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Roslyn, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Field	Value
name	Roslyn
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_skyline	Roslyn PA 01.JPG
image_caption	Bradfield Road in Roslyn, January 2013
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Montgomery
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Abington
pushpin_map	Pennsylvania
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Roslyn in Pennsylvania
coordinates
population_as_of	2020
population_total	9525
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	EST
utc_offset1	-5
timezone1_DST	EDT
utc_offset1_DST	-4
postal_code_type	ZIP Code
postal_code	19001
area_codes	215, 267 and 445
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	42-66256
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1193217
website

Roslyn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is mostly in Abington Township, and extends into Upper Dublin Township as of 2020. Originally called Hillside, the name Roslyn came from rose gardens that once grew there.

The first known person of European descent to settle the area was John Tyson, who bought a tract of land here in 1717. He built lime kilns to turn the abundant local limestone into quicklime, starting an industry that operated into the late 20th century.

The first rail connection to Roslyn was built by the North East Pennsylvania Railroad in 1872. Today's railroad station, which replaced the original in the late 1970s, is on SEPTA's Warminster Line. The location of the train station in Roslyn is at the intersection of Susquehanna Road and Easton Road.

The CDP was first defined by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 U.S. Census.

The headwaters for Sandy Run, a tributary of the Wissahickon Creek, are located in Roslyn. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 9,525.

Education

The portion of the CDP in Abington Township is in the Abington School District, while the portion in Upper Dublin Township is in the Upper Dublin School District. The community is home to Roslyn Elementary School, one of the seven public elementary schools that make up Abington School District.

St. John of the Cross Elementary, a parochial school, closed in 2010, merging with Queen of Peace in neighboring Ardsley, PA forming Good Shepherd Catholic Regional Elementary School.

Gallery

File:Roslyn PA 02.JPG|Roslyn. Corner of Easton (center-left side) and Bradfield (right side) Rds. File:Roslyn Fire Co, Roslyn PA 01.JPG|Roslyn Fire Company. File:Roslyn Station, Roslyn PA 02.JPG|Roslyn Train Station. File:Roslyn Park, Roslyn PA 01.JPG|Roslyn Park. File:Roslyn Park, Roslyn PA 09.JPG|Bridge over Sandy Run in Roslyn Park. File:Faith Community Church, Roslyn PA 04.JPG|Faith Community Church. File:Roslyn Presbyterian Church, Roslyn PA 01.JPG|Roslyn Presbyterian Church. File:Roslyn Elementary School, Roslyn PA.JPG|Roslyn Elementary School. File:Roslyn VFW Post, Roslyn PA.JPG|Roslyn VFW Post.

References

{{cite gnis. 1193217. Roslyn
"2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Roslyn CDP, PA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
"A Brief History of Roslyn Valley". www.glensidechamber.org.
Interstate Commerce Commission. (1931). "Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States. Valuation reports". U.S. Government Printing Office.
"SEPTA Roslyn Station". [[SEPTA]] website.
"Explore Census Data".
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, PA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
"Township Information: Communities (Roslyn)". www.abington.org.

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