Berks County (
Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a
county
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in the
Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
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. As of the
2020 census, the population was 428,849.
The
county seat
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is
Reading.
The
Schuylkill River
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, a tributary of the
Delaware River, flows through Berks County. The county is part of the Reading, PA
metropolitan statistical area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally incorporated as a city or tow ...
(MSA), which is included in the
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
-Reading-
Camden, PA-
NJ-
DE-
MD combined statistical area
Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...
(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
Conrad Weiser (November 2, 1696 – July 13, 1760), born Johann Conrad Weiser, Jr., was a Pennsylvania Dutch (German) pioneer who served as an interpreter and diplomat between the Pennsylvania Colony and Native American nations. Primarily a f ...
, the county was formed on March 11, 1752, from parts of
Chester County,
Lancaster County, and
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the most populous county in Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, Philadelphia County had a population of 1,603,797. The county is the second smallest county in Pennsyl ...
.
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 county went to the founding of
Northumberland County in 1772 and
Schuylkill County in 1811, when it reached its current size. In 2005, Berks County was added to the
Delaware Valley Planning Area due to a fast-growing population and close proximity to the other communities.
In 2016, former Strausstown borough merged with Upper Tulpehocken township. Strausstown is now a village within Upper Tulpehocken Township.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water.
Most of the county is drained by the
Schuylkill River
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, but an area in the northeast is drained by the
Lehigh River via the
Little Lehigh Creek
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The creek flows in a windin ...
and areas are drained by the
Susquehanna River via the
Swatara Creek
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in the northwest and the
Conestoga River (which starts in Berks County between Morgantown and Elverson) in the extreme south. It has a
humid continental climate
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(''Dfa'' except for some ''Dfb'' on
Blue Mountain at the northern boundary and on Mount Penn) and the
hardiness zone is mostly 6b, with 6a in some higher areas, and 7a along the Schuylkill in the southeastern part of the county.
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Adjacent counties
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Schuylkill County (north)
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Lehigh County (northeast)
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Montgomery County (east)
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Chester County (southeast)
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Lancaster County (southwest)
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Lebanon County (west)
National protected area
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
State protected area
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French Creek State Park
Demographics
As of the
2010 census, the county was 76.9% White non-Hispanic, 4.9% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, and 2.5% were two or more races. 16.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. Historically there is a large
Pennsylvania Dutch population. It is known as part of
Pennsylvania Dutch Country. There were 411,442 people, 154,356 households, and 106,532 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 164,827 housing units at an average density of .
According to Muninet Guide's 2010 analysis, the median household income for Berks County is $54,105.
There were 154,356 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were
married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
Berks County is home to an
Old Order Mennonite community consisting of about 160 families, located in the East Penn Valley near
Kutztown and
Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 census.
Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal lando ...
.
The Old Order Mennonites first bought land in the area in 1949. In 2012, Old Order Mennonites bought two large farms in the
Oley Valley. The Old Order Mennonites in the area belong to the
Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church and use the
horse and buggy
]
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as transportation. There are several farms in the area belonging to the Old Order Mennonite community and meetinghouses are located near Kutztown and Fleetwood.
2020 census
Metropolitan and Combined Statistical Area
The
United States Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Office of Management and Budget has designated Berks County as the Reading, PA
Metropolitan Statistical Area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally incorporated as a city or tow ...
(MSA). As of the
2010 U.S. Census
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the metropolitan area ranked 10th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the
128th most populous in the United States with a population of 413,491. Berks County is also a part of the larger
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Berks County as well as several counties around
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
and in the states of
Delaware
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,
Maryland
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and
New Jersey
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. The
Combined Statistical Area
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is the largest in the State of Pennsylvania and
8th most populous in the United States with a population of 7,067,807.
Government
County Commissioners
* Christian Leinbach, Chair Republican
* Kevin Barnhardt, Vice Chair Democrat
* Michael S. Rivera, Republican
State Senate
*
Judy Schwank,
Democrat,
Pennsylvania Senate, District 11
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Bob Mensch,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania Senate, District 24
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Dave Argall,
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania Senate, District 29
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Katie Muth,
Democrat,
Pennsylvania Senate, District 44
State House of Representatives
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Barry Jozwiak,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 5
The 5th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Barry Jozwiak since 2014.
District profile
Located in Berks County, the 5th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District include ...
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Jerry Knowles,
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 124
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Mark Rozzi
Mark Rozzi (born April 30, 1971) is an American businessman and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving since January 2, 2013. He represents the 126th district. In addition to serving as a ...
,
Democrat,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 126
The 126th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Berks County and includes the following areas:
* Laureldale
* Lower Alsace Township
* Mount Penn
* Muhlenberg Township
* Reading (PART)
** Ward 06 ART, Division 03** Wa ...
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Thomas R. Caltagirone,
Democrat,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 127
*
Mark Gillen
Mark M. Gillen (born November 6, 1955) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. In 2010, he was elected to represent the 128th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The seat had been vacated by Republican Sam ...
,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 128
*
Jim Cox,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 129
The 129th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2023 by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz.
District profile
The 129th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is locate ...
*
David Maloney,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 130
*
Ryan Mackenzie,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 134
*
Gary Day,
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187
The 187th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2023 by Ryan Mackenzie.
District profile
The 187th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lehig ...
United States House of Representatives
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Madeleine Dean,
Democratic,
Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
*
Chrissy Houlahan,
Democratic,
Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district
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Dan Meuser
Daniel Philip Meuser ( ; born February 10, 1964) is an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist who is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district. A Republican, he previously served as the secretary of re ...
,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
,
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is located in the east central part of the state and encompasses all of Carbon County, Columbia County, Lebanon County, Montour County, and Schuylkill County, as well as parts of Berks County, Luzern ...
Politics
As of November 7, 2022, there are 267,274 registered voters in Berks County.
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Democratic: 112,712 (42.17%)
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Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: 110,695 (41.42%)
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Independent
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Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
: 31,960 (11.96%)
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Minor parties: 11,907 (4.45%)
The first time since 1964 that a Democrat carried Berks in a Presidential election occurred in November 2008, with
Barack Obama
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receiving 53.9% of the vote to
John McCain's 44.7%. The other three statewide winners (
Rob McCord for treasurer,
Jack Wagner for auditor general, and
Tom Corbett
Thomas Wingett Corbett Jr. (born June 17, 1949) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 46th governor of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1995 t ...
for attorney general) also carried it. While Republicans have controlled the commissioner majority most of the time and continue to control most county row offices, Democrats have become more competitive in Berks in recent years. In the 2012 Presidential election,
Mitt Romney carried the county by approximately a one-percent margin, 49.6% to 48.6%, however, in 2016,
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
carried Berks by a much larger margin of 52.9% to 42.7%.
Education
Colleges and universities
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Albright College
Albright College is a private liberal arts college in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1856.
History
Albright College traces its founding to 1856 when Union Seminary opened. Present-day Albright was formed by the mergers of several ins ...
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Alvernia University
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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown University or KU) is a public university in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Highe ...
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Penn State Berks
Penn State Berks is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Spring Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
History
First known as Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, Penn State Berks became part of the Penn State syste ...
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Reading Area Community College
Public school districts
School districts include:
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Antietam School District
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Boyertown Area School District
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Brandywine Heights Area School District
The Brandywine Heights Area School District is a small, rural public school district located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It serves the Borough of Topton and District Township, Longswamp Township and Rockland Township in Berks County, Penns ...
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Conrad Weiser Area School District
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Daniel Boone Area School District
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Exeter Township School District
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Fleetwood Area School District
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Governor Mifflin School District
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Hamburg Area School District
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Kutztown Area School District
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Muhlenberg School District
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Oley Valley School District
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Reading School District
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Schuylkill Valley School District
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Tulpehocken Area School District
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Twin Valley School District Twin Valley School District (TVSD) is a school district headquartered in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, with an Elverson postal address. Profile page- Compare to the addressThe zoning map published by the township
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Upper Perkiomen School District
Upper Perkiomen School District is located in the northern corner of Montgomery County and the eastern corner of Berks County in Pennsylvania.
The district comprises the townships of Upper Hanover and Marlborough and the boroughs of East Gr ...
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Wilson School District
The Wilson School District serves students from the communities of Spring, West Lawn, Sinking Spring, Lower Heidelberg, and the Berkshire Heights section of Wyomissing, and is located in West Lawn, Pennsylvania
West Lawn is a former borough an ...
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Wyomissing Area School District
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Private high schools
* Berks Christian School in
Birdsboro
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Blue Mountain Academy, a
Seventh-day Adventist
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boarding school in
Tilden Township
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Conestoga Christian School in
Morgantown, Pennsylvania
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Hi ...
* Fairview Christian School in Reading
* Gateway Christian School in Mertztown
* The King's Academy in
Mohrsville
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Berks Catholic High School in Reading
* Lighthouse Christian Academy in Lyons
Technical and trade schools
* Berks Technical Institute
* Pace Institute
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Reading Hospital
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School of Nursing
* Berks Career and Technology Center (east campus in Oley, west campus in Leesport)
Arts and culture
The
Reading Public Museum
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Collection
The museum's art collection cont ...
is an art, science, and history museum.
The
Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps
The Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age drum and bugle corps based in Reading, Pennsylvania. This ensemble is a charter member of Drum Corps Associates.
History Pre-DCA (VFW/American Legion)
The Reading Buccaneers drum and bugle ...
are an all-age
drum corps based in Berks County. The corps, founded in 1957, is a charter member
Drum Corps Associates
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and an 11-time DCA World Champion.
Reading is home to Berks Opera Company, founded in 2007 as Berks Opera Workshop.
There are two
Pennsylvania state parks and a Natural Area in Berks County.
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Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center
Nolde Forest Environmental Educational Center is a Pennsylvania state park in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Programs are offered for youth and adult groups, school groups, and individuals. The center grounds ...
is south of
Reading on land once owned by
Jacob Nolde, a prominent Reading businessman and Pennsylvania environmentalist.
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French Creek State Park, a former
Recreational Demonstration Area The Recreational Demonstration Area program (also known as the Recreation Demonstration Area program) was a National Park Service program during the 1930s and early 1940s that built forty-six public parks in twenty-four states on , chiefly near urba ...
, straddles the Berks and Chester County line.
* Ruth Zimmerman Natural Area, part of the William Penn Forest District in Oley.
There are two
Pennsylvania Historic Sites in Berks County.
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Conrad Weiser Homestead
The Conrad Weiser Homestead was the home of Johann Conrad Weiser, who enlisted the Iroquois on the British side in the French and Indian War. The home is located near Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. A designated Na ...
near
Womelsdorf
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Daniel Boone Homestead
The Daniel Boone Homestead, the birthplace of American frontiersman Daniel Boone, is a museum and historic house that is administered by the Friends of the Daniel Boone Homestead near Birdsboro in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located o ...
near
Birdsboro
The Old Morlatton Village in Douglassville is maintained by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County. The village is composed of four historic structures: White Horse Inn, George Douglass Mansion, Bridge keeper's House, and the Mouns Jones House, constructed in 1716, which is the oldest recorded building in the county.
West Reading in home to the annual ''Art on the Avenue'', which reached its 25th year in 2019.
Media
Berks County has been home to several media sources, including:
* Berks Community Television (BCTV)
* ''
Reading Eagle
The ''Reading Eagle'' is the major daily newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania. A family-owned newspaper until the spring of 2019, its reported circulation is 37,000 (daily) and 50,000 (Sundays). It serves the Reading and Berks County region of Pe ...
'', a daily printed newspaper based in Reading, Pennsylvania
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WEEU
WEEU (830 AM) is a commercial station in Reading, Pennsylvania. It has a news/talk radio format and is owned by Twilight Broadcasting, Inc.
WEEU is powered at 20,000 watts by day. Because AM 830 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Cl ...
, a local AM radio station
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WFMZ, a Local news channel that has offices in Berks County and covers South Eastern Pennsylvania
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WRFY-FM - (102.5 FM "Y102"), a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Reading, Pennsylvania
Communities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:
cities
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,
boroughs
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
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townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
, and
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Berks County:
City
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Reading (county seat)
Boroughs
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Adamstown (mostly in
Lancaster County)
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Bally
Bally may refer to:
Places
*Bally, a historical spelling of Bali
*Bally (from the Irish ''baile'') or townland, a traditional division of land, as well as a common prefix in the names of settlements throughout Ireland
*Bally, Bally-Jagachha, a c ...
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Bechtelsville
Bechtelsville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 942 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Bechtelsville is located at (40.370078, -75.628590). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all lan ...
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Bernville
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Birdsboro
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Boyertown
Boyertown ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Boyerschteddel'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,055 at the 2010 census. Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and boro ...
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Centerport
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Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 census.
Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal lando ...
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Hamburg
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Hamburgian(s)
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Kenhorst
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Kutztown
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Laureldale
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Leesport
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Lenhartsville
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Lyons
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Mohnton
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Mount Penn
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New Morgan
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Robesonia
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St. Lawrence
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Shillington
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Shoemakersville
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Sinking Spring
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Topton
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Wernersville
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West Reading
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Womelsdorf
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Wyomissing
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Townships
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Albany
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Alsace
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Amity
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Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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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 ...
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Brecknock
Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the count ...
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Caernarvon
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Centre
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Mathematics
* Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
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Colebrookdale
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Cumru
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District
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Douglass
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Earl
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Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
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Greenwich
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Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...
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Heidelberg
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Hereford
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Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
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Longswamp
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Lower Alsace
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In 1174 Count Gottfried of Hüneburg w ...
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Lower Heidelberg
*
Maidencreek
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Marion Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
Places Antarctica
* Mario ...
*
Maxatawny
*
Muhlenberg
*
North Heidelberg
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Oley Oley may refer to:
;People
* Barnabas Oley (1602–1686), English churchman and academic
* Johann Christoph Oley (1738–1789), German organist and composer
;Places
* Oley Valley, Pennsylvania
* Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
* Oley, Pe ...
*
Ontelaunee
*
Penn
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Perry
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Pike
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Fish
* Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus''
* Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes
* ''Esox'', genus of ...
*
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
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Robeson
*
Rockland
*
Ruscombmanor
*
South Heidelberg
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Spring
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season)
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Tilden
*
Tulpehocken
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Union
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
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Upper Bern
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Upper Tulpehocken
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Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
*
Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places Australia
* Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
**Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
Census-designated places
Census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
s are geographical areas designated by the
U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.
*
Alleghenyville
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Alsace Manor
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Amity Gardens
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Baumstown
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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 ...
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Blandon
*
Bowers
*
Colony Park
*
Dauberville
*
Douglassville
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Dryville
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Edenburg
Edenburg is a town situated about south of Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa. , it had a population of 14,566.
Background
Edenburg was proclaimed a town in 1863 and received municipal government in 1891.
The town is 85 ...
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Flying Hills
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Fox Chase
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Frystown
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Gibraltar
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, song = " Gibraltar Anthem"
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, map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green
, mapsize =
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Gouglersville
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Greenfields
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Grill
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Hereford
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Hyde Park
Hyde Park may refer to:
Places
England
* Hyde Park, London, a Royal Park in Central London
* Hyde Park, Leeds, an inner-city area of north-west Leeds
* Hyde Park, Sheffield, district of Sheffield
* Hyde Park, in Hyde, Greater Manchester
Austra ...
*
Jacksonwald
*
Kempton
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Kutztown University
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Lincoln Park
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Lorane
*
Mertztown
*
Mohrsville
*
Montrose Manor
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Morgantown
*
Mount Aetna
*
Muhlenberg Park
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New Berlinville
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New Jerusalem
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*
New Schaefferstown
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Oley Oley may refer to:
;People
* Barnabas Oley (1602–1686), English churchman and academic
* Johann Christoph Oley (1738–1789), German organist and composer
;Places
* Oley Valley, Pennsylvania
* Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
* Oley, Pe ...
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Pennside
*
Pennwyn
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Rehrersburg
*
Reiffton
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Riverview Park
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Schubert
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Shartlesville
*
South Temple
*
Springmont
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Spring Ridge
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Stony Creek Mills
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Stouchsburg
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Temple
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Virginville
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Walnuttown
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West Hamburg
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West Lawn
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West Wyomissing
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Whitfield
Unincorporated communities
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Brownsville
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Blue Marsh
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Cacoosing
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Geigertown
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Leinbachs
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North Heidelberg
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Pine Swamp
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Plowville
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Pricetown
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Scarlets Mill
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State Hill
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Strausstown
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Wooltown
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the
2010 census of Berks County.
† ''county seat''
CDP=''census designated population''
Notable people
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William Addams, former U.S. Congressman
*
Priscilla Ahn
Priscilla Ahn (born Priscilla Natalie Hartranft; March 9, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She released her single "Dream" from her debut album, '' A Good Day'', produced by Joey Waronker for EMI's Blue Note Reco ...
