Editing Upper Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania

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{{Distinguish|Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Upper Tulpehocken Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,575 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Tulpehocken is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "land of the turtles".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x5IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JpgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3474%2C1036348 | title=Local school children to hear history of Berks and deeds of noted citizens | work=Reading Eagle | date=March 6, 1927 | access-date=December 2, 2015 | pages=5}}</ref>

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

In 2016, [[Strausstown, Pennsylvania|Strausstown]] voted to merge with Upper Tulpehocken Township.<ref>{{cite web|newspaper=Reading Eagle|url=http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/longtime-residents-of-strausstown-fondly-recall-borough-of-yesteryear#.VzCVA6T2bnM|author=Anthony Orozco|title=Longtime residents of Strausstown fondly recall borough of yesteryear|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 22.9&nbsp;square miles (59.3&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), 22.9&nbsp;square miles (59.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of which is land and 0.04&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (0.09%) of which is water.

'''Adjacent townships'''
*'''[[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]]'''
**[[Upper Bern Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Bern Township]] (east)
**[[Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Penn Township]] (southeast)
**[[Jefferson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson Township]] (south)
**[[Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Tulpehocken Township]] (southwest)
**[[Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Bethel Township]] (west)
*'''[[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]]'''
**[[Wayne Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Wayne Township]] (northwest)
**[[South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|South Manheim Township]] (northeast)

==Demographics==
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|image2=Farm on Olde 22, Upper Tulpehocken Twp, BerksCo PA.JPG|caption2=Farm in Upper Tulpehocken Township on [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|Old Route 22]]
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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=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,495 people, 538 households, and 392 families living in the township.  The population density was {{convert|65.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 587 housing units at an average density of 25.7/sq&nbsp;mi (9.9/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.67% of the population.
{{US Census population
|1980= 1154
|1990= 1289
|2000= 1495
|2010= 1575
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1563
|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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There were 538 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,469, and the median income for a family was $50,188. Males had a median income of $35,403 versus $26,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,699.  About 5.8% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Recreation==
Portions of the [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands]] [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 110]] which also carries the [[Appalachian National Scenic Trail]] is 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:2022-08-16 16 20 06 View east along Interstate 78 and U.S. Route 22 (William Penn Highway) from the overpass for Power Drive in Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|I-78]]/[[U.S. Route 22|US 22]] East in Upper Tulpehocken Township]]}}
As of 2020, there were {{convert|50.27|mi}} of public roads in Upper Tulpehocken Township, of which {{convert|11.51|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|38.76|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/06242.pdf|title=Upper Tulpehocken 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 main highways serving Upper Tulpehocken Township. They pass through the township concurrently on William Penn Highway along a southwest-northeast alignment through the middle of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 183]] also passes through the township, following a northwest-southeast alignment across southern and western portions of the township.

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==External links==
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[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]