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Strausstown
Strausstown is a village and former Borough (Pennsylvania), borough located in Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Upper Tulpehocken Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 342 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Geography and history Strausstown is located at (40.492053, -76.184102). According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.5 km), all land. Strausstown was founded in 1840 by John Strauss. It is located at the source of several tributaries to Northkill Creek. In 2016, the borough of Strausstown voted to merge with surrounding Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Upper Tulpehocken Township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 339 people, 139 households, and 89 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,919.6 people per square mile (727.2/km). There were 146 housi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading. The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Berks County. The county is part of the Reading, PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading- Camden, PA- NJ- DE- MD combined statistical area (CSA). History Reading developed during the 1740s when inhabitants of northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be established. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser, the county was formed on March 11, 1752, from parts of Chester County, Lancaster County, and Philadelphia County. It was named after the English county in which William Penn's family home lay, Berkshire, which is often abbreviated to Berks. Berks County began much larger than it is today. The northwestern parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
