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Tulpehocken Area School District
The Tulpehocken Area School District is a school district located in northwestern Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district serves three different schools. Penn-Bernville Elementary and Bethel Elementary are the two elementary schools that enroll students in Kindergarten through 6th Grade. Penn-Bernville Elementary is the 2011 Recipient of The Blue Ribbon School for Excellence Award Lighthouse School. The Tulpehocken Jr/Sr High School, located in Jefferson Township, enrolls the rest of the students, 7th through 12th Grade. The district serves the borough of Bernville, as well as the townships of Bethel Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ..., Jefferson, Penn, and Tulpehocken.The Tulpehocken Area School District also offers students an online alternative to cyber-chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...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] |
Jefferson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Jefferson Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,376 at the 2020 census. History The John Nicholas and Elizabeth Moyer House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.31%) is water. Adjacent townships and boroughs * Upper Tulpehocken Township (north) * Penn Township & Bernville (east) * North Heidelberg Township (south) * Marion Township (southwest) * Tulpehocken Township (west) Demographics At the 2000 census there were 1,604 people, 580 households, and 444 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 602 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.63% White, 0.12% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87%. There we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernville, Pennsylvania
Bernville (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Bannwill'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 955 at the 2010 census. Bernville is bordered by Penn Township to the north, east, and south and by Jefferson Township to the west. History Before European settlers arrived in the Tulpehocken Creek valley, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people. In 1723, thirty-three Palatine families from Schoharie, New York, moved to the confluences of the Tulpehocken and Northkill Creeks. By 1735, a saw and grist mill was located three and a half miles up the Tulpehocken river from Bernville. In 1737, Stephanus Umbenhauer immigrated from Bern, Switzerland, and purchased from Thomas Penn. In 1819, Stephanus' grandson, Johann Thomas Umbenhauer, set aside to be divided into 62 lots. On 24 August 1819, Peter Bennethum bought the first six lots. In January 1820, the town was named Bernville after Stephanus' birthplace. The first house was built by Philip Filbert in 1820. In 1828, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Bethel Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,072 at the 2020 census. History Spannuth Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.05%) is water. It is drained by the Little Swatara Creek into the Swatara Creek and the Susquehanna River. Its natural northern boundary is Blue Mountain. Its villages include Bethel, Crosskill Mills (also in Tulpehocken Township,) Frystown, Grimes, Meckville, and Schubert. Adjacent townships * Upper Tulpehocken Township (east) * Tulpehocken Township (south) * Bethel Township, Lebanon County (west) * Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County (northwest) * Washington Township, Schuylkill County (north) * Wayne Township, Schuylkill County (northeast) Recreation Portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80 and Number 110, through which passes the Appalachian National Sceni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Penn Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,949 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.1 square miles (49.4 km), of which 18.6 square miles (48.1 km) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.3 km) (2.57%) is water. Adjacent townships * Upper Tulpehocken Township (northwest) * Upper Bern Township (north) * Centre Township (northeast) * Bern Township (southeast) * Lower Heidelberg Township (far south) * North Heidelberg Township (southwest) * Jefferson Township (west) The borough of Bernville lies between Penn Township and Jefferson Township. Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 1,993 people, 714 households, and 571 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 744 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.39% White, 0.75% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania
Tulpehocken Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,274 at the 2010 census. Tulpehocken is a name derived from the Lenape language, meaning "land of the turtles". Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.3 square miles (60.3 km2), all land. Adjacent townships * Bethel Township, Berks County (north) * Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County (northeast) * Jefferson Township, Berks County (east) * Marion Township, Berks County (south) * Jackson Township, Lebanon County (southwest) * Bethel Township, Lebanon County (west) Demographics At the 2000 census there were 3,290 people, 1,007 households, and 809 families living in the township. The population density was 141.2 people per square mile (54.5/km2). There were 1,052 housing units at an average density of 45.1/sq mi (17.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 92.74% White, 3.80% African American, 0.06 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
