (19090).
The township is also home to many upscale residential developments including but not limited to Belle Aire, Dawesfield, Dublin Chase, Dublin Crossing, Dublin Estates, Dublin Hunt, Dublin Meadows, Dublin Woods, Dublyn Lea, Holly Hill, and Willowbrooke. Other neighborhoods include Ambler Highlands, Dresher Woods, Elliger Park, Old Fort Washington, Stuart Creek Farms, Tannerie Run, and the Woods Apartments.
Upper Dublin Township is served by the School District of Upper Dublin, a separate governmental body guided by the statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It has a Board of School Directors elected by the residents with the power to levy taxes within state guidelines. A superintendent is in charge of day to day operations as well as strategic planning.
There are four elementary schools (K-5), one middle school (6-8) and one high school (9-12) which are fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The professional staff has an average of 16 years teaching experience and approximately 85 percent hold advanced degrees.
The four elementary schools are Fort Washington Elementary School, Maple Glen Elementary School, Jarrettown Elementary School, and Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School; the middle school is Sandy Run Middle School, and the high school is Upper Dublin High School. Upper Dublin High School is considered to be one of the best-performing public schools in Pennsylvania, with the fifth highest combined score average on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) in the state. The high school has been recognized three times by the United States Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
The township is also home to a number of private schools and the following universities: the Temple University Ambler campus, Temple University Fort Washington campus, and DeVry University Fort Washington campus.
The Upper Dublin community has an extensive parks system and provides many recreational programs for residents of all ages. A full-time Director administers the Upper Dublin Parks & Recreation Department (UDP&R). The director has responsibility to oversee the entire leisure services operation as well as develop and maintain cooperative relationships with the Upper Dublin School District and a variety of other community agencies and organizations. Recreation and Program coordinators plan and organize a year-round schedule of activities, trips and programs with office assistants available to handle telephone, mail and walk-in registrations and requests for information. The Parks Superintendent schedules the Parks Crew to perform routine, seasonal and annual parks maintenance. More than 100 seasonal and part-time employees as well as volunteers assist in all aspects of departmental operation.
Upper Dublin has more than 40 sites and 575 acres of parkland and open space ranging in size from neighborhood squares to sprawling meadow-like areas. There are 19 different natural resource areas comprised of 190 acres (33% of the total); 348 acres of active recreation sites (60% of the total) with eight tennis courts (the schools have an additional 12 courts that residents may use), 16 play lots, 3 jogging/exercise trails, two picnic pavilions and numerous playing fields and basketball courts. In 2005, the township opened MonDaug Bark Park, a one-acre dog park.
In 2006, the Board of Commissioners adopted an extensive Open Space & Environmental Resources Protection Plan that guides local acquisition, development and protection efforts to the year 2020.
Upper Dublin is also home to three golf courses. Manufacturers Golf & Country Club is nestled on historic Camp Hill and is nationally known. Lu Lu Country Club is located in the South Eastern section of the township bordering Abington. The township owns Twining Valley Golf Club operated by Links Management.
Source: wikipedia.org
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