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While the United States Postal Service office there still carries that name, there is no incorporated City of King of Prussia. King of Prussia's boundaries are not well defined but focus on the municipality of Upper Merion Township . The local Fire Department carries the King of Prussia name, while the Police Department and the School District carry the Upper Merion name. Therefore the geographical boundaries of King of Prussia are technically bound by the limits of Upper Merion Township — these borders include the Schuylkill River to the north, Valley Forge National Historical Park to the west, and Bridgeport, Pennsylvania , to the east. However, the Greater King of Prussia Area is often cited to include Bridgeport, parts of Wayne and Radnor, as well as most of Gulph Mills. HISTORY The Inn was important in Colonial times as it was approximately a Day ’s travel (by Horse ) from Philadelphia. A number of settlers heading from there for Ohio would sleep at the King of Prussia Inn for their first night on the road. The King of Prussia Inn was originally constructed in the 1720s . George Washington is rumored to have stayed at the Inn. Modern-day Highway expansion contributed to the need to have the inn relocated as it was located in the median of US Highway 202 . US 202 is a major north-south highway that passes through the town from southwest to northeast. Its construction as a modern expressway would have caused the destruction of the King of Prussia Inn; however, historic preservationists managed to prevail upon the state of Pennsylvania to avoid this important structure by building north and southbound lanes on either side of it. For more than a quarter century the Inn was marooned on an artificial island, with Cars and Truck s roaring past it on all sides. It was sealed up for years, surrounded by a high fence. The Inn was successfully relocated in 2000 and opened to the public in October 2002 . King of Prussia has retained its role as an important crossroads; today four major Highway s meet in or near downtown King of Prussia. The Schuylkill Expressway ( I-76 ) from Center City , Philadelphia, ends in King of Prussia. The Pennsylvania Turnpike , an east-west toll road has a major interchange there. US 422 begins just on the outskirts of town and heads west to Reading, Pennsylvania ; thanks to its reconstruction in 2000 , motorists can now travel directly from Reading to Philadelphia without passing onto US 202 . The extensive Suburban development that has taken place over the last forty years in King of Prussia have led urban planning scholars like Joel Garreau to label the area as an epitome of the Edge City phenomenon, a situation where the most vibrant economic growth and prosperity in a metropolitan area (in this case, Philadelphia ) no longer occurs in an urban center, but rather at its periphery. Two-hundred-year-old-plus homes and Farm steads dot the rolling countryside. The Valley Forge National Historical Park, where General George Washington and his Continental Army spent the Winter of 1777 - 1778 , is about a Mile away. THE KING OF PRUSSIA MALL The King Of Prussia Shopping Mall complex is located adjacent to the original site of the King of Prussia Inn. The two-mall agglomeration is among the largest shopping complexes in the world and the largest on the east coast of the US. It consists of the Plaza At King Of Prussia , the adjacent Court At King Of Prussia , and the Pavilion At King Of Prussia . There are 365 specialty shops, 40 restaurants and eight department stores. Among other stores, the complex featured the only F.A.O. Schwarz store in Pennsylvania , now closed. TRIVIA
GEOGRAPHY King of Prussia is located at 40°5'41" North, 75°22'41" West (40.094608, -75.378076). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 21.9 Km&2 (8.5 Mi&2 ). 21.8 km&2 (8.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.83 % water. Major highways that serve King of Prussia: I-76 / Pennsylvania Turnpike I-276 / Pennsylvania Turnpike Delaware River Extension US 202 -- Dekalb Pike US 422 This area is served by Area Code s 610 and 484. 484 is an overlay area code. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 18,511 people, 8,245 households, and 4,773 families residing in the CDP. The Population Density was 850.8/km&2 (2,202.4/mi&2). There were 8,705 housing units at an average density of 400.1/km&2 (1,035.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.70 % White , 10.62 % Asian , 4.26 % Black or African American , 0.16 % American Indian , 0.04 % Pacific Islander , 0.84 % from Other Races , and 1.39 % from two or more races. 1.91 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,245 households out of which 21.1 % have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2 % were Married Couples living together, 6.3 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1 % were non-families. 33.1 % of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.89. In the CDP the population was spread out with 17.6 % under the age of 18, 8.4 % from 18 to 24, 35.1 % from 25 to 44, 22.2 % from 45 to 64, and 16.7 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,012, and the median income for a family was $75,882. Males had a median income of $50,803 versus $37,347 for females. The Per Capita Income for the CDP was $32,070. 3.2 % of the population and 1.6 % of families were below the Poverty Line . 1.8 % of those under the age of 18 and 2.1 % of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EDUCATION Pupils in the area considered to be King of Prussia attend schools in the Upper Merion Area School District . There are four elementary schools: Bridgeport (located in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania), Caley, Candlebrook,(both located in Upper Merion/King of Prussia) and Roberts (located in Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania). All four feed into the Upper Merion Area Middle and High Schools. EXTERNAL LINK |
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