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Berks County, Pennsylvania

February 20, 2024

"Berks County" redirects here. For the county of England, see Berkshire.
Not to be confused with Bucks County, 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] The county seat is Reading, the fourth-most populous city in the state.[3]

Berks County
County
Reading, the largest city in the county and fourth-largest in Pennsylvania, in October 2010
Flag
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Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°25′N 75°56′W / 40.42°N 75.93°W / 40.42; -75.93
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
FoundedMarch 11, 1752
Named forBerkshire
SeatReading
Largest cityReading
Area
 • Total866 sq mi (2,240 km2)
 • Land857 sq mi (2,220 km2)
 • Water9.2 sq mi (24 km2)  1.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total428,849
 • Density495/sq mi (191/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts4th, 6th, 9th
Websitewww.co.berks.pa.us
DesignatedMay 12, 1982[1]

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 km2), 857 square miles (2,220 km2) of which is land and 9.2 square miles (24 km2) (1.1%) of which is water.[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

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
179030,189—
180032,4077.3%
181043,14633.1%
182046,2757.3%
183053,15214.9%
184064,56921.5%
185077,12919.5%
186093,81821.6%
1870106,70113.7%
1880122,59714.9%
1890137,32712.0%
1900159,61516.2%
1910183,22214.8%
1920200,8549.6%
1930231,71715.4%
1940241,8844.4%
1950255,7405.7%
1960275,4147.7%
1970296,3827.6%
1980312,5095.4%
1990336,5237.7%
2000373,63811.0%
2010411,44210.1%
2020428,8494.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8]
1990–2000[9] 2010–2019[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] Historically there is a large 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). There were 164,827 housing units at an average density of 191.9 per square mile (74.1/km2).

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] The Old Order Mennonites first bought land in the area in 1949.[12] In 2012, Old Order Mennonites bought two large farms in the 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

Berks County Racial Composition[14]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 291,258 68%
Black or African American (NH) 18,087 4.22%
Native American (NH) 450 0.1%
Asian (NH) 6,225 1.5%
Pacific Islander (NH) 61 0.01%
Other/Mixed (NH) 13,218 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino 99,550 23.21%

Metropolitan and Combined Statistical Area edit

See also: List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas and List of Combined Statistical Areas
 
Location of Berks County in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA

The Office of Management and Budget[15] has designated Berks County as the Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. census[16] the metropolitan area is the 10th-most populous in 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), the largest in Pennsylvania and eighth-most populous in the nation with a population of 7,067,807.

Government edit

 
Berks County Courthouse in Reading

State Senate edit

State House of Representatives edit

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] While Republicans have controlled the commissioner majority most of the time and continue to control most county row offices, Democrats have become more competitive in Berks in recent years. In the 2012 Presidential election, 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

  Republican (42.53%)
  Democratic (41.36%)
  Independent (11.78%)
  Other Parties (4.32%)

Education edit

Colleges and universities edit

Public school districts edit

 
Map of Berks County's public school districts

School districts include:[22]

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]

Media edit

Berks County is home to several media outlets, including:

  • Berks Community Television (BCTV)[26]
  • Reading Eagle, the daily newspaper, based in Reading and founded in 1867
  • 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:

City edit

Boroughs edit

Townships edit

 
A farm in Windsor Township in January 2008

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.

Unincorporated communities edit

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

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ . Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. ^ . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  6. ^ . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  8. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "Census 2010: Pennsylvania". USA Today.
  11. ^ Orth, Richard L.T. (August 23, 2018). . BerksMont News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  12. ^ Shaner, Richard (July 24, 2009). . BerksMont News. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Berks County, Pennsylvania".
  15. ^ "Office of Management and Budget". February 7, 2017.
  16. ^ a b . Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  17. ^ a b Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Find Your Legislator". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  18. ^ Pennsylvania Department of State (July 17, 2023). "Voter registration statistics by county". dos.pa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2023. dos.pa.gov
  19. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
  20. ^ . electionreturns.state.pa.us. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012.
  21. ^ "Election Results". Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  22. ^ "2020 census - school district reference map: Berks County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022. - Text list
  23. ^ Article title[dead link][bare URL PDF]
  24. ^ "Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County – Dedicated to Preserving Berks County Properties". historicpreservationtrust.org.
  25. ^ "Art on the Avenue 2018 Photos". BerksLuxury.com. June 16, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  26. ^ Community Television Review. National Federation of Local Cable Programmers. 1986. p. 23.
  27. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
  28. ^ "Reading Eagle". readingeagle.
  29. ^ Montgomery, Morton L. Historical Sketch of Reading Artillerists: Read Upon the Occasion of Their 102d Anniversary in Metropolitan Hall, May 25, 1896. Chicago, Illinois: J.E. Norton & Company, 1897. OCLC 16413450
  30. ^ Montgomery, Morton L. History of Berks County in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886. OCLC 11333191
  31. ^ "Tolleson, Arizona". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  32. ^ "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. Reading, PA: Reading Eagle Press, 1925.
  • 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. Philadelphia: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886.
  • Morton L. Montgomery, History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, in the Revolution, from 1774 to 1783. Reading, PA: C.F. Haage, printer, 1894.
  • Morton L. Montgomery, Political Hand-Book of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1752–1883. Reading, PA: B.F. Owen, 1883.
  • Morton L. Montgomery, School history of Berks County in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: J.B. Rodgers Printing Co., 1889.
  • Kathy M. Scogna, . Historical Review of Berks County, Winter 2001–02.

External links edit

 
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Berks County redirects here For the county of England see Berkshire Not to be confused with Bucks County 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 The county seat is Reading the fourth most populous city in the state 3 Berks CountyCountyReading the largest city in the county and fourth largest in Pennsylvania in October 2010FlagSealLocation within the U S state of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania s location within the U S Coordinates 40 25 N 75 56 W 40 42 N 75 93 W 40 42 75 93Country United StatesState PennsylvaniaFoundedMarch 11 1752Named forBerkshireSeatReadingLargest cityReadingArea Total866 sq mi 2 240 km2 Land857 sq mi 2 220 km2 Water9 2 sq mi 24 km2 1 1 Population 2020 Total428 849 Density495 sq mi 191 km2 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Congressional districts4th 6th 9thWebsitewww wbr co wbr berks wbr pa wbr usPennsylvania Historical MarkerDesignatedMay 12 1982 1 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 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Adjacent counties 2 2 National protected area 2 3 State protected area 2 4 Major roads and highways 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 census 4 Metropolitan and Combined Statistical Area 5 Government 5 1 State Senate 5 2 State House of Representatives 5 3 U S House of Representatives 6 Politics 7 Education 7 1 Colleges and universities 7 2 Public school districts 7 3 Private high schools 7 4 Technical and trade schools 8 Arts and culture 9 Media 10 Communities 10 1 City 10 2 Boroughs 10 3 Townships 10 4 Census designated places 10 5 Unincorporated communities 10 6 Population ranking 11 Notable people 12 See also 13 Footnotes 14 Further reading 15 External linksHistory editReading 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 editAccording to the U S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 866 square miles 2 240 km2 857 square miles 2 220 km2 of which is land and 9 2 square miles 24 km2 1 1 of which is water 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 Schuylkill County north Lehigh County northeast Montgomery County east Chester County southeast Lancaster County southwest Lebanon County west National protected area edit Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in ElversonState protected area edit French Creek State ParkMajor roads and highways edit nbsp I 78 US Route 22 eastbound in Berks County nbsp nbsp I 76 Penna Turnpike nbsp I 176 nbsp nbsp I 78 US 22 nbsp US 222 nbsp nbsp US 222 Bus nbsp US 422 nbsp nbsp US 422 Bus nbsp PA 10 nbsp PA 12 nbsp PA 23 nbsp PA 29 nbsp PA 61 nbsp PA 73 nbsp PA 100 nbsp PA 143 nbsp PA 183 nbsp PA 272 nbsp PA 345 nbsp PA 401 nbsp PA 419 nbsp PA 501 nbsp PA 562 nbsp PA 568 nbsp PA 625 nbsp PA 645 nbsp PA 662 nbsp PA 724 nbsp PA 737Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 179030 189 180032 4077 3 181043 14633 1 182046 2757 3 183053 15214 9 184064 56921 5 185077 12919 5 186093 81821 6 1870106 70113 7 1880122 59714 9 1890137 32712 0 1900159 61516 2 1910183 22214 8 1920200 8549 6 1930231 71715 4 1940241 8844 4 1950255 7405 7 1960275 4147 7 1970296 3827 6 1980312 5095 4 1990336 5237 7 2000373 63811 0 2010411 44210 1 2020428 8494 2 U S Decennial Census 6 1790 1960 7 1900 1990 8 1990 2000 9 2010 2019 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 Historically there is a large 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 There were 164 827 housing units at an average density of 191 9 per square mile 74 1 km2 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 The Old Order Mennonites first bought land in the area in 1949 12 In 2012 Old Order Mennonites bought two large farms in the 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 Berks County Racial Composition 14 Race Num Perc White NH 291 258 68 Black or African American NH 18 087 4 22 Native American NH 450 0 1 Asian NH 6 225 1 5 Pacific Islander NH 61 0 01 Other Mixed NH 13 218 3 1 Hispanic or Latino 99 550 23 21 Metropolitan and Combined Statistical Area editSee also List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas and List of Combined Statistical Areas nbsp Location of Berks County in the Philadelphia Reading Camden PA NJ DE MD CSAThe Office of Management and Budget 15 has designated Berks County as the Reading PA Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA As of the 2010 U S census 16 the metropolitan area is the 10th most populous in 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 the largest in Pennsylvania and eighth most populous in the nation with a population of 7 067 807 Government edit nbsp Berks County Courthouse in ReadingState 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 Madeleine Dean Democratic Pennsylvania s 4th congressional district Chrissy Houlahan Democratic Pennsylvania s 6th congressional district Dan Meuser Republican Pennsylvania s 9th congressional districtPolitics editAs of September 21 2023 there were 253 186 registered voters in Berks County 18 Republican 107 690 42 53 Democratic 104 430 41 24 Independent 30 154 11 91 Minor parties 10 912 4 31 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 partyNo 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 While Republicans have controlled the commissioner majority most of the time and continue to control most county row offices Democrats have become more competitive in Berks in recent years In the 2012 Presidential election 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 Republican 42 53 Democratic 41 36 Independent 11 78 Other Parties 4 32 Education editColleges and universities edit Albright College Alvernia University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Penn State Berks Reading Area Community CollegePublic school districts edit nbsp Map of Berks County s public school districtsSchool