However, the township does include the community of Chevy Chase Heights, which is a census-designated place according to the US Census.

The township also includes the communities of Ben Avon and Fulton Run.

The first non-Indian settlers within the current-day boundaries of the township were Fergus Moorhead and his family, who arrived in 1772 and built a grist mill in 1774.

In 1781, Moorhead and family constructed a small fort where Philadelphia Street intersects Heritage Run Road today.

[citation needed] As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 14,034 people, 6,025 households, and 3,741 families living in the township.