Colebrookdale Township | |
Township | |
Nicholas Johnson Mill, built 1861
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Berks |
Elevation | 338 ft (103.0 m) |
Coordinates | 40°20′30″N 75°37′19″W / 40.34167°N 75.62194°WCoordinates: 40°20′30″N 75°37′19″W / 40.34167°N 75.62194°W |
Area | 8.4 sq mi (21.8 km2) |
- land | 8.4 sq mi (22 km2) |
- water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
Population | 5,078 (2010) |
Density | 629.3/sq mi (243.0/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 610 |
Colebrookdale Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,078 at the 2010 census.
The Bahr Mill Complex and Nicholas Johnson Mill were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.4 square miles (22 km2), all of it land. It is drained by the Schuylkill River via the Manatawny Creek and tributaries of the Perkiomen Creek. Its villages include Englesville (also in Montgomery County,) Gablesville, and New Berlinville.
Colebrookdale Township surrounds the borough of Boyertown on three sides.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,270 people, 1,994 households, and 1,529 families residing in the township. The population density was 629.3 people per square mile (243.1/km²). There were 2,030 housing units at an average density of 242.4/sq mi (93.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.69% White, 0.19% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.