Lower Alsace 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 4,475 at the 2010 census. By area, it is the smallest township in Berks County.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km), of which 4.7 square miles (12.2 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.42%) is water. Adjacent townships * Alsace Township (north) * Exeter Township (east) * Cumru Township (south) Adjacent cities and boroughs *

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(west) * Mt. Penn (middle) Census-designated places within the township * Stony Creek Mills (CDP boundaries also include portions of adjacent Exeter Township) * Pennside (CDP boundaries also include portions of adjacent Exeter Township)

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, of there were 4,478 people, 1,881 households, and 1,250 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 1,956 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.56%

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, 0.69%

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, 0.89% Asian, 1.12% from

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, and 0.74% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.84% of the population. There were 1,881 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92. In the township, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,708, and the median income for a family was $50,110. Males had a median income of $37,253 versus $25,891 for females. The

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for the township was $23,379. About 2.7% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the

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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

As of 2012, there were of public roads in Lower Alsace Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township. No numbered highways pass through Lower Alsace Township. Main thoroughfares in the township include Carsonia Avenue, Friedensburg Road and Antietam Road.

Gallery

File:Lower Alsace Twp Bldg, BerksCo PA.JPG, Township Municipal Bldg. File:Carsonia Ave, Stony Creek Mills BerksCo PA 01.JPG, Carsonia Ave. at Stony Creek Mills. File:Carsonia Ave, Stony Creek Mills BerksCo PA 03.JPG, Carsonia Ave. at Stony Creek Mills. File:Fiesta Mexicana, Stony Creek Mills PA.JPG, Fiesta Mexicana. File:William Penn Memorial Fire Tower, Reading, Pennsylvania.jpg,

William Penn Memorial Fire Tower The William Penn Memorial Fire Tower is a fire lookout tower located on Mount Penn in Lower Alsace Township, Pennsylvania. Named after William Penn, the structure is owned by the city government of nearby Reading, Pennsylvania, which the tower ...

References

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