Berks County
Berks County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Reading |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 633 Court Street Reading, PA 19601-4310 |
Foundation : | March 11, 1752 |
Made up from: |
Chester County Lancaster County Philadelphia County |
Area code : | 001 610 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 373,638 (2000) |
Population density : | 168 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2242 km² |
Water surface : | 18 km² |
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Website : www.co.berks.pa.us |
The Berks County is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania . At the 2010 census , the county had 411,442 residents and a population density of 168 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Reading .
geography
The county is located in the northwest suburban area of Philadelphia and has an area of 2,242 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water. The following counties border Berks County:
Schuylkill County | Lehigh County | |
Lebanon County | Montgomery County | |
Lancaster County | Chester County |
history
Berks County was formed on March 11, 1752 from Chester County , Lancaster County and Philadelphia Counties and named after Berkshire , England . The Berks County was predominantly settled by Protestant Germans in the 18th century.
There is a National Historic Site in the county , the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site . Three places have the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Gruber Wagon Works , the Keim Homestead and the Conrad Weiser Homestead . 134 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 18, 2018).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
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% | |
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% | |
2010 | 411,442 | 10.1% | |
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Berks County had 411,442 people in 150,225 households. The population density was 168 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 83.2 percent white, 4.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.4 percent of the population .
Statistically, 2.57 people lived in each of the 150,225 households.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 53,239 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,365. 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
Census-designated places (CDP)
1 - partially in Lancaster County
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berks County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 10, 2011
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 22 f.
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
- ^ University of Virginia Library - Historical Census Browser. Retrieved October 10, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml?src=bkmk# Accessed February 28, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved October 10, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Berks County. Retrieved October 10, 2011
Web links
- Official website
- US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Berks County
- Yahoo Image Search - Berks County
- www.city-data.com - Berks County
- Kutztown Festival (Pennsylvania German Folk Festival)
Coordinates: 40 ° 25 ′ N , 75 ° 56 ′ W