Members of the family originally settled in Lancashire, England, a branch later moved to Cheshire.

John Hulme Sr., grandson of George Sr. and his son, George Hulme Jr., moved from Buckingham to Fallsington and ran a weaving business until 1796 when John Jr. purchased land along the Neshaminy Creek and called it Milford.

One autumn day in 1809, Josiah Quincy III stayed overnight on the way from Boston to Washington, D.C. John Jr. served a term in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and helped start a post office at Milford established on 1 October 1809, his son Isaac, the first postmaster.

[6] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.

As of the 2010 census, the borough was 93.5% Non-Hispanic White, 0.7% Black or African American, 3.0% Asian, and 2.4% were two or more races.

It follows a north-south alignment via Hulmeville Road and Bellevue Avenue across the western portion of the borough.

SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to Hulmeville along Route 130, which runs between Frankford Avenue and Knights Road in Northeast Philadelphia and Bucks County Community College in Newtown.

The average wettest month is July, which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity.

Ice storms and large snowstorms depositing ≥ 12 inches (30 cm) occur once every few years, particularly during nor’easters from December through February.

[17] The plant hardiness zone is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 1.8 °F (−16.8 °C).

[15] The spring bloom typically begins by April 7 and fall color usually peaks by November 4.