- North Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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For other townships in Pennsylvania with similar names, see Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania.
North Heidelberg Township Township Country United States State Pennsylvania County Berks School District Conrad Weiser Elevation 459 ft (139.9 m) Coordinates 40°23′46″N 76°06′44″W / 40.39611°N 76.11222°W Area 13.9 sq mi (36 km2) - land 13.5 sq mi (35 km2) - water 0.4 sq mi (1 km2), 2.88% Population 1,325 (2000) Density 98.3 / sq mi (38 / km2) Timezone EST (UTC-5) - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Area code 610 North Heidelberg Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36.0 km²), of which, 13.5 square miles (34.9 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (2.95%) is water.
Adjacent townships
- Jefferson Township (northwest)
- Penn Township (northeast)
- Lower Heidelberg Township (southeast)
- Heidelberg Township (south)
- Marion Township (west)
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,325 people, 474 households, and 388 families residing in the township. The population density was 98.3 people per square mile (38.0/km²). There were 488 housing units at an average density of 36.2/sq mi (14.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.72% White, 0.08% African American, 0.23% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.
There were 474 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.09.
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1980 953 — 1990 1,288 35.2% 2000 1,325 2.9% Est. 2005 1,378 4.0% In the township the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $56,648, and the median income for a family was $62,727. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $28,077 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,334. About 0.5% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Municipalities and communities of Berks County, Pennsylvania City Boroughs Adamstown‡ | 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 | Strausstown | Topton | Wernersville | West Reading | Womelsdorf | Wyomissing
Townships Albany | 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
CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesAlbany | Alleghenyville | Alsace Manor | Amityville | Barto | Basket | Baumstown | Beckersville | Berne | Bethel | Blandon | Bowers | Boyers Junction | Breezy Corner | Brownsville | Chapel‡ | Clayton | Dale | Dauberville | Douglassville | Dreibelbis | Dryville | Eckville | Edenburg | Eshbach | Evansville | Five Points | Fredericksville | Fritztown | Frystown | Geigertown | Gibraltar | Gouglersville | Greenawald | Grill | Grimville | Hancock | Harlem | Henningsville | Hereford | Hinterleiter | Host | Huffs Church | Hyde Park | Jacksonwald | Jalappa | Joanna | Joanna Heights | Kempton | Kempville | Kirbyville | Klinesville | Knauers | Krumsville | Kulptown | Landis Store | Leinbachs | Limekiln | Lincoln Park | Lobachsville | Longswamp | Manatawny | Maple Grove | Maxatawny | Mertztown | Mohrsville | Molltown | Montello | Monterey | Morgantown | Morysville | Moselem | Moselem Springs | Mount Aetna | New Hensingersville‡ | New Jerusalem | North Heidelberg | Pine Waters | Pleasant Valley | Pleasantville | Plowville | Pricetown | Quaker City | Rehrersburg | Rittenhouse Gap | Sally Ann | Scarlets Mill | Seisholtzville | Shartlesville | South Temple | State Hill | Stony Run | Stouchsburg | Temple | Trexler | Unionville | Vinemont | Virginville | Walnuttown | Weavertown | West Hamburg | West Lawn | Windsor Castle | Wintersville | Woodchoppertown | Wyomissing Hills | Yellow House
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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