Maidencreek Township, PA
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Maidencreek Township is a
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in
Berks County, Pennsylvania Berks County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the coun ...
, United States. The population was 9,126 at the 2010 census.


History

Maidencreek Township was founded in December 1746, and was named after a creek that runs diagonally through the township.
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who settled the area in 1732 lived peacefully among the
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Indians until roughly 1800, when Quakers began moving west. Over the next 100 years, German and, later, Scots Welsh, and Irish settlers purchased and moved into the areas that the Quakers left behind. The Germans were the first arrive, and established
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, then known as Deutsch or Dutch, as the region's predominant language. German remained the primary language in the area until the beginning of the 20th century. One room schools instructed students in German as their primary language, and
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as their second language as part of the curriculum. Farming was the primary means of living well into the early 20th century when roadways, housing developments, and commercial and industrial development began to predominate in the 1980s. Guldin Mill was listed on the
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in 1990.


Geography

According to the
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, the township has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.2 km), 13.2 square miles (34.3 km) of which is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km) (7.67%) of which is water.


Adjacent townships

* Perry Township (north) * Richmond Township (east) * Ruscombmanor Township (southeast) * Muhlenberg Township (southwest) * Ontelaunee Township (west)


Neighborhoods

*Blandon Meadows *Creekside Manor *Georgetown Village *Golden Manor *Limestone Village *Maidencreek Estates *Maidencreek Ridge *Ontelaunee Heights *Shadow Ridge *Tree Tops *Village at Maiden Creek *Walnut Manor *Willow Gardens *Hidden Meadows *Manor Creek *Meadowbrook *Melrose Place *Park Place


Transportation

As of 2022, there were of public roads in Maidencreek Township, of which were maintained by the
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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township. The principal roads are U.S. Route 222, PA Route 73, and Park Road.
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(BARTA) serves the township with bus route 22 along the Park Road corridor, providing a route for workers to the East Penn Manufacturing Company plant in
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.


Demographics

As of the 2000 census, of 2000, there were 6,553 people, 2,276 households, and 1,884 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,357 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.61%
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, 0.89%
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, 0.06% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population. There were 2,276 households, out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were
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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.15. In the township, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $62,724, and the median income for a family was $68,438. Males had a median income of $44,000 versus $30,373 for females. The
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for the township was $24,662. About 2.1% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the
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, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.


Government

Maidencreek Township is a Pennsylvania second class township that includes four villages, Blandon, Evansville, Maidencreek, and Molltown. Emergency services are provided by the Northern Berks Regional Police Department, Blandon Fire Company, and Blandon Ambulance, all of which are dispatched by the Berks County Communications Center.


Education

Maidencreek Creek is served by Fleetwood Area School District.


References


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Maidencreek Township
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