Greenwich Township is a

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Berks County 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 ...

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, United States. The population was 3,438 at the 2020 census.

History

The

Dreibelbis Station Bridge The Dreibelbis Station Bridge is a Burr arch truss covered bridge spanning Maiden Creek between Windsor Township and Greenwich Township, south of Lenhartsville in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1869 and was added to the N ...

Kutz Mill Kutz Mill is a historic grist mill complex located on Sacony Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is adjacent to the Kutz's Mill Bridge. The complex includes the 1 1/2-story, stone mill (c. 1850); brick farmhouse (1855); ...

Kutz's Mill Bridge Kutz's Mill Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Greenwich Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a , Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1854. It crosses the Sacony Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berk ...

, Merkel Mill, and Stein Mill are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. It is drained by the

Maiden Creek Maiden Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', S ...

into the

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. The township's villages include Dreibelbis (also in Windsor Township), Grimville, Klinesville, and Krumsville. Greenwich 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 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) * Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County (east) The borough of Lenhartsville is surrounded by Greenwich Township.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 3,386 people, 1,245 households, and 957 families living in the township. The population density was 108.3 people per square mile (41.8/km). There were 1,330 housing units at an average density of 42.5/sq mi (16.4/km). The

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of the township was 98.49% White, 0.35% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68%. There were 1,245 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 16.1% of households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.06. The age distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males. The median household income was $51,250 and the median family income was $55,703. Males had a median income of $36,352 versus $27,278 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,332. About 2.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

The

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passes through the northwest corner of the township and most of the

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 182 The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 182 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Berks County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities. Geography SGL 182 consists of one parcel located in Greenw ...

is located near the southwest corner.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 30 October 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 182
retrieved 30 October 2018

Transportation

Greenwich is crossed east-to-west by

Interstate 78 Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States, running from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and northern New Jersey and terminating at the Holland Tunn ...

U.S. Route 22 U.S. Route 22 (US 22) is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 in the Newark Airport Interchange ...

, which has interchanges with north-to-south

Pennsylvania Route 143 Pennsylvania Route 143 (PA 143) is a state highway in Pennsylvania. It runs from PA 662 in Richmond Township, Berks County northeast to PA 309 near New Tripoli in Lehigh County. The route passes through rural areas, inter ...

and

Pennsylvania Route 737 Pennsylvania Route 737 (PA 737) is a state highway in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The route runs from U.S. Route 222 (US 222) in the borough of Kutztown north to PA 143 in Albany Township. PA 737 heads north from ...

in the township.

Pronunciation

Within

and other adjacent

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, the word "Greenwich" is pronounced rather than the more common .The Township of Greenwich, Berks County, PA Official Site
/ref> This anomaly in pronunciation often leads to confusion with natives of

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, and other areas containing a Greenwich Township, such as Huron County, Ohio.

References

External links

* {{authority control Populated places established in 1749 Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania