Morrisville Borough

Morrisville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 10,023 at the 2000 census.

School District: Morrisville

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Neighborhoods in Morrisville Borough

Location of Morrisville Borough in Bucks County

Geography

Morrisville is situated on the Delaware River directly across from Trenton, New Jersey. It is one of the eastern-most places in Pennsylvania (second only to Matamoras), and is part of a geographical salient that is mostly surrounded by New Jersey.

Originally a village located in Falls Township, until it was partitoned as a borough by the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1804. Morrisville is bordered by Falls Township to the south, Lower Makefield Township to the north and the Delaware River to the east.

Its name is the default city name in the 19067 ZIP code, which covers an area that includes Yardley, Lower Makefield, Morrisville, and part of Falls Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.0 square miles, of which, 1.8 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it 10.15% is water. U.S. 1 traverses Morrisville and crosses into New Jersey via the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge.

Fun Facts

A well-painted and sunshine-filled Morrisville was featured in a TV commercial on how Pennsylvania locals have the right to choose their own Electric company.
Morrisville was actually considered a location to house the capital of the United States. However, due to a rational argument from southern representatives, it was voted down due to geographical issues.
The Olympic torch has passed through Morrisville twice via the "Trenton Makes" bridge and Bridge Street. The first occasion was in May 1984 on its way to the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The second occasion was in June 1996 when it passed through on its way to the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
On the afternoon of Sunday, May 25, 1986 Hands Across America crossed over the "Trenton Makes" Bridge and into Morrisville. "More than five million people joined hands to form a line that stretched 4,152 miles – from New York City's Battery Park to a pier in Long Beach, California. This nationwide event, called Hands Across America, was intended to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness".
The movie Signs included a scene at Burn's Pharmacy, which is located in Morrisville borough.
Morrisville is the only town in America to have two signers of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. (Robert Morris and George Clymer)
Graystones, which is in Morrisville, is the site of the first land purchase in Pennsylvania.

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