Editing Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Upper Bern Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,734 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
The township derives its name from [[Bern]], in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DgAuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DJoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5795%2C3041054 | title=Some peculiar post office names in Berks | work=Reading Eagle | date=November 27, 1910 | access-date=December 2, 2015 | pages=11}}</ref>

The [[Kauffman Mill]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1990 .<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 18.2&nbsp;square miles (47.3&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land. It is in the [[Schuylkill River|Schuylkill watershed]] and the [[Northkill Creek]] and [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]] form its natural western and northern boundaries, respectively. [[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 78]] crosses Upper Bern west-to-east with an interchange in the village of [[Shartlesville, Pennsylvania|Shartlesville]].

'''Adjacent townships'''
*[[Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Tilden Township]] (east)
*[[Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Centre Township]] (southeast)
*[[Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Penn Township]] (south)
*[[Upper Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Tulpehocken Township]] (west)
*[[South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County]] (north)

==Demographics==
[[File:Upper Bern Twp Office, BerksCo PA 02.JPG|left|thumb|Township Municipal Office.]]
[[File:Farm on Olde 22, Upper Bern Twp, BerksCo PA.JPG|left|thumb|Farm in Upper Bern Township on [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|Olde Route 22]].]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,479 people, 556 households, and 419 families living in the township.  The population density was {{convert|81.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 611 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 556 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.02.
{{US Census population
|1980= 1159
|1990= 1458
|2000= 1479
|2010= 1734
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1741
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=Source: US Census Bureau
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In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,991, and the median income for a family was $55,563. Males had a median income of $32,270 versus $24,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,499.  About 2.7% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Recreation==
Portions of the [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 110]] and the [[Weiser State Forest]] are located along the northern border of the township.<ref name="TheNationalMap">https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 29, 2018</ref><ref name="PASGL110">[https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__110.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 110], retrieved October 29, 2018</ref>

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-01 09 21 17 View west along Interstate 78 and U.S. Route 22 (William Penn Highway) from the overpass for Mountain Road in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|I-78/US 22 westbound in Upper Bern Township]]}}
As of 2020, there were {{convert|39.66|mi}} of public roads in Upper Bern Township, of which {{convert|10.70|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|28.96|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/06241.pdf|title=Upper Bern Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>

[[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 78]] and [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 22]] are the only highways serving Upper Bern Township. They follow William Penn Highway concurrently along a southwest-northeast alignment through the middle of the township.

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Berks County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]