Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25 km2), of which, 9.8 square miles (25 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.20%) is water. Major routes through and around Edgmont include Pennsylvania Route 3 (West Chester Pike), and Pennsylvania Route 352 (Middletown Road). Edgmont Township is bordered by the townships of Middletown, Upper Providence, Newtown, and Thornbury in Delaware County; and Willistown in Chester County. The single largest geographic feature of the township is Ridley Creek State Park, comprising 2,600 acres (11 km2), and a popular destination for a full range of recreational activities, and home to a colonial farm park staffed from late-Spring through early Fall.
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