Editing Robesonia, Pennsylvania

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'''Robesonia''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] that is located in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,035 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4265336| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202319/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4265336| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Robesonia borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>

The Robesonia area is served by the [[Conrad Weiser Area School District]] and [[Conrad Weiser High School]].

==History==
Once famous for its iron furnaces (c. 1794–1927), the town was founded in 1855 by Henry P. Robeson, who had acquired existing iron manufacturing operations and founded the Robesonia Iron Company in 1845. The [[Robesonia Furnace Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Several of the largest employers include C&S Wholesale Grocers, a food distributor, Magnatech International, and Snap-On Tools. The town is also known for its [[Pennsylvania Dutch|Pennsylvania German]]-style pottery, also sometimes called redware.

==Geography==
Robesonia is located in western Berks County at {{Coord|40|21|6|N|76|8|12|W|type:city}} (40.351539, -76.136538).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is surrounded by [[Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Heidelberg Township]] but separate from it.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Robesonia has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] with monthly averages ranging from 29.3&nbsp;°F in January to 74.2&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>[https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/]</ref> The local [[hardiness zone]] is 6b.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1880= 284
|1920= 1203
|1930= 1468
|1940= 1570
|1950= 1590
|1960= 1579
|1970= 1685
|1980= 1748
|1990= 1944
|2000= 2036
|2010= 2061
|2020= 2035
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,061 people, 855 households, and 579 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was 2,322 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 92.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.42% of the population.

There were 855 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $44,943, and the median income for a family was $52,150. Males had a median income of $35,844 versus $24,141 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $24,093. About 3.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
* [[Amy Cuddy]], [[Harvard Business School]] professor and author
* [[Robert Gerhart]], former Pennsylvania State Senator
* [[Pat Gelsinger]], Intel CEO
* [[G. Gilbert Snyder]], Pennsylvania German radio broadcaster and local school supervisor

== In popular culture ==
In the [[ABC Studios]] television series'' [[How to Get Away with Murder]]'', [[Oliver Hampton]] is scrolling for a new career position after his current boss [[Annalise Keating]] is sent to prison while being framed for the murder of [[Wes Gibbins]], and one of the job postings is for a Junior Web Developer position in Robesonia, Pennsylvania. This takes place in the thirteenth episode of Season 3, "It's War."<ref>{{Citation|title=How to Get Away with Murder (season 3)|date=2019-10-15|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_Get_Away_with_Murder_(season_3)&oldid=921316685|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=188&t=31099|title=03x13 - It's War - How to Get Away with Murder Transcripts - Forever Dreaming|website=transcripts.foreverdreaming.org|language=en|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref>

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-24 12 48 37 View west along U.S. Route 422 (Penn Avenue) just west of Church Street in Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|[[U.S. Route 422|US 422]] westbound in Robesonia]]}}
As of 2007, there were {{convert|9.77|mi}} of public roads in Robesonia, of which {{convert|1.60|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|8.17|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/06416.pdf|title=Robesonia Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 422 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 422]] serves Robesonia; it follows Penn Avenue along an east–west alignment through the borough, leading east {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] and west {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]].

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.robesoniaboro.org Official website]
*[https://www.robesonia.com/ Robesonia Local Community Website]

{{Berks County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Boroughs in Berks County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1777]]