districts include 22 Antietam School District 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 Berks Catholic High School in Reading Berks Christian School in Birdsboro Blue Mountain Academy a Seventh day Adventist boarding school in Tilden Township Conestoga Christian School in Morgantown Pennsylvania Fairview Christian School in Reading Gateway Christian School in Mertztown Lighthouse Christian Academy in Lyons The King s Academy in Mohrsville Pine Forge Academy a Seventh day Adventist boarding school in Pine ForgeTechnical 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 editReading 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 French Creek State Park a former Recreational Demonstration Area straddles the Berks and Chester County line Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center is south of Reading on land once owned by Jacob Nolde a Reading businessman and Pennsylvania environmentalist Ruth Zimmerman Natural Area part of the William Penn Forest District in Oley 23 There are two Pennsylvania Historic Sites in Berks County Conrad Weiser Homestead near Womelsdorf Daniel Boone Homestead near BirdsboroThe 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 Media editBerks County is home to several media outlets including Berks Community Television BCTV 26 Reading Eagle the daily newspaper based in Reading and founded in 1867 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 ReadingCommunities edit nbsp 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 City edit Reading county seat Boroughs edit Adamstown mostly in Lancaster County 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 nbsp A farm in Windsor Township in January 2008Albany 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 Alleghenyville 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 Brownsville 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 seatCDP census designated population Rank City Town etc Municipal type Population 2010 Census 1 Reading City 88 0822 Wyomissing Borough 10 4613 Blandon CDP 7 1524 Shillington Borough 5 2735 Birdsboro Borough 5 1636 Kutztown Borough 5 0127 Whitfield CDP 4 7338 Hamburg Borough 4 2899 Lorane CDP 4 23610 Pennside CDP 4 21511 West Reading Borough 4 21212 Reiffton CDP 4 17813 Fleetwood Borough 4 08514 Boyertown Borough 4 05515 Sinking Spring Borough 4 00816 Laureldale Borough 3 91117 West Wyomissing CDP 3 40718 Amity Gardens CDP 3 40219 Jacksonwald CDP 3 39320 Riverview Park CDP 3 38021 Mount Penn Borough 3 10622 Mohnton Borough 3 04323 Kutztown University CDP 2 91824 Kenhorst Borough 2 87725 Womelsdorf Borough 2 81026 Flying Hills CDP 2 56827 Hyde Park CDP 2 52828 Wernersville Borough 2 49429 Topton Borough 2 06930 Robesonia Borough 2 06131 West Hamburg CDP 1 97932 Leesport Borough 1 91833 Temple CDP 1 87734 St Lawrence Borough 1 80935 West Lawn CDP 1 71536 Fox Chase CDP 1 62237 Lincoln Park CDP 1 61538 Grill CDP 1 46839 South Temple CDP 1 42440 Muhlenberg Park CDP 1 42041 Shoemakersville Borough 1 37842 New Berlinville CDP 1 36843 Oley CDP 1 28244 Greenfields CDP 1 17045 Alleghenyville CDP 1 13446 Bally Borough 1 09047 Colony Park CDP 1 07648 Stony Creek Mills CDP 1 04549 Spring Ridge CDP 1 00350 Bernville Borough 95551 Bechtelsville Borough 94252 Hereford CDP 93053 Dauberville CDP 84854 Morgantown CDP 82655 Pennwyn CDP 78056 Springmont CDP 72457 Edenburg CDP 68158 Gibraltar CDP 68059 Mertztown CDP 66460 New Jerusalem CDP 64961 Montrose Manor CDP 60462 Stouchsburg CDP 60063 Gouglersville CDP 54864 Bethel CDP 49965 Walnuttown CDP 484T 66 Lyons Borough 478T 66 Alsace Manor CDP 47867 Shartlesville CDP 45568 Douglassville CDP 44869 Baumstown CDP 42270 Dryville CDP 39871 Centerport Borough 38772 Mohrsville CDP 38373 Frystown CDP 38074 Mount Aetna CDP 35475 Strausstown Borough 34276 Bowers CDP 32677 Rehrersburg CDP 31978 Virginville CDP 30979 Schubert CDP 24980 New Schaefferstown CDP 22381 Kempton CDP 16982 Lenhartsville Borough 16583 New Morgan Borough 71Notable people editWilliam 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 host 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 and 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 amp Kate Plus 8 Kate Gosselin reality television personality Jon amp 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 RepresentativeSee also edit nbsp Philadelphia portal nbsp Pennsylvania portalNational Register of Historic Places listings in Berks County PennsylvaniaFootnotes edit PHMC Historical Markers Search Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Archived from the original Searchable database on March 21 2016 Retrieved January 25 2014 a b State amp 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 Article title dead link bare URL PDF 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 National Federation of Local Cable Programmers 1986 p 23 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 1896 Chicago Illinois J E Norton amp Company 1897 OCLC 16413450 Montgomery Morton L History of Berks County in Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania Everts Peck amp Richards 1886 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 editF W Balthaser The Story of Berks County Pennsylvania Reading PA Reading Eagle Press 1925 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 Philadelphia Everts Peck amp Richards 1886 Morton L Montgomery History of Berks County Pennsylvania in the Revolution from 1774 to 1783 Reading PA C F Haage printer 1894 Morton L Montgomery Political Hand Book of Berks County Pennsylvania 1752 1883 Reading PA B F Owen 1883 Morton L Montgomery School history of Berks County in Pennsylvania Philadelphia J B Rodgers Printing Co 1889 Kathy M Scogna The Birth of a County 1752 Historical Review of Berks County Winter 2001 02 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media 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