Tulpehocken 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 3,274 at the 2010 census. Tulpehocken is a name derived from the Lenape language, meaning "land of the turtles".

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 23.3 square miles (60.3 km²), all land. Adjacent townships * Bethel Township, Berks County (north) * Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County (northeast) * Jefferson Township, Berks County (east) * Marion Township, Berks County (south) * Jackson Township, Lebanon County (southwest) * Bethel Township, Lebanon County (west)

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 3,290 people, 1,007 households, and 809 families living in the township. The population density was 141.2 people per square mile (54.5/km²). There were 1,052 housing units at an average density of 45.1/sq mi (17.4/km²). The

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of the township was 92.74% White, 3.80% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 2.28% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.98%. There were 1,007 households, 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 15.3% of households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.32. The age distribution was 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 118.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.5 males. The median household income was $45,708 and the median family income was $47,880. Males had a median income of $34,848 versus $20,387 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,092. About 2.6% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the

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, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Tulpehocken Township Local Government Profile
(PDF)
Berks County, PA
{{Berks County, Pennsylvania Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania