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County in Pennsylvania, United States
"Berks County" redirects here. For the county of England, see
Berkshire .
County in Pennsylvania
Berks County (Pennsylvania German : Barricks Kaundi ) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . As of the 2020 census , the county's population was 428,849.[2] county seat is Reading , the fourth-most populous city in the state.[3] South Central Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
The county borders Lehigh County to its north and its east, Schuylkill County to its north, Lebanon and Lancaster counties to its west, and Chester County to its south. The county is approximately 26 miles (42 km ) southwest of Allentown , the state's third-largest city, and 64 miles (103 km ) northwest of Philadelphia , the state's largest city.
The Schuylkill River , a 135-mile-long (217 km ) tributary of the Delaware River , flows through Berks County. The county is part of the Reading, PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which in turn is part of the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area known as the Philadelphia -Reading-Camden , PA-NJ DE MD combined statistical area (CSA).
History [ edit ]
Reading developed during the 1740s when inhabitants of northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be established. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser , the county was formed on March 11, 1752, from parts of Chester County , Lancaster County , and Philadelphia County .[4]
It was named after the English county in which William Penn 's family home lay, Berkshire , which is often abbreviated to Berks. Berks County began much larger than it is today. The northwestern parts of the county went to the founding of Northumberland County in 1772 and Schuylkill County in 1811, when it reached its current size.
In 2005, Berks County was added to the Delaware Valley Planning Area due to a fast-growing population and close proximity to the other communities.
Geography [ edit ]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 866 square miles (2,240 km 2 km 2 km 2 [5]
Most of the county is drained by the Schuylkill River , but an area in the northeast is drained by the Lehigh River via the Little Lehigh Creek and areas are drained by the Susquehanna River via the Swatara Creek in the northwest and the Conestoga River , which starts in Berks County between Morgantown and Elverson in the county's extreme south. It has a humid continental climate (Dfa except for some Dfb on Blue Mountain at the northern boundary.) The hardiness zone is mostly 7a with 6b in some higher northern and eastern areas. [1 ]
Adjacent counties [ edit ]
National protected area [ edit ]
State protected area [ edit ]
Major roads and highways [ edit ]
I-78 /US Route 22 eastbound in Berks County
I-176
I-78 / US 22
US 222
US 222 Bus.
US 422
US 422 Bus.
PA 10
PA 12
PA 23
PA 29
PA 61
PA 73
PA 100
PA 143
PA 183
PA 272
PA 345
PA 401
PA 419
PA 501
PA 562
PA 568
PA 625
PA 645
PA 662
PA 724
PA 737
Demographics [ edit ]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1790 30,189 — 1800 32,407 7.3% 1810 43,146 33.1% 1820 46,275 7.3% 1830 53,152 14.9% 1840 64,569 21.5% 1850 77,129 19.5% 1860 93,818 21.6% 1870 106,701 13.7% 1880 122,597 14.9% 1890 137,327 12.0% 1900 159,615 16.2% 1910 183,222 14.8% 1920 200,854 9.6% 1930 231,717 15.4% 1940 241,884 4.4% 1950 255,740 5.7% 1960 275,414 7.7% 1970 296,382 7.6% 1980 312,509 5.4% 1990 336,523 7.7% 2000 373,638 11.0% 2010 411,442 10.1% 2020 428,849 4.2%
As of the 2010 census , the county was 76.9% White non-Hispanic, 4.9% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, and 2.5% were two or more races. 16.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[10] Pennsylvania Dutch population. It is known as part of Pennsylvania Dutch Country . More recently there is a large Puerto Rican population centered in the city of Reading. There were 411,442 people, 154,356 households, and 106,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 479 inhabitants per square mile (185/km2 2
According to Muninet Guide's 2010 analysis, the median household income for Berks County is $54,105.
There were 154,356 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
Berks County is home to an Old Order Mennonite community consisting of about 160 families, located in the East Penn Valley near Kutztown and Fleetwood .[11] [12] Oley Valley . The Old Order Mennonites in the area belong to the Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church and use the horse and buggy as transportation. There are several farms in the area belonging to the Old Order Mennonite community and meetinghouses are located near Kutztown and Fleetwood.[13]
2020 census [ edit ]
Metropolitan and Combined Statistical Area [ edit ]
Location of Berks County in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
The Office of Management and Budget [15] Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) . As of the 2010 U.S. census [16] Pennsylvania and the 128th-most populous in the U.S. with a population of 413,491.
Berks County is part of the larger Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area (CSA)eighth-most populous in the nation with a population of 7,067,807.
Government [ edit ]
Berks County Courthouse in Reading
State Senate [ edit ]
Judy Schwank , Democrat , Pennsylvania Senate, District 11
Tracy Pennycuick , Republican , Pennsylvania Senate, District 24
Dave Argall , Republican , Pennsylvania Senate, District 29
Katie Muth , Democrat , Pennsylvania Senate, District 44 [17]
State House of Representatives [ edit ]
Barry Jozwiak , Republican , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 5
David H. Zimmerman , Republican , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 99
Jamie Barton , Republican , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 124
Mark Rozzi , Democrat , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 126
Manny Guzman Jr. , Democrat , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 127
Mark Gillen , Republican , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 128
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz , Democrat , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 129
David Maloney , Republican , Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 130 [17]
U.S. House of Representatives [ edit ]
Politics [ edit ]
As of September 21, 2023, there were 253,186 registered voters in Berks County.[18]
As of 2023, the Republican Party maintained a total registration edge over Democrats in Berks County. At the top of the Pennsylvania ticket in November 2022, Berks County split its votes, supporting Democrat Josh Shapiro for governor and Republican Mehmet Oz for U.S. Senate .
United States presidential election results for Berks County, Pennsylvania[19]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third party
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2020 109,926
53.22%
93,116
45.08%
3,511
1.70%
2016 96,626
52.49%
78,437
42.61%
9,022
4.90%
2012 84,702
49.63%
83,011
48.64%
2,963
1.74%
2008 80,513
44.60%
97,047
53.76%
2,951
1.63%
2004 87,122
52.97%
76,309
46.39%
1,056
0.64%
2000 71,273
52.68%
59,150
43.72%
4,874
3.60%
1996 56,289
46.25%
49,887
40.99%
15,542
12.77%
1992 52,939
40.29%
46,031
35.03%
32,437
24.68%
1988 70,153
62.39%
41,040
36.50%
1,251
1.11%
1984 74,605
65.94%
37,849
33.45%
691
0.61%
1980 60,576
56.41%
36,449
33.94%
10,360
9.65%
1976 54,452
50.63%
50,994
47.41%
2,107
1.96%
1972 66,172
62.35%
36,563
34.45%
3,392
3.20%
1968 50,623
46.48%
49,877
45.79%
8,424
7.73%
1964 36,726
33.19%
73,444
66.38%
476
0.43%
1960 61,743
54.78%
50,572
44.87%
391
0.35%
1956 57,258
57.30%
42,349
42.38%
320
0.32%
1952 51,720
52.42%
45,874
46.49%
1,074
1.09%
1948 35,608
43.57%
43,075
52.71%
3,043
3.72%
1944 35,274
43.33%
43,889
53.91%
2,247
2.76%
1940 32,111
36.93%
53,301
61.31%
1,530
1.76%
1936 26,699
30.23%
56,907
64.43%
4,721
5.34%
1932 27,073
37.07%
29,763
40.76%
16,187
22.17%
1928 47,073
64.03%
18,960
25.79%
7,481
10.18%
1924 28,186
51.35%
17,220
31.37%
9,487
17.28%
1920 22,221
47.69%
18,361
39.41%
6,009
12.90%
1916 11,937
34.33%
19,267
55.41%
3,565
10.25%
1912 3,032
8.77%
16,430
47.54%
15,098
43.69%
1908 13,642
41.01%
17,381
52.25%
2,245
6.75%
1904 15,539
46.28%
16,357
48.71%
1,683
5.01%
1900 13,952
41.53%
19,013
56.60%
628
1.87%
1896 14,318
43.28%
18,099
54.71%
665
2.01%
1892 10,077
34.76%
18,602
64.16%
312
1.08%
1888 10,626
36.65%
18,105
62.45%
261
0.90%
1884 9,587
36.46%
16,484
62.68%
226
0.86%
1880 9,225
34.99%
16,959
64.32%
181
0.69%
The first time since 1964 that a Democrat carried Berks in a Presidential election occurred in 2008, with Barack Obama receiving 53.9% of the vote to John McCain 's 44.7%. The other three statewide winners (Rob McCord for treasurer, Jack Wagner for auditor general, and Tom Corbett for attorney general) also carried it.[20] Mitt Romney carried the county by approximately a one-percent margin, 49.6% to 48.6%, however, in 2016, Donald Trump carried Berks by a much larger margin of 52.9% to 42.7%.[21]
Chart of Voter Registration
Education [ edit ]
Colleges and universities [ edit ]
Public school districts [ edit ]
Map of Berks County's public school districts
School districts include:[22]
Boyertown Area School District
Brandywine Heights Area School District
Conrad Weiser Area School District
Daniel Boone Area School District
Exeter Township School District
Fleetwood Area School District
Governor Mifflin School District
Hamburg Area School District
Kutztown Area School District
Muhlenberg School District
Oley Valley School District
Reading School District
Schuylkill Valley School District
Tulpehocken Area School District
Twin Valley School District
Upper Perkiomen School District
Wilson School District
Wyomissing Area School District
Private high schools [ edit ]
Technical and trade schools [ edit ]
Berks Technical Institute
Pace Institute
Reading Hospital School of Nursing
Berks Career and Technology Center (east campus in Oley, west campus in Leesport)
Arts and culture [ edit ]
Reading Public Museum in Reading is an art, science, and history museum.
The Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps are an all-age drum corps based in Berks County. Founded in 1957, the corps is a charter member Drum Corps Associates and an 11-time DCA World Champion.
Reading is home to Berks Opera Company, founded in 2007 as Berks Opera Workshop.
There are two Pennsylvania state parks and one natural area in Berks County.
There are two Pennsylvania Historic Sites in Berks County.
The Old Morlatton Village in Douglassville is maintained by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County. The village is composed of four historic structures: White Horse Inn, George Douglass Mansion, Bridge keeper's House, and the Mouns Jones House, constructed in 1716, which is the oldest recorded building in the county.[24]
West Reading in home to the annual Art on the Avenue, which reached its 25th year in 2019.[25]
Berks County is home to several media outlets, including:
Berks Community Television (BCTV)[26]
Reading Eagle
WEEU (830 AM), a radio station broadcasting news and conservative talk shows
WFMZ-TV , an Allentown -based news channel that covers the region
WRFY-FM (102.5 FM "Y102"), a commercial radio station licensed to serve Reading
Communities [ edit ]
Map of Berks County with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (in red), townships (in white), and census-designated places (in blue)
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities , boroughs , townships , and towns . The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Berks County:
Boroughs [ edit ]
Bally
Bechtelsville
Bernville
Birdsboro
Boyertown
Centerport
Fleetwood
Hamburg
Kenhorst
Kutztown
Laureldale
Leesport
Lenhartsville
Lyons
Mohnton
Mount Penn
New Morgan
Robesonia
St. Lawrence
Shillington
Shoemakersville
Sinking Spring
Topton
Wernersville
West Reading
Womelsdorf
Wyomissing
Townships [ edit ]
A farm in Windsor Township in January 2008
Alsace
Amity
Bern
Bethel
Brecknock
Caernarvon
Centre
Colebrookdale
Cumru
District
Douglass
Earl
Exeter
Greenwich
Heidelberg
Hereford
Jefferson
Longswamp
Lower Alsace
Lower Heidelberg
Maidencreek
Marion
Maxatawny
Muhlenberg
North Heidelberg
Oley
Ontelaunee
Penn
Perry
Pike
Richmond
Robeson
Rockland
Ruscombmanor
South Heidelberg
Spring
Tilden
Tulpehocken
Union
Upper Bern
Upper Tulpehocken
Washington
Windsor
Census-designated places [ edit ]
Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.
Alsace Manor
Amity Gardens
Baumstown
Bethel
Blandon
Bowers
Colony Park
Dauberville
Douglassville
Dryville
Edenburg
Flying Hills
Fox Chase
Frystown
Gibraltar
Gouglersville
Greenfields
Grill
Hereford
Hyde Park
Jacksonwald
Kempton
Kutztown University
Lincoln Park
Lorane
Maxatawny
Mertztown
Mohrsville
Montrose Manor
Morgantown
Mount Aetna
Muhlenberg Park
New Berlinville
New Jerusalem
New Schaefferstown
Oley
Pennside
Penn State Berks
Pennwyn
Rehrersburg
Reiffton
Riverview Park
Schubert
Shartlesville
South Temple
Springmont
Spring Ridge
Stony Creek Mills
Stouchsburg
Strausstown
Temple
Virginville
Walnuttown
West Hamburg
West Lawn
West Wyomissing
Whitfield
Unincorporated communities [ edit ]
Blue Marsh
Cacoosing
Geigertown
Leinbachs
North Heidelberg
Pine Swamp
Plowville
Pricetown
Scarlets Mill
State Hill
Wooltown
Population ranking [ edit ]
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Berks County.[16]
† county seat
CDP =census designated population
Rank
City/Town/etc.
Municipal type
Population (2010 Census)
1 † Reading
City
88,082
2 Wyomissing Borough
10,461
3 Blandon CDP
7,152
4 Shillington Borough
5,273
5 Birdsboro Borough
5,163
6 Kutztown Borough
5,012
7 Whitfield CDP
4,733
8 Hamburg Borough
4,289
9 Lorane CDP
4,236
10 Pennside CDP
4,215
11 West Reading Borough
4,212
12 Reiffton CDP
4,178
13 Fleetwood Borough
4,085
14 Boyertown Borough
4,055
15 Sinking Spring Borough
4,008
16 Laureldale Borough
3,911
17 West Wyomissing CDP
3,407
18 Amity Gardens CDP
3,402
19 Jacksonwald CDP
3,393
20 Riverview Park CDP
3,380
21 Mount Penn Borough
3,106
22 Mohnton Borough
3,043
23 Kutztown University CDP
2,918
24 Kenhorst Borough
2,877
25 Womelsdorf Borough
2,810
26 Flying Hills CDP
2,568
27 Hyde Park CDP
2,528
28 Wernersville Borough
2,494
29 Topton Borough
2,069
30 Robesonia Borough
2,061
31 West Hamburg CDP
1,979
32 Leesport Borough
1,918
33 Temple CDP
1,877
34 St. Lawrence Borough
1,809
35 West Lawn CDP
1,715
36 Fox Chase CDP
1,622
37 Lincoln Park CDP
1,615
38 Grill CDP
1,468
39 South Temple CDP
1,424
40 Muhlenberg Park CDP
1,420
41 Shoemakersville Borough
1,378
42 New Berlinville CDP
1,368
43 Oley CDP
1,282
44 Greenfields CDP
1,170
45 Alleghenyville CDP
1,134
46 Bally Borough
1,090
47 Colony Park CDP
1,076
48 Stony Creek Mills CDP
1,045
49 Spring Ridge CDP
1,003
50 Bernville Borough
955
51 Bechtelsville Borough
942
52 Hereford CDP
930
53 Dauberville CDP
848
54 Morgantown CDP
826
55 Pennwyn CDP
780
56 Springmont CDP
724
57 Edenburg CDP
681
58 Gibraltar CDP
680
59 Mertztown CDP
664
60 New Jerusalem CDP
649
61 Montrose Manor CDP
604
62 Stouchsburg CDP
600
63 Gouglersville CDP
548
64 Bethel CDP
499
65 Walnuttown CDP
484
T-66
Lyons Borough
478
T-66
Alsace Manor CDP
478
67 Shartlesville CDP
455
68 Douglassville CDP
448
69 Baumstown CDP
422
70 Dryville CDP
398
71 Centerport Borough
387
72 Mohrsville CDP
383
73 Frystown CDP
380
74 Mount Aetna CDP
354
75 Strausstown Borough
342
76 Bowers CDP
326
77 Rehrersburg CDP
319
78 Virginville CDP
309
79 Schubert CDP
249
80 New Schaefferstown CDP
223
81 Kempton CDP
169
82 Lenhartsville Borough
165
83 New Morgan Borough
71
Notable people [ edit ]
William Addams , former U.S. Congressman[27]
Priscilla Ahn , folk musician, singer, and songwriter
John Barrasso , U.S. Senator
