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Eddington is a census-designated place located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of Cornwells Heights-Eddington, which was split into two separate CDPs. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,906. The community is served by the Eddington station along SEPTA Regional Rail's Trenton Line.
Its first post office opened in 1858. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,906 to 1,996 (+5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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History of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time1905 · page 33Read the page →
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proprietor until 1873, when he sold out the store, and in connection with J. and E. Thomas opened a lumber yard on the Delaware at Eddington. This partnership continued until 1890, when he retired from the firm. Since that time he has been employed in the settlement of estates and the transaction of public
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History of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time1905 · page 414Read the page →
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in January, 1886, through the intermediation of the late Henry Preant secured a farm of more than two hundred acres a short distance inland from Eddington Station, in the southwestern corner of Bucks county. The tract occupies an elevated situation overlooking the river, and commands a beautiful view. Ground was
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The history of Bucks County, Pennsylvania1876 · page 157Read the page →
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The only collections of dwellings in the township that deserve the name of villages, are : Bridgewater, on the Neshaminy, at the crossing of the Bristol turnpike, Eddington, on the Philadelphia and Trenton railroad, Oakford, in the north-east corner of the township, and Andalusia, a straggling hamlet, on the turnpike, all post-villages.
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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