Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Conshohocken has a city manager form of government with a mayor and a seven-member borough council. The mayor is Yaniv Aronson.

The borough is part of the Fourth Congressional District (represented by Rep. Madeleine Dean), the 148th State House District (represented by Rep. Mary Jo Daley) and the 7th State Senate District (represented by Sen. Vincent Hughes).

On September 1, 2021, the borough suffered severe damage and disruption from flooding caused by heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Conshohocken had a population of 9,261. The median age was 33.1 years. 13.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.3 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 4,725 households in Conshohocken, of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.6% were married-couple households, 28.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 41.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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! Year

! Republican

! Democratic

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|2020

| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|31.6% 1,753

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|67.0% 3,718

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|2016

| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|31.9% 1,568

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|62.2% 3,057

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|2012

| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|39.4% 1,781

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|58.9% 2,666

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|2008

| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|34.3% 1,473

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|65.0% 2,796

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|2004

| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|35.9% 1,350

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|63.7% 2,397

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|2000

| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|32.4% 946

| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|65.1% 1,900

Demographic estimates

According to the 2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate, the median household income in the borough had risen to $73,750. The median income for a family was $88,049, and the per capita income was $41,144. 5.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of children under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 and over.

Climate

Conshohocken is in the outer rim of a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). [https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/]

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|+Climate Data for Conshohocken (Fahrenheit)

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|Record High

|76°

|75°

|83°

|98°

|100°

|108°

|106°

|102°

|90°

|85°

|76°

|Average High

|41°

|44°

|53°

|64°

|75°

|83°

|88°

|87°

|80°

|68°

|57°

|45°

|Average Low

|22°

|24°

|31°

|41°

|51°

|61°

|66°

|64°

|56°

|44°

|35°

|27°

|Record Low

| -12°

| -5°

|8°

|15°

|29°

|28°

|48°

|40°

|35°

|26°

|14°

| -10°

January is on average the coldest month, and July is on average the hottest. The hardiness zone is 7a.

Transportation

As of 2018 there were of public roads in Conshohocken, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough.

No numbered highways pass directly through the borough. The main streets in town include Fayette Street, which passes northeast to southwest, and Elm Street, which traverses west to east. However, two interstate highways pass just outside of the borough: I-76 (locally known as the Schuylkill Expressway) and I-476 (locally referred to as "the Blue Route").

Conshohocken is served by two SEPTA Regional Rail stations, both of which are along the Manayunk/Norristown Line. The Conshohocken station is located at Washington and Oak Streets (formerly at Washington and Harry Streets), and the other is at Spring Mill at the end of East North Lane, south of Hector Street. SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to Conshohocken along Route 95, which runs between Gulph Mills and Willow Grove, and Route 97, which runs between the Norristown Transportation Center in Norristown and the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia.

Education

Residents of Conshohocken are served by the Colonial School District.

Private schools in the area include AIM Academy and The Miquon School.

Conshohocken Catholic School, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, closed in 2012.

Economy

Allied Universal headquarters East Coast
Cencora headquarters (2020)
IKEA Conshohocken store and IKEA US headquarters
Fanatics
The NBOME National Center for Clinical Skills Testing
National Lacrosse League headquarters
Saladworks headquarters
Quaker Houghton global headquarters (2002)

Notable people

Da'Rel Scott, former professional football player
Anthony Zinni, United States Marine Corps general
Billy Williamson (guitarist)
Johnny Dee, drummer of glam rock band Britny Fox

Sports

While there are no professional sports teams that reside in Conshohocken, it is home to the HeyDay Kickball League, which features 25–40 teams of coed kickball every spring, summer, and fall. The most notable kickball team was The Peach Emojis, the Fall 2023 Champions and the Fall 2024 Champions.