Borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Boyertown
(
Pennsylvania Dutch
:
Boyerschteddel
) is a
borough
in
Berks County, Pennsylvania
, United States. The population was 4,264 at the
2020 census
.
[3]
Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and borough.
History
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A post office called Boyertown has been in operation since 1828.
[4]
The community was named for its founders, brothers Henry and Daniel Boyer.
[5]
In 1908, Boyertown was the site of the
Rhoads Opera House fire
.
[6]
Geography
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Boyertown is located along the southeastern border of
Berks County
. It is bordered on the north, west, and south by
Colebrookdale Township
, and to the southeast by
Douglass Township
in
Montgomery County
.
Boyertown is included in the Reading
metropolitan statistical area
, which is part the
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden
combined statistical area
.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
, Boyertown has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km
2
), all land.
[3]
It has a hot-summer
humid continental climate
(
Dfa
) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.0 °F in January to 74.7 °F in July. The
hardiness zone
is 6b.
Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1870
| 690
| | ?
|
---|
1880
| 1,099
| | 59.3%
|
---|
1890
| 1,436
| | 30.7%
|
---|
1900
| 1,709
| | 19.0%
|
---|
1910
| 2,433
| | 42.4%
|
---|
1920
| 3,189
| | 31.1%
|
---|
1930
| 3,943
| | 23.6%
|
---|
1940
| 3,983
| | 1.0%
|
---|
1950
| 4,074
| | 2.3%
|
---|
1960
| 4,067
| | ?0.2%
|
---|
1970
| 4,428
| | 8.9%
|
---|
1980
| 3,979
| | ?10.1%
|
---|
1990
| 3,759
| | ?5.5%
|
---|
2000
| 3,940
| | 4.8%
|
---|
2010
| 4,055
| | 2.9%
|
---|
2020
| 4,264
| | 5.2%
|
---|
As of the 2000 census,
[8]
there were 3,940 people, 1,805 households, and 1,025 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,941.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,908.0/km
2
). There were 1,885 housing units at an average density of 2,364.2 per square mile (912.8/km
2
). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.83%
White
, 0.20%
African American
, 0.03%
Native American
, 0.36%
Asian
, 0.13% from
other races
, and 0.46% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 0.74% of the population.
There were 1,805 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were
married couples
living together, 8.5% had a female householder, and 43.2% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the borough, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $39,232, and the median income for a family was $52,943. Males had a median income of $33,783 versus $26,507 for females. The
per capita income
for the borough was $21,194. About 3.6% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
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PA 73 eastbound in Boyertown
As of 2020, there were 12.82 miles (20.63 km) of public roads in Boyertown, of which 1.91 miles (3.07 km) were maintained by the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT) and 10.91 miles (17.56 km) were maintained by the borough.
[10]
Pennsylvania Route 73
(Philadelphia Avenue) is the main east?west road through the borough. It leads east-southeast to
Schwenksville
and eventually
Northeast Philadelphia
. To the northwest it leads to
Blandon
north of
Reading
.
Pennsylvania Route 562
(Reading Avenue) leads west to Reading proper.
Pennsylvania Route 100
bypasses the borough just outside its eastern border, leading north to
Macungie
near
Allentown
and south into
Pottstown
. A railroad line runs south from Boyertown to Pottstown. This line is used by the
Colebrookdale Railroad
tourist line and the
Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad
freight line.
Public education
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The borough is served by the
Boyertown Area School District
.This includes one senior high school, two middle schools, six elementary schools, and a cyber school program.
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Media
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The area is served by
The Berks-Mont News
, a weekly paper with a circulation of 5,500.
Landmarks
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Notable people
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- Steve Burns
, former
Blue's Clues
host, actor, musician
- James Develin
, former professional football player,
New England Patriots
- Elaine Irwin Mellencamp
, former
Victoria's Secret
model, ex-wife of rock musician
John Mellencamp
- John M. Schealer
, children's science fiction author
- Mark Soper
, actor
- Carl Spaatz
,
U.S. Army
general during
World War II
Sister cities
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Boyertown has one
sister city
, as designated by
Sister Cities International
:
References
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- ^
"ArcGIS REST Services Directory"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
October 12,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"Census Population API"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
Oct 12,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Boyertown borough, Pennsylvania"
. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from
the original
on February 12, 2020
. Retrieved
March 6,
2014
.
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"Berks County"
. Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from
the original
on 13 January 2016
. Retrieved
2 December
2015
.
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"Rhoads family of Berks and its doctor poet"
.
Reading Eagle
. Nov 28, 1920. p. 22
. Retrieved
2 December
2015
.
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Schneider, Mary Jane (1991) Midwinter Mourning: The Boyertown Opera House Fire. MJS Publications
- ^
"Census of Population and Housing"
. U.S. Census Bureau
. Retrieved
11 December
2013
.
- ^
a
b
"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
2008-01-31
.
- ^
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012"
.
Population Estimates
. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from
the original
on 11 June 2013
. Retrieved
11 December
2013
.
- ^
"Boyertown Borough map"
(PDF)
. PennDOT
. Retrieved
March 13,
2023
.
- ^
"Boyertown Area School District / BASD Homepage"
.
www.boyertownasd.org
. Retrieved
2023-04-25
.
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