Norristown

Summary

Norristown is a home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[1]. Norristown has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Norristown is located in Montgomery County^[3].
• Norristown is in the country of United States^[4].
• Norristown's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[5].
• Norristown's instance of is recorded as county seat^[6].
• Norristown's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania^[7].
• Norristown's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montella^[8].
• Norristown's postal code is recorded as 19401^[9].
• Norristown's postal code is recorded as 19403^[10].
• Norristown's postal code is recorded as 19404^[11].
• Norristown's Commons category is recorded as Norristown, Pennsylvania^[12].
• Norristown's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[13].
• 1682 marks the founding of Norristown^[14].
• Norristown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.12, 'lon': -75.3417}^[15].
• Norristown's official website is recorded as http://www.norristown.org^[16].
• Norristown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Norristown, Pennsylvania^[17].
• Norristown has a population of {'amount': '+34324'}^[18].
• Norristown has a population of {'amount': '+35748'}^[19].
• Norristown's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[20].
• Norristown's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Norristown's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Norristown's capital of is recorded as Montgomery County^[23].
• Norristown's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Norristown'}^[24].
• Norristown's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Norristown, Pennsylvania^[25].
• Norristown's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Norristown, Pennsylvania^[26].
• Norristown's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+12848'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Norristown is in the country of United States^[4]. Norristown is located in Montgomery County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+3.61'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.345418'}^[29]. Norristown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+41'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+34324'}^[18] and {'amount': '+35748'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[5], county seat^[6], and borough of Pennsylvania^[7].

History and Context

1682 marks the founding of Norristown^[14].

Why It Matters

Norristown has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Norristown is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]