Albany Township is a

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. The population was 1,664 at the 2020 census. The

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is located in Kempton.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. It is in the Schuylkill watershed and the northern and western portions are on Blue Mountain. Its villages include Albany,

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, Greenawald, Kempton, Stony Run, and Trexler. Albany Township has a

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(''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and the

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s are 6a and 6b. The average monthly temperatures in Kempton range from 28.2 °F in January to 73.1 °F in July

Adjacent townships * Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Greenwich Township (South) * Windsor Township (Southwest) * West Brunswick Township (West) * East Brunswick Township (North) * West Penn Township (Far North) * Lynn Township (Northeast) * Weisenberg Township (East)

Demographics

At the 2010 census, there were 1,724 people, 667 households, and 489 families in the township. The population density was 42.9 people per square mile. There were 721 housing units at an average density of 17.9/sq mi . The

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of the township was 98.6% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4%. There were 667 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.9% of households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.00. The age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% 65 or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. In 1999, The median household income was $46,830, and the median family income was $50,455. Males had a median income of $36,553 versus $25,603 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,509. About 2.7% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

Albany Township is home to

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Sanctuary and the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern

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. The Kempton Community Center hosts the annual Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Festival in September. Portions of the

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, which passes a part of the

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, is located along the northern border of the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 27 October 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 106
retrieved 27 October 2018

Transportation

Numbered routes in Albany Township are Pennsylvania Route 143 and

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, which ends on PA 143 in Kempton. East–west roads of note are Hawk Mountain Road/Stony Run Valley Road and Kistler Valley Road.

References

External links

1860 Property Map of Albany Township
{{authority control Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania