Penn Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Penn Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Penn Township in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.4367°N -76.0736°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Berks |
Established Title: | Founded |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 49.15 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 18.98 |
Area Land Km2: | 47.87 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 18.48 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.27 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
Elevation Ft: | 459 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1949 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Population Est: | 2065 |
Population Density Km2: | 43.13 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 111.71 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Area Code: | 610 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-011-58784 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Penn Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,949 at the 2010 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.1 square miles (49.4 km), of which 18.6 square miles (48.1 km) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.3 km) (2.57%) is water.
Adjacent townships
The borough of Bernville lies between Penn Township and Jefferson Township.
At the 2000 census, there were 1,993 people, 714 households, and 571 families living in the township. The population density was 107.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 744 housing units at an average density of 40sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.39% White, 0.75% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.06%.[2]
There were 714 households, 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.0% of households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.12.
The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.
The median household income was $55,000 and the median family income was $62,721. Males had a median income of $41,821 versus $26,010 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,621. About 2.5% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
Most of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 280 is located in the southwestern part of the township.[3] [4]
As of 2020, there were of public roads in Penn Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[5]
Pennsylvania Route 183 is the only numbered highway serving Penn Township. It follows a northwest-southeast alignment across the western and southern portions of the township.