[4] Lower Providence is part of the historic homeland of the Lenape people, called the Delaware Indians by early European settlers.

It was part of a large tract of land, which was granted to William Penn, the founder and first governor of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania.

Skippack Bridge, built in 1792 in the township, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Evansburg State Park provides for a multitude of recreational opportunities such as horseback riding, hiking, picnicking, biking, fishing and hunting.

Mill Grove, the first home in America of the painter John James Audubon, is maintained as a museum and wildlife sanctuary by Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County Correctional Facility is in Eagleville in Lower Providence Township.

Pennsylvania Route 363 provides local access, following Trooper Road northeast from US 422, then turning northwest along Ridge Pike before turning back to the northeast along Park Avenue.

[16] Lower Providence Township is served by the Methacton School District.

[14] Three of the district's four elementary schools serve sections of the township: Arrowhead, Eagleville, and Woodland.