Heidelberg Township is a

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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 Ri ...

, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2020 census.

History

The Kissling Farm and Conrad Weiser House are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.07% is water. Adjacent townships * Marion Township (west) * North Heidelberg Township (north) * Lower Heidelberg Township (east) * South Heidelberg Township (southeast) * Millcreek Township, Lebanon County (southwest) Adjacent boroughs * Robesonia (surrounded) * Womelsdorf (west)

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 1,636 people, 587 households, and 464 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 613 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the township was 94.25% White, 2.57% African American, 0.79% Asian, 1.77% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.65%. There were 587 households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.5% of households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.99. The age distribution was 27.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males. The median household income was $51,641 and the median family income was $57,422. Males had a median income of $37,105 versus $27,315 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,291. About 2.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

As of 2017, there were of public roads in Heidelberg Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township. U.S. Route 422 and

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are the numbered highways serving Heidelberg Township. US 422 follows a northwest-southeast alignment along Penn Avenue through the central portion of the township, while PA 419 follows Newmanstown Road and Third Street along a north-south alignment in the western portion of the township.

Gallery

File:Conrad Weiser Homestead.jpg, Historic

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. File:KISSLING FARM., HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY.jpg, Historic Kissling Farm on Brownsville Rd. File:Farms on Bernville Rd, Heidelberg Twp, BercksCo PA 01.JPG, Bernville Rd. in Heidelberg Twp. File:Farm on Bernville Rd, Heidelberg Twp, BercksCo PA 02.JPG, Farm on Bernville Rd.

References

External links

Official website
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