Much of Montgomery Township's development is suburban in character, with newer tract houses and strip shopping centers.

There were many Welsh within Montgomery and its surrounding townships, descendants of those who left Wales in the aftermath of the English Civil War.

[5] The Knapp Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

[6] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.7 square miles (27.6 km2), all land.

Pennsylvania Route 63 (Welsh Road) follows a portion of the southwestern boundary of the township.

Montgomery Township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and the hardiness zones are 6b and 7a with the dividing line on a ridge at roughly Stump Road.

[1] The average monthly temperature in Montgomeryville ranges from 29.9 °F in January to 74.3 °F in July.

19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Montgomery Township is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors.