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Lower Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Lower Alsace Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,475 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. By area, it is the smallest township in Berks County. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km), of which 4.7 square miles (12.2 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.42%) is water. Adjacent townships *Alsace Township, Pennsylvania, Alsace Township (north) *Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Exeter Township (east) *Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Cumru Township (south) Adjacent cities and boroughs *Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading (west) *Mount Penn, Pennsylvania, Mt. Penn (middle) Census-designated places within the township *Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania, Stony Creek Mills (CDP boundaries also include portions of adjacent Exeter Township) *Pennside, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
