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Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Perry Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,417 at the 2010 census. History The Dreibelbis Mill and Jacob Leiby Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.4 square miles (47.7 km), of which 18.3 square miles (47.3 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.4 km) (0.76%) is water. Adjacent townships * Windsor Township (north) * Greenwich Township (northeast) * Richmond Township (east) * Maidencreek Township (south) * Ontelaunee Township (southwest) * Centre Township (west) * Tilden Township (northwest) The borough of Shoemakersville is located on the west side of the township, but is politically independent. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 2,517 people, 973 households, and 746 families living in the township. The population density was 137.7 people per square mile (53.2/km). The ... [...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] |
Windsor Township, Berks County, PA
Windsor Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,279 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.5 km), of which 22.5 square miles (58.2 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km) (0.58%) is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River and its northern portion is located on Blue Mountain. The township's villages include Dreibelbis (also in Greenwich Township), Edenburg, and Windsor Castle. Adjacent municipalities * Albany Township (NE) * Greenwich Township (E) * Perry Township (S) * Tilden Township (W) *Hamburg (W) * West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County (NW) Demographics At of the 2000 census, there were 2,392 people, 842 households, and 628 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 939 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.95% White, 0.59% African American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poverty Line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for the average adult.Poverty Lines – Martin Ravallion, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan The cost of housing, such as the rent for an apartment, usually makes up the largest proportion of this estimate, so economists track the real estate market and other housing cost indicators as a major influence on the poverty line. Individual factors are often used to account for various circumstances, such as whether one is a parent, elderly, a child, married, etc. The poverty threshold may be adjusted annually. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries. In October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race And Ethnicity In The United States Census
Race and ethnicity in the United States census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are the self-identified categories of race or races and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (the only categories for ethnicity). The racial categories represent a social-political construct for the race or races that respondents consider themselves to be and, "generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country." OMB defines the concept of race as outlined for the U.S. census as not "scientific or anthropological" and takes into account "social and cultural characteristics as well as ancestry", using "appropriate scientific methodologies" that are not "primarily biological or genetic in reference." The race categories include both racial and national-origin groups. Race and ethnicity are considered separate and distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 United States Census
The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 census. This was the twenty-second federal census and was at the time the largest civilly administered peacetime effort in the United States. Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 2000 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 2000 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. This was the first census in which a state – California – recorded a population of over 30 million, as well as the first in which two states – California and Texas – recorded populations of more than 20 million. Data availability Microdata from the 2000 census is freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoemakersville, PA
Shoemakersville is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,378 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, a decline from the figure of 2,124 tabulated in United States Census 2000, 2000. History Shoemakersville was named for the first settlers, Henry and Charles Shoemaker. It was a thriving apparel manufacturing town. The Merit Underwear Company factory was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The borough is home of the "Shoey Green Sox" Little League baseball team. Geography Shoemakersville is located in northern Berks County at (40.500042, -75.969047), on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which , or 3.96%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,124 people, 605 households, and 402 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,272.8 peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Tilden Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,597 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.0 square miles (49.2 km), of which 18.9 square miles (49.0 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.37%) is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River, which forms its natural eastern and part of its northern natural boundary. Blue Mountain forms the remainder of its natural northern boundary. Tilden's villages include Berne, Jalappa, Upper Berne, and West Hamburg. Adjacent townships * Centre Township (south) * Upper Bern Township (west) * South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County (northwest) * West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County (north) * Windsor Township (east) * Perry Township (southeast) The boroughs of Hamburg and Port Clinton are both located across the Schuylkill River, while Port Clinton is in Schuylkill County. Demographics At the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Township, Berks County, PA
Centre Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,140 at the 2020 census. It is in Schuylkill Valley School District. History Belleman's Union Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.74%) is water. Adjacent townships * Upper Bern Township (northwest) * Tilden Township (north) * Perry Township (northeast) * Ontelaunee Township (southeast) * Bern Township (south) * Penn Township (west) Adjacent boroughs * Centerport (surrounded) * Shoemakersville (northeast) * Leesport (southeast) Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 4,036 people, 1,511 households, and 1,157 families living in the township. The population density was 186.9 people per square mile. There were 1,570 housing units at an average density of 72.7/sq mi . The racial makeup of the township was 97.4% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontelaunee Township, PA
Ontelaunee Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,646 at the 2010 census. History Ontelaunee Township was organized in 1849. Ontelaunee is the Native American word for Maiden Creek. The Berkley Historic District and Davies House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km2), of which 8.6 square miles (22.2 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2)(6.63%) is water. Adjacent townships * Perry Township (north) * Maidencreek Township (east) * Muhlenberg Township (south) * Bern Township (southwest) * Centre Township (northwest) The borough of Leesport is bounded on the west of Ontelaunee Township. Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 1,217 people, 516 households, and 347 families living in the township. The population density was 141.7 people per square mile (54.7/km2). There were 555 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maidencreek Township, PA
Maidencreek Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 9,126 at the 2010 census. History Maidencreek Township, established in December 1746, was named after a creek that runs diagonally through the township. Quakers who settled the area in 1732 lived peacefully among the Lenni Lenape Indians until ''circa'' 1800, when the Quakers began to move west. Over the next 100 years, German and, later, Scots Welsh and Irish settlers purchased and moved into the areas that the Quakers left behind. First on the scene, the Germans established their language as the dominant language. Deutsch or “Dutch” became the primary language in the area well into the mid 1900s, when one-room schools still gave instruction in German, and English as a second language was part of the curriculum. Farming was the primary means of living well into the 1900s until roadways, housing developments and commercial and industrial development began to predominate in the 1980s. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Township, Berks County, PA
Richmond Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,397 at the 2010 census. History The Joel Dreibelbis Farm, Merkel Mill Complex, Moselem Farms Mill, Christian Schlegel Farm, and Virginville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.7 square miles (61.3 km), of which 23.6 square miles (61.2 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.17%) is water. It is drained by the Maiden Creek into the Schuylkill River and its southern boundary is on South Mountain. Crystal Cave is also located within Richmond Township. Its villages include Kempville, Kirbyville, Moselem (pronounced "mo-SAY-lem"), Moselem Springs, Virginville, and Walnuttown (also in Maidencreek Township.) Adjacent municipalities * Greenwich Township (north) * Maxatawny Township (northeast) * Rockland Townsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Township, PA
Greenwich Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,438 at the 2020 census. History The Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Kutz Mill, Kutz's Mill Bridge, Merkel Mill, and Stein Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. It is drained by the Maiden Creek into the Schuylkill River. The township's villages include Dreibelbis (also in Windsor Township), Grimville, Klinesville, and Krumsville. Greenwich Township has a humid continental climate (''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and the hardiness zones are 6a and 6b. The average monthly temperatures in Krumsville range from 29.0 °F in January to 71.9 °F in July Adjacent municipalities * Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Albany Township (north) * Windsor Township (west) * Perry Township (southwest) * Richmond Township (south) * Maxatawny Township (southeast) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
