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      Berks County (Pennsylvania Dutch: Barricks Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading, the fourth-most populous city in the state. The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley
      regions of the state.
      The county borders Lehigh County to its north, Schuylkill County to its north, Lebanon and Lancaster counties to its west, Chester County to its south, and Montgomery County to its east. The county is approximately 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and 50 miles (80 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


      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.
      It was named after Berkshire the English county in which William Penn's family home lay, of which the original town of Reading is the county town and which is traditionally abbreviated "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


      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.
      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

      =
      Schuylkill County (north)
      Lehigh County (northeast)
      Montgomery County (east)
      Chester County (southeast)
      Lancaster County (southwest)
      Lebanon County (west)


      = National protected area

      =
      Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Elverson


      = State protected area

      =
      French Creek State Park
      Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center


      = Major roads and highways

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      Demographics



      As of the 2010 census, the county was 76.9% white non-Hispanic, 4.9% black, 0.3% Indian, 1.3% Asian, and 2.5% were two or more races. 16.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. 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. The Old Order Mennonites first bought land in the area in 1949. 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.


      = 2020 census

      =


      Metropolitan and Combined Statistical Area



      The Office of Management and Budget has designated Berks County as the Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. census 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




      = State Senate

      =
      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


      = State House of Representatives

      =
      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


      = U.S. House of Representatives

      =
      Madeleine Dean, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
      Chrissy Houlahan, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district
      Dan Meuser, Republican, Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
      U.S. Senate

      Dave McCormick, Republican
      John Fetterman, Democrat


      Politics


      As of September 21, 2023, there were 253,186 registered voters in Berks County.

      Republican: 107,690 (42.53%)
      Democratic: 104,430 (41.24%)
      Independent: 30,154 (11.91%)
      Minor parties: 10,912 (4.31%)
      Berks County is strongly Republican, but is still competitive. 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. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the county was Barack Obama in 2008.

      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. 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%.


      Education




      = Colleges and universities

      =
      Albright College
      Alvernia University
      Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
      Penn State Berks
      Reading Area Community College


      = Public school districts

      =

      School districts include:


      = Private high schools

      =
      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 Forge


      = Technical and trade schools

      =
      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


      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.

      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.
      There are two Pennsylvania Historic Sites in Berks County.

      Conrad Weiser Homestead near Womelsdorf
      Daniel Boone Homestead near Birdsboro
      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.
      West Reading in home to the annual Art on the Avenue, which reached its 25th year in 2019.


      Media


      Berks County is home to several media outlets, including:

      Berks Community Television (BCTV)
      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



      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

      =
      Reading (county seat)


      = Boroughs

      =


      = Townships

      =


      = Census-designated places

      =
      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

      =


      = Population ranking

      =
      The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Berks County.
      † county seat
      CDP=census designated population


      Notable people


      William Addams, former U.S. Congressman
      Priscilla Ahn, folk musician, singer, and songwriter
      Alex Anzalone (born 1994), Detroit Lions lineman
      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 & Kate Plus 8
      Kate Gosselin, reality television personality, Jon & Kate Plus 8
      Chris Guiliano, Olympic swimmer
      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
      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
      Lenny Moore, NFL Hall of Fame
      Thomas Morris, Democratic politician, served in the United States Senate
      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 recipient (Civil War)
      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
      Gus Yatron, former U.S. Representative


      See also



      National Register of Historic Places listings in Berks County, Pennsylvania


      Footnotes




      Further reading


      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, "The Birth of a County — 1752,". Historical Review of Berks County, Winter 2001–02.


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