Douglas Carter Beane , playwright
Chad Billingsley , former professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies
Daniel Boone , American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman
Kenny Brightbill , professional race car driver
Steve Burns , musician and former Blue's Clues
James Henry Carpenter , Civil War sailor, officer, founder of Carpenter Technology Corporation
Jack Coggins , illustrator, author and artist, lived in Boyertown from 1948 to 2006
Rocky Colavito , former Major League Baseball player
Kerry Collins , professional football player (Panthers, Saints, Giants, Raiders, Titans, and Colts)
Michael Constantine , actor, star of Room 222 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Amy Cuddy , Harvard psychologist and TED Talks speaker
Lisa Eichhorn , actress
Wayne Ellington , NBA Basketball Player
Carl Furillo , former professional baseball player, Brooklyn /Los Angeles Dodgers
John Henry Gilmore, Jr. , former professional football player, Chicago Bears , New Orleans Saints , and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jon Gosselin , reality television personality, Jon & Kate Plus 8
Kate Gosselin , reality television personality, Jon & Kate Plus 8
Keith Haring , former artist
Chad Henne , football professional football player, Miami Dolphins
Chris Hero , professional wrestler
Joseph Hiester , governor of Pennsylvania 1820–1823
Tommy Hinnershitz (1912–1999), auto racing pioneer
Chad Hurley , co-founder of YouTube
Mildred Jordan (1901–1982), novelist
Chip Kidd (born 1964), book jacket designer at Knopf Publishing Group [28]
Abraham Lincoln (1744–1786), grandfather of 16th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln
Matt Lytle (born 1975), professional football player
Donyell Marshall , former NBA player
James H. Maurer (1864-1944), Labor leader and two-time Vice Presidential nominee
Kelly McGillis , actress, [Top Gun/Witness/The Accused]
Gordon McKellen, Jr. , former U.S. figure skating champion and Hall of Fame member
Morton L. Montgomery (1846–1933), Reading attorney and author of multiple history books about Berks County[29] [30]
Lenny Moore , NFL Hall of Fame
Thomas Morris , Democratic politician, served in the United States Senate [31]
Jillian Murray (b. June 4, 1989), model and actress
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg , architect, founder of Muhlenberg Greene Architects , American military and political leader 1887–1980
Jacob Nolde , conservationist
Bodo Otto , Senior Surgeon of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1711–1787)
William Sands , U.S. Medal of Honor winner (Civil War)[32]
Martin Cruz Smith , novelist
Carl Spaatz , World War II general
Wallace Stevens , major American Modernist poet (1879–1955)
Taylor Swift (born 1989), Grammy Award -winning country/pop singer-songwriter
Ross Tucker , professional football player
John Updike , writer, 1932–2009
Lonnie Walker , NBA player
Alex Anzalone (born 1994), Detroit Lions lineman
Gus Yatron , former U.S. Representative
See also [ edit ]
^ Includes Lancaster, York, Berks, Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Lebanon, Adams and Perry Counties
^ a b "State & County QuickFacts" . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011 .
^ The Statutes at Large of Pennsylvania from 1682-1809 , 18 vols. (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Wm. Stanley Ray, 1898), vol. 5 1744-1759 , pages 133-140, 502-503, Chapter CCCXCII, "An Act for Erecting Part of the Counties Of Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster into a Separate County," March 11, 1752, confirmed by the King in Council, May 10, 1753, creation of Berks County, digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org : July 26, 2018).
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015 .
^ "U.S. Decennial Census" . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2015 .
^ "Historical Census Browser" . University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 5, 2015 .
^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2015 .
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2015 .
^ "Census 2010: Pennsylvania" . USA Today
^ Orth, Richard L.T. (August 23, 2018). "A Look Back in History Mennonite Plain Dutch families call Kutztown area home" . BerksMont News . Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
^ Shaner, Richard (July 24, 2009). "Kutztown welcomes Old Order Mennonites in 1949" . BerksMont News . Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017 .
^ Orth, Richard L.T. (September 21, 2016). "A Look Back in History: The Old Order Mennonite Sect at Kutztown also preserving the Historic Oley Valley" . BerksMont News . Retrieved October 15, 2017 .
^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Berks County, Pennsylvania" .
^ "Office of Management and Budget" . February 7, 2017.
^ a b "Decennial Census by Decades" . Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2016 .
^ a b Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Find Your Legislator" . The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly . Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
^ Pennsylvania Department of State (July 17, 2023). "Voter registration statistics by county" . dos.pa.gov . Retrieved July 20, 2023 . dos.pa.gov
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org .
^ "2008 General Election - Pennsylvania Department of State - Elections Info" . electionreturns.state.pa.us . Archived from the original on November 16, 2012.
^ "Election Results" . Retrieved November 16, 2016 .
^ "2020 census - school district reference map: Berks County, PA" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Archived (PDF) from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 .Text list
^ "public documents" (PDF) . www.dcnr.state.pa.us .[dead link
^ "Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County – Dedicated to Preserving Berks County Properties" . historicpreservationtrust.org .
^ "Art on the Avenue 2018 Photos" . BerksLuxury.com . June 16, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2019 .
^ Community Television Review
^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 . Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
^ "Reading Eagle" . readingeagle .
^ Montgomery, Morton L. Historical Sketch of Reading Artillerists: Read Upon the Occasion of Their 102d Anniversary in Metropolitan Hall , May 25, 1896OCLC 16413450
^ Montgomery, Morton L. History of Berks County in Pennsylvania OCLC 11333191
^ "Tolleson, Arizona" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved August 24, 2012 .
^ "Sands, William", in "Medal of Honor Recipients: Civil War (S-Z) :. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center of Military History, retrieved online October 6, 2018.
Further reading [ edit ]
F.W. Balthaser, The Story of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
D.B. Brunner, The Indians of Berks County, Pa., Being a Summary of all the Tangible Records of the Aborigines of Berks County, with Cuts and Descriptions of the Varieties of Relics Found within the County. Reading, PA: Eagle Book Print, 1897.
Morton L. Montgomery, History of Berks County in Pennsylvania.
Morton L. Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, in the Revolution, from 1774 to 1783.
Morton L. Montgomery, Political Hand-Book of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1752–1883.
Morton L. Montgomery, School history of Berks County in Pennsylvania.
Kathy M. Scogna, "The Birth of a County — 1752," . Historical Review of Berks County, Winter 2001–02.
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