, folk musician, singer, and songwriter
*
John Barrasso
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, U.S. Senator
*
Douglas Carter Beane
Douglas Carter Beane is an American playwright and screenwriter. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Beane now lives in New York. His works include the screenplay of ''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! J ...
, playwright
*
Chad Billingsley, former professional baseball player,
Los Angeles Dodgers
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and
Philadelphia Phillies
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*
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ...
, American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman
*
Kenny Brightbill
Kenny Brightbill (born January 20, 1948), nicknamed the " Shillington Slingshot" and "Mr. Excitement" is a former NASCAR and professional dirt modified driver from Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. He has won 441 career professional races and is a mem ...
, professional race car driver
*
Steve Burns
''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen
Notable people with the name include:
steve jops
* Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people
* Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people
* Steve ...
, musician and former ''
Blue's Clues
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'' host
*
James Henry Carpenter,
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
sailor, officer, founder of
Carpenter Technology Corporation
*
Jack Coggins
Jack Banham Coggins (July 10, 1911 – January 30, 2006) was an artist, author, and illustrator. He is known in the United States for his oil paintings, which focused predominantly on marine subjects. He is also known for his books on space tr ...
, illustrator, author and artist, lived in Boyertown from 1948 to 2006
*
Rocky Colavito
Rocco Domenico "Rocky" Colavito Jr. (born August 10, 1933) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1955 to 1968, most prominently as a m ...
, former Major League Baseball player
*
Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was a member of six NFL teams, most notably the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, ...
, professional football player (Panthers, Saints, Giants, Raiders, Titans, and Colts)
*
Michael Constantine
Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (Ευστρατίου); May 22, 1927 – August 31, 2021) was an American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the Windex bottle-toting Greek father of Toula ...
, actor, star of ''
Room 222
''Room 222'' is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television that aired on ABC for 112 episodes, from September 17, 1969 until January 11, 1974. The show was broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 8:30 ( EST) fo ...
'' and ''
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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''
*
Amy Cuddy, Harvard psychologist and TED Talks speaker
*
Lisa Eichhorn
Lisa Eichhorn (born February 4, 1952) is an American actress, writer and producer. She made her film debut in 1979 in the John Schlesinger film '' Yanks'', for which she received two Golden Globe nominations. Her international career has includ ...
, actress
*
Wayne Ellington
Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. (born November 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the University of North Carolina from 2006 to ...
, NBA Basketball Player
*
Carl Furillo
Carl Anthony Furillo (March 8, 1922 – January 21, 1989), nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), spending his entire career with the Brooklyn / ...
, former professional baseball player,
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
/
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...
*
John Henry Gilmore, Jr., former professional football player,
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
,
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...
, and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...
*
Jon Gosselin
Jonathan Keith Gosselin (born April 1, 1977) is an American former television personality, previously known for his appearances with former wife Kate Gosselin and their eight children on the American reality TV show '' Jon & Kate Plus 8''.
Ear ...
, reality television personality, ''
Jon & Kate Plus 8
''Jon & Kate Plus 8'', later known as ''Kate Plus 8'', is an American reality television series starring Kate Gosselin, Jon Gosselin, and their eight children, which ran from April 4, 2007 to July 24, 2017.
History
After the success of two on ...
''
*
Kate Gosselin, reality television personality, ''
Jon & Kate Plus 8
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History
After the success of two on ...
''
*
Keith Haring
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". Much of his wor ...
, former artist
*
Chad Henne
Chad Steven Henne (; born July 2, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. While there, Henne became only the second true freshman st ...
, football professional football player,
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pla ...
*
Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin (born December 24, 1979), better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of independent wrestling pr ...
, professional wrestler
*
Joseph Hiester
Joseph Hiester (November 18, 1752June 10, 1832) was an American politician, who served as the fifth governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823. He was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty, and was a member of the Democratic-Republ ...
, governor of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
1820–1823
*
Tommy Hinnershitz
Thomas Paul Hinnershitz (April 6, 1912 – August 1, 1999) was an American race car driver.
Hinnershitz was active through the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s on dirt, asphalt and boards, driving "Big Cars" (later Sprint Cars), at that time slightly ...
