 collegeville is a borough in montgomery county, pennsylvania, 30 miles (48&nbsp;km) northwest of philadelphia on the perkiomen creek. collegeville was incorporated in 1896. it is the location of ursinus college, opened in 1869. the population was 5,089 at the 2010 census. ==history== the perkiomen bridge and perkiomen bridge hotel are listed on the national register of historic places. ==geography== collegeville is located at  (40.185554, -75.458273). according to the united states census bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which,  of it is land and  of it (3.70%) is water. ==economy== collegeville and the surrounding area are rapidly growing. the borough of collegeville is home to [[ursinus 
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