New Morgan is a

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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 54 at the 2020 census.

Geography

New Morgan is located near the southern corner of Berks County at (40.180693, -75.870694). It is bordered to the south by Caernarvon Township and to the north by Robeson Township. The unincorporated community of Morgantown is nearby to the south. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.57%, is water.

Recreation

A small portion of Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 52 is located in New Morgan.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 24 October 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 52
retrieved 25 October 2018

History

In 1987, Raymond Carr, the sole owner of Morgantown Properties, petitioned Berks County Court to create a new borough from in Caernarvon and Robeson townships. The fate of the proposal was determined by the ten residents living within the boundaries of the proposed borough, most of whom were Carr's tenants. In an April 1988 election, those residents voted 9–1 in favor of forming the new borough. The state's procedures on formation of a new borough have since been revised to require new boroughs to have at least 500 residents. According to court documents, " ide from the landfill and trash to steam plant, Carr propose to develop the new borough with a Victorian village,

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, a cultural center, a mixed use center, commercial areas, agricultural areas and open space areas. The Victorian village would include a 1,000 room hotel and 18-hole golf course, and would operate year round." Most of the borough's developed land is currently taken up by the Conestoga Landfill, while the Victorian village has yet to be built. There are currently plans in the works for the construction of a new residential area in the borough, called Bryn Eyre, as well as a hospital.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 35 people, 12 households, and 9 families residing in the borough. The

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was 6.3 people per square mile (2.4/km²). There were 12 housing units at an average density of 2.2 per square mile (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.86% (29)

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, 5.71% (2)

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and 11.43% (4) Asian. There were 12 households, out of which 50.0% (6) had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% (5) were

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living together, 16.7% (2) had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% (3) were non-families. 25.0% of all households (3) were made up of individuals, and 8.3% (1) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.33. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 37.1% (13) under the age of 18, 11.4% (4) from 18 to 24, 31.4% (11) from 25 to 44, 11.4% (4) from 45 to 64, and 8.6% (3) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 133.3 males. For every 100 females, age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $45,250, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $45,250 versus $22,500 for females. The

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for the borough was $27,769. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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Education

The school district is

Twin Valley School District Twin Valley School District (TVSD) is a school district headquartered in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, with an Elverson postal address. Profile page- Compare to the addressThe zoning map published by the township Within Ber ...

. Twin Valley Middle School and Twin Valley High School are in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, and have Elverson postal addresses.
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The zoning map published by the township

Transportation

As of 2012, there were of public roads in New Morgan, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough.

Interstate 176 Interstate 176 (I-176) is a spur route of eastern I-76 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. I-176, known as the Morgantown Expressway, travels from I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) near Morgantown north to U.S. Route 422 (US 422) in Cu ...

, also known as the Morgantown Expressway, follows the western edge of the borough and joins

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, the

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, just south of the borough at Morgantown. I-176 leads north to

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, away.

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, also known as Morgantown Road, runs north–south through the borough, connecting Reading and Morgantown.

References

External links

* {{authority control 1988 establishments in Pennsylvania Boroughs in Berks County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1988