(1912–1999), auto racing pioneer
*
Chad Hurley
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, co-founder of YouTube
*
Mildred Jordan (1901–1982), novelist
*
Chip Kidd
Charles Kidd (born 1964) is an American graphic designer known for book covers.
Early childhood
Born in Shillington in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up being fascinated and heavily inspired by American popular culture. Comic books ...
(born 1964), book jacket designer at
Knopf Publishing Group
*
Abraham Lincoln
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(1744-1786), grandfather of 16th U.S. president
Abraham Lincoln
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*
Matt Lytle (born 1975), professional football player
*
Donyell Marshall
Donyell Lamar Marshall (born May 18, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He's currently an assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. During his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, ...
, former NBA player
*
James H. Maurer
James Hudson Maurer (April 15, 1864 – March 16, 1944) was a prominent American trade unionist who twice ran for the office of Vice President of the United States on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America.
Biography
Early years
James H. ...
(1864-1944), Labor leader and two-time Vice Presidential nominee
*
Kelly McGillis
Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American stage actress. She is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in ''Witness'' (1985), for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in ''Top Gun'' (1986); ''Made in ...
, actress, ''
op Gun/Witness/The Accused'
*
Gordon McKellen, Jr., former U.S. figure skating champion and Hall of Fame member
*
Morton L. Montgomery
Morton Luther Montgomery (1846–1933) was a native-born Pennsylvanian and Harvard-trained lawyer who became a respected military and public historian and author of more than a dozen books, lecture-related content and other materials documenting t ...
(1846–1933), Reading attorney and author of multiple history books about Berks County
*
Lenny Moore
Leonard Edward Moore (born November 25, 1933) is an American former professional football player who played both halfback and flanker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts from 1956 to 1967. He played college football f ...
, NFL Hall of Fame
*
Thomas Morris,
Democratic politician, served in the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
*
Jillian Murray
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(b. June 4, 1989), model and actress
*
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, architect, founder of
Muhlenberg Greene Architects, American military and political leader 1887–1980
*
Jacob Nolde, conservationist
*
Bodo Otto
Dr. Bodo Otto (17111787) was a Senior Surgeon of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He was one of the early settlers of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, having emigrated from the Electorate of Hanover in what is now Germany in 175 ...
, Senior Surgeon of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1711–1787)
*
William Sands, U.S. Medal of Honor winner (Civil War)
["Sands, William", in]
Medal of Honor Recipients: Civil War (S-Z)
. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center of Military History, retrieved online October 6, 2018.
*
Martin Cruz Smith
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Early life and educ ...
, novelist
*
Carl Spaatz,
World War II
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general
*
Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was an American modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as an executive for an insurance compa ...
, major American Modernist poet, October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955
*
Taylor Swift
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(born 1989),
Grammy Award
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-winning country/pop singer-songwriter
*
Ross Tucker
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, professional football player
*
John Updike
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, writer, 1932–2009
*
Lonnie Walker
Lonnie Walker IV (born December 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball and earned McDonald's All-Ameri ...
, NBA player
*
Gus Yatron
Constantine "Gus" Yatron (October 16, 1927 – March 13, 2003) was an American businessman, boxer, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from ...
, former
congressman
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from Pennsylvania
See also
*
Footnotes
Further reading
* F.W. Balthaser
''The Story of Berks County, Pennsylvania.''Reading, PA: Reading Eagle Press, 1925.
* D.B. Brunner, ''The Indians of Berks County, Pa., Being a Summary of all the Tangible Records of the Aborigines of Berks County, with Cuts and Descriptions of the Varieties of Relics Found within the County.'' Reading, PA: Eagle Book Print, 1897.
* Morton L. Montgomery
''History of Berks County in Pennsylvania.''Philadelphia: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886.
* Morton L. Montgomery
''History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, in the Revolution, from 1774 to 1783.''Reading, PA: C.F. Haage, printer, 1894.
* Morton L. Montgomery
''Political Hand-Book of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1752–1883.''Reading, PA: B.F. Owen, 1883.
* Morton L. Montgomery
''School history of Berks County in Pennsylvania.''Philadelphia: J.B. Rodgers Printing Co., 1889.
* Kathy M. Scogna
''Historical Review of Berks County,'' Winter 2001–02.
External links
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1752 establishments in Pennsylvania
Populated places established in 1752