Ruscombmanor 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 4,112 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36.1 km), all land. Adjacent townships * Alsace Township (southwest) * Muhlenberg Township (far west) * Maidencreek Township (northwest) * Richmond Township and Borough of Fleetwood (north) * Rockland Township (northeast) * Oley Township (southeast)

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 3,776 people, 1,378 households, and 1,103 families living in the township. The population density was 271.3 people per square mile (104.7/km). There were 1,421 housing units at an average density of 102.1/sq mi (39.4/km). The

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of the township was 98.78% White, 0.16% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22%. There were 1,378 households, 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.3% of households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.05. The age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males. The

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for a household in the township was $56,813, and the median family income was $64,010. Males had a median income of $41,816 versus $27,885 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,889. About 2.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

File:Ruscombmanor Twp Municipal Bldg, BerksCo PA.JPG, Ruscombmanor Twp. Municipal Bldg. File:Olyvia's Eatery, Pricetown BerksCo PA.JPG, Pricetown. Olyvia's Eatery. File:Pricetown Rd, Pricetown BerksCo PA.JPG, Pricetown Rd.

References

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