Royersford, Pennsylvania
Royersford is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, 32 miles (51 km) northwest of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River.
Royersford, Pennsylvania
United States
Pennsylvania
1879
Council-manager
Alex Metricarti
0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)
0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
239 ft (73 m)
4,940
6,253.16/sq mi (2,414.36/km2)
42-66576
History[edit]
The town drew its name from the location of a ford across the Schuylkill River, which happened to be adjacent to land owned by the Royer family. Early in the twentieth century, it had several stove factories, two glass and bottle works, hosiery and silk mills, a dye and bleaching plant, manufactories of bricks, gas meters, stockings, shirts, shafting parts, wagons, agricultural implements, etc. The population stood at 2,607 people in 1900, and at 3,073 in 1910. The population was 4,940 at the 2020 census. The borough was formed from the southeastern corner of Limerick Township in 1879. Royersford is served by the Spring-Ford Area School District.
The Continental Stove Works was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2]
Geography[edit]
Royersford is located at 40°11′7″N 75°32′16″W / 40.18528°N 75.53778°W (40.185239, -75.537648).[3] The borough lies on the northern banks of the Schuylkill River, and is considered a suburb of Philadelphia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (4.88%) is water.
Education[edit]
Spring-Ford Area School District operates public schools.
The area Catholic school is Holy Cross Regional Catholic School in Collegeville. Holy Cross was formed in 2012 by the merger of Sacred Heart in Royersford and St. Eleanor in Collegeville.[9]
Main Street
Humane Fire Company
Continental Stove Works
Parts of the classic 1958 horror film The Blob, starring Steve McQueen, were filmed in Royersford.
The film The Lovely Bones, starring Mark Wahlberg, directed by Peter Jackson, was filmed in the borough in late November 2007.[10]
The Bloodhound Gang's most famous album, Hooray for Boobies, was recorded at Dome Studios on Main Street.
A scene in M. Night Shyamalan's 2015 film The Visit was filmed at the intersection of Washington Street and South 7th Avenue. A local middle school, the Spring-Ford Eighth Grade Center, was used as the backdrop.
Director Matt Smyntek's first short film, The Garbage Boy, was filmed on Main Street during the summer of 2022.