East Berlin (Pennsylvania)
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Location in Pennsylvania
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| Foundation : | 1764 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Adams County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 56 ′ N , 76 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,521 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 845 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 135 m | ||
| Postal code : | 17316 | ||
| Area code : | +1 717 | ||
| Website : | www.eastberlinboro.com | ||
East Berlin is a borough in Adams County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population according to the 2010 Census was 1,521.
geography
East Berlin is located on the western border of Adams County and is directly adjacent to York County . According to a survey by the United States Census Bureau , East Berlin has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) and has no bodies of water within its boundaries. East Berlin is crossed by State Highways 194 and 234.
population
According to the 2000 Census , the total population in the borough was 1,365 people in 557 households and 387 families lived in the borough. The population density was 1,962.1 people per square mile (752.9 / km²). 97.44% of the population were white. There were children under the age of 18 in 190 households. 56% of the households were married families, 10.4% were single women and 30.5% were non-family households.
The age structure in East Berlin was divided as follows: 26.4% of the population were younger than 18 years, 8.1% were between 18 and 24 years old, 32.0% were between 25 and 44 years old, 18.2 % were between 45 and 64 years old and 15.3% of the population were over 65 years old. This resulted in an average age of 35 years. For every 100 women there were 86.2 men.
The median household income in 2000 was $ 38,819 and the median family income was $ 43,646.
history
On May 8, 1764, the Prussian John Frankenberger bought 200 hectares of land here and laid out 85 pieces of land. He named the city " Berlin " after his hometown in Germany. When the city got its own post office, the name was changed to "East Berlin" in 1827 to differentiate the city from the second place of that name, Berlin in Somerset County .