Towamencin has residential neighborhoods, historic farmhouses, recreational facilities, many schools, and open spaces.

The Township is centrally located within Montgomery County with easy access to the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension.

[5] According to History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Volume II, both the Towamensing and Towamencin spellings were in use circa 1884.

[8] However, an alternative source claims that, while the name Towamencin is of Native American origin, it instead means "poplar tree.

[12] The first settlers, of German, Welsh, and Dutch descent, arrived in Towamencin Township around the turn of the 18th century.

On June 17 of that same year, Abraham Tennis and Jan Lucken bought the property from him, and then divided the land in half in 1709.

The Edward Morgan Log House stands on land that was part of 600 acres (2.4 km2) granted to Griffith Jones by the Commissioners.

Edward Morgan purchased 309 acres (1.25 km2) of this land, which included an existing "dwelling house", from Griffith Jones on February 26, 1708.

[citation needed] There are many accounts of Indians helping to tend the sick, and trading food and goods with the settlers.

[citation needed] The Maltese Cross of the Towamencin Volunteer Fire Company has an American Indian in the center.

[9] Washington commandeered Frederick Wampole's house to establish his quarters and conducted military duties from there.

He was cared for in a house, according to Washington's writings, located "a mile-and-a-quarter south of the Great North Wales Turnpike," now Sumneytown Pike,[9][15] along with other wounded men of the Battle of Germantown.

It was reported that Henry Cassel, whose land was used as an encampment by the Colonists, submitted to the Continental Congress an estimate of damages to his property by Washington's Army.

[16] The privatization effort was met with opposition by some residents, and prior to the authorization of the sale, a group known as Towamencin N.O.P.E.

[18] In response to the move, the Board of Supervisors issued a statement questioning the legality of unilaterally terminating the sale,[19] while a rival group, TRUST Towamencin, was established to oppose the adoption of home rule.

[20] On November 8, 2022, residents of Towamencin voted in favor of forming a government study commission to draft a home rule charter.

[21] In March 2023, the government study commission put forward a proposed home rule charter to be placed on the ballot during the May 16 primary.

[22] On May 16, 2023, residents of the township voted in favor of adopting the proposed home rule charter, with approximately 53% of voters supporting the measure.

[23][24] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.1 km2), all land.

[38] By 1884, while the township remained primarily agricultural, it was also home to "two hotels, one store, [and] several carriage manufacturies" as well as local artisans.

[42][43] Other major employers in the township are Greene Tweed & Company, Inc., and SKF USA, both in the manufacturing sector.

[46] The township is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors, who are elected on an at-large basis and serve a six-year term of office.

The Board meets twice monthly to review all issues before the township and provide policy direction to the appointed staff.

During the months of October, November, and December public hearings are held for the purpose of reviewing the budget for the following year.

As of 2025, the Board of Supervisors consists of:[49] On January 24, 2025, Vice Chairwoman Laura C. Smith was seen and recorded ending a public social media post with a Nazi salute,[50] emulating the same gesture repeatedly made by Elon Musk during Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025.

[54] In the 1832 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, Anti-Masonic candidate Joseph Ritner won 85% of the vote in Towamencin.

[57] Despite these historic trends, however, as with the rest of Montgomery County, the Democratic Party has made gains in Towamencin in the twenty-first century.

SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to the northeastern portion of Towamencin Township along Route 132, which runs between the Montgomery Mall and Telford.

[72] The Culinary Arts Institute of Montgomery County Community College is located in downtown Towamencin.

[73][74] Towamencin has more than 10 sites and 300 acres (1.2 km2) of parklands and open spaces, ranging in size from neighborhood squares to sprawling meadows.