Our Community
Our Community
With a population just under 5,000 Jenkintown's close-knit community creates a place to call home for families and individuals alike. Many people who spent their childhood here return to raise their families. This walkable borough with good schools, community activism and many town events, embodies the very essence of what a small town should be. A community rich in tradition with its eye on the future.
The more volunteer support, the more the community thrives. Meet your neighbors, network, make new friends. Residents, business owners, property owners and community supporters are encouraged to become involved with the continued revitalization and enhancement of Jenkintown. How can you get involved?
If you'd like to become more involved in the Business Improvement District, the best way to share you expertise and passion is volunteering on a standing committee:
Run Committee: Volunteer for a couple of hours on June 19th, 2012 to showcase Jenkintown to runners.
Promotions: Write articles about people in Jenkintown doing great things. Help us develop sponsorship opportunities.
Arts Fest: Volunteer at the Arts Festival, Sunday, September 16, 2012 and enjoy good food, music and art.
The Borough of Jenkintown was incorporated on December 8, 1874 when approximately 248 acres was taken from Abington Township. Today, the Borough is approximately .6 of a square mile and is home to 4,500 residents according to the most recent census. By that time, the area had a history almost two centuries long.
Originally part of William Penn’s 1683 land grants, the earliest records referring to Jenkintown date to a 1693 land sale showing Jenkintown Road as a boundary. A 1711 petition for a new road indicated a wish to start at the Delaware River and follow the “most direct and convenient course to Stephen Jenkins on the West side of his house.” This new road, Old York Road, followed the line of a Native American path through the forest. It was a few years before it ran as a clear lane and many more before it would become the major artery it is today.
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