Ruscombmanor Township 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 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)

Transportation

As of 2019, there were of public roads in Ruscombmanor Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township. Numbered highways serving Ruscombmanor Township include

Pennsylvania Route 12 Pennsylvania Route 12 (PA 12) is a state highway located in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 222, U.S. Route 222 (US 222) and U.S. Route 4 ...

Pennsylvania Route 73 Pennsylvania Route 73 (PA 73) is a long east–west state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania. It runs from PA 61 near Leesport southeast to the New Jersey state line on the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge over the Delaware River ...

, and

Pennsylvania Route 662 Pennsylvania Route 662 (PA 662) is a state highway located in Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 422 (US 422) in Douglassville and its northern terminus is at PA 61 in Shoemakersville. The route is ...

. PA 12 follows Pricetown Road along a southwest-northeast alignment across the southwestern and central portions of the township, terminating at PA 662. PA 73 follows Blandon Road along a northwest-southeast alignment across southern and eastern portions of the township. PA 662 follows Memorial Highway along a north-south alignment through the center of the township.

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 . There were 1,421 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup 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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