Editing Wyomissing, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Wyomissing''' {{IPAc-en|w|aɪ|ə|ˈ|m|ɪ|s|ɪ|ŋ}} is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]], United States, adjacent to [[West Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]]. The borough was incorporated on July 2, 1906. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 11,114,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4286880| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201352/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4286880| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wyomissing borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> compared to 10,461 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The growth was significantly larger between 2000 and 2010 largely because of its merger in January 2002 with neighboring [[Wyomissing Hills, Pennsylvania|Wyomissing Hills]].<ref>[http://www.co.berks.pa.us/planning/cwp/view.asp?a=1182&q=460589 Berks County Data Book Chapter 1]</ref> Wyomissing is the most populous borough in Berks County.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0500000US42011.06000| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163841/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0500000US42011.06000| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): All county subdivisions in Berks County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 10, 2014}}</ref>

The borough is recognized as a [[Tree City USA]]<ref name="TreeCity">[http://www.arborday.org/programs/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=Pennsylvania Tree City USA (PA)]</ref> and selected as a "Contender" for the best places to live in Pennsylvania by ''Money'' magazine.<ref name="best places in Pennsylvania">[https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2007/snapshots/PL4286880.html Money magazine's Best Places Wyomissing Profile]</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Penn Ave 1147, Wyomissing PA.JPG|thumb|Penn Avenue in Wyomissing]]
Wyomissing is located in central Berks County at {{coord|40|19|58|N|75|57|53|W|type:city}} (40.332742, −75.964603).<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 bordered by the city of [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] to the northeast and southeast, by [[West Reading, Pennsylvania|West Reading]] directly to the east, by the borough of [[Shillington, Pennsylvania|Shillington]] and [[Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Cumru Township]] to the south, by [[Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Spring Township]] to the west and northwest, and by [[Bern Township, Pennsylvania|Bern Township]] to the north. From south to north, the west side of Wyomissing is bordered by the unincorporated communities of [[Montrose Manor, Pennsylvania|Montrose Manor]], [[Lincoln Park, Pennsylvania|Lincoln Park]], [[West Wyomissing, Pennsylvania|West Wyomissing]], [[West Lawn, Pennsylvania|West Lawn]], [[Whitfield, Pennsylvania|Whitfield]], and [[Colony Park, Pennsylvania|Colony Park]]. Directly to the north, in Bern Township, is the unincorporated community of [[Greenfields, Pennsylvania|Greenfields]].

The northeastern boundary of Wyomissing with Reading is formed by [[Tulpehocken Creek (Pennsylvania)|Tulpehocken Creek]] and a small portion of the [[Schuylkill River]]. [[Wyomissing Creek]] flows from southwest to northeast towards the Schuylkill, through the southern part of the borough.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|11.65|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|11.60|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.05|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.47 percent, is water.<ref name="Census 2010" />

In the vicinity of the Knitting Mills, formerly the Vanity Fair complex, average monthly temperatures range from 30.6&nbsp;°F in January to 75.9&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>[http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ prism.oregonstate.edu]</ref> The climate locally and in the surrounding area is classified by the [[Köppen climate classification]] system as hot-summer [[Humid continental climate|humid continental]] (''Dfa''). The local [[hardiness zone]] is 7a, bordering on 6b.

==History==
The original inhabitants of Wyomissing are [[Lenape]] Native Americans, who lived along the banks of Wyomissing Creek. The name ''Wyomissing'' is from the [[Delaware language]], meaning "peaceful/long fish/pike".<ref>Moll, Richard (1953). ''The Berks County Story''.</ref> Much of Berks County was transferred from the Native Americans to [[William Penn]] in 1685. Title to the land that much of Wyomissing is built upon was in two parcels, an eastern tract and a western tract, which were divided by a northwesterly line in the vicinity of Lake Avenue. One of the earliest industries in the area was the Evans Grist Mill. This building still stands at the corner of Old Mill Road and Old Wyomissing Road.

===19th century===
In 1896, present-day Wyomissing began to take form when Reading lumber dealer Thomas P. Merritt acquired {{convert|600|acre}}. Albert Thalheimer, David H. Keiser, Marthias Mengel, and [[Levi Walter Mengel]] joined Thomas R. Merrit in organizing the Reading Suburban Real Estate Company. Shortly afterwards Wyomissing Industries, manufacturer of textile machinery, was established by the firm of Thun and Janssen along the [[Reading Company|Reading Railroad]] just west of Van Reed Road (today named Park Road). Ferdinand Thun, Henry K Janssen, and Gustav Oberlaender became known as "The Big Three of Wyomissing Industries.<ref name=Reading>[https://www.readingeagle.com/resources/article/ferdinand-thun-and-henry-k-janssen-were-destined-for-shared-success Ferdinand Thun and Henry K Janssen were destined for shared success] 16 January 2018 article in Reading Eagle</ref> Wyomissing Industries comprised Narrow Fabric Co., Textile Machine Works and Berkshire Knitting Mills.<ref name=Reading/> This spurred development, and soon there were many developers working to build Wyomissing.
 
In 1904 and 1905, Thun and Janssen called town meetings to discuss setting up a borough government. Eventually petitions were filed with the courts for the establishment of a borough, signed by 61 resident property owners and 39 non-resident property owners.

===20th century===
On July 2, 1906, the court issued the final decree of the incorporation of the Borough of Wyomissing. Between 1906 and the 1940s, several additional tracts of land were annexed to the borough from Spring and Cumru townships. However, 1949–1950 saw the largest annexation, with the addition of the area north of the railroad tracts known as Berkshire Heights. This drastically changed the borough map.
 
The borough evolved during this period from farmland to a large residential and commercial community. The last farmland worked in the borough was part of the Hartman Farm at the intersection of Woodland and Papermill roads. This land was sold into commercial development in the early 1990s. This includes the area now called "Woodmill Commons".

In 2002, Wyomissing merged with its smaller neighbor, Wyomissing Hills.

==Economy==
Wyomissing is a thriving commercial office and retail center, in large part due to its proximity to [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] and its highway access. The [[Berkshire Mall (Pennsylvania)|Berkshire Mall]] is located in Wyomissing along with several other large shopping centers with their retail giants and restaurants. As crime soared in Reading throughout the 1990s, companies and corporations relocated from the city to newer, Class A office space in the borough. In addition to a suburban layout, the greater Wyomissing area is at the crossroads of U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 422|422]] and [[U.S. Route 222 in Pennsylvania|222]], providing immediate highway access to the rest of the greater [[Philadelphia]] and [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] region.

Several large corporations are headquartered in Wyomissing, including [[Penn Entertainment]], the second-largest [[gambling|gaming]] company in the U.S., [[Boscov's]], one of the last family-owned department store chains in the nation, and [[Carpenter Technology Corporation]]. [[UGI Corporation|UGI]] and [[VF Corporation]] have major operations in the borough. [[Sovereign Bank]] was previously headquartered here. Sovereign was acquired by [[Banco Santander|Santander Group]], which maintains its regional office at the same location in the borough. Wyomissing has outpaced the rest of the Southeastern Pennsylvania region in job growth, registering an average job growth of 13.3% per year from 2000 to 2006. Financial giants [[Merrill Lynch]], [[Goldman Sachs]], and [[Citibank]] are developing data backup centers using the region's close proximity to major fiber optic lines running down the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]].

In 2024, [[Macy's]] opened a new store in Wyomissing at Broadcasting Square replacing a former Bed Bath & Beyond store. This is the company's first store in Berks County.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Macy’s is opening a ‘small-format’ store in Berks |url=https://www.readingeagle.com/2024/04/23/macys-is-opening-a-small-format-store-in-berks/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Reading Eagle |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 985
|1920= 2062
|1930= 3111
|1940= 3320
|1950= 4187
|1960= 5044
|1970= 7136
|1980= 6551
|1990= 7332
|2000= 8587
|2010= 10461
|2020= 11114
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2000 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> there were 8,587 people, 3,359 households, and 2,096 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,246.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,539 housing units at an average density of {{convert|925.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.50 percent [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07 percent [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.90 percent [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02 percent [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.89 percent from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86 percent from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.83 percent of the population.

There were 3,359 households, out of which 23.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1 percent were married couples living together, 5.9 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6 percent were non-families. 34.1 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.7 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 18.2 percent under the age of 18, 12.6 percent from 18 to 24, 17.6 percent from 25 to 44, 22.7 percent from 45 to 64, and 28.8 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $54,681, and the median income for a family was $78,112. Males had a median income of $54,167 versus $34,815 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $37,313. About 1.4 percent of families and 3.4 percent of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9 percent of those under age 18 and 5.9 percent of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[File:Wyomissing Area Junior Senior High School.jpg|thumb|[[Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School]] in Wyomissing]]
The borough is served by the [[Wyomissing Area School District]], which includes Wyomissing Hills Elementary Center, serving grades K–4, West Reading Elementary Center, serving grades 5–6, and [[Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School]], serving grades 7–12.<ref name="Schools of the Wyomissing Area School District">[http://www.schooldigger.com/go/PA/district/26760/search.aspx Schools of the Wyomissing Area School District]</ref> The Berkshire Heights portion of the borough is served by the [[Wilson School District]].<ref name="Schools of the Wilson School District">[http://www.schooldigger.com/go/PA/district/26580/search.aspx Schools of the Wilson School District]</ref>

There are several [[Catholic school]]s just outside Wyomissing that serve area students. Among them are St. Ignatius Loyola (K–8) in Spring Township and Sacred Heart (K–8) in West Reading. As of the fall of 2011, the newly formed [[Berks Catholic High School]] at 955 E Wyomissing Blvd in Reading (formerly Holy Name High School) serves students in grades 9–12.

==Government==
Wyomissing is a borough with a [[Council–manager government|council-manager form of government]]. The manager is Pat Brandenburg. The council consists of nine members and elects a mayor from its ranks, who is Fred Levering.<ref>[https://wyomissingboro.org/government/government-manager-committees/ wyomissingboro.org]</ref>

The following legislators represent the borough:
*State House: [[Mark M. Gillen]], 128th district
*State Senate: [[Judy Schwank]], 11th district
*US House: [[Chrissy Houlahan]], 6th district
*US Senate: [[John Fetterman]] and [[Dave McCormick]]

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
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As of 2019, there were {{convert|59.90|mi}} of public roads in Wyomissing, of which {{convert|9.01|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|50.89|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/06429.pdf|title=Wyomissing Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>

Wyomissing is located at the junction of [[U.S. Route 222]] and [[U.S. Route 422]], which pass concurrent through the borough on the [[Warren Street Bypass]] freeway. US 222 heads south as a freeway toward [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] and north as a freeway toward [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] while US 422 heads west on Penn Avenue toward [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] and east on the West Shore Bypass freeway toward the central part of [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] and [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 12]] begins at US 222/US 422 in Wyomissing and continues northeast along the Warren Street Bypass toward the northern part of Reading and [[Pricetown, Pennsylvania|Pricetown]]. [[U.S. Route 422 Business (Reading, Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 422 Business]] passes through the center of Wyomissing on Penn Avenue, beginning at US 222/US 422 before heading east to [[West Reading, Pennsylvania|West Reading]] and the central part of Reading. Other notable local roads in Wyomissing include Park Road, Paper Mill Road, State Hill Road, and Wyomissing Boulevard.<ref name=PennDOTBerks>{{cite map|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]]|title=Berks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Berks_GHSN.PDF|year=2018|access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref>

Wyomissing is served by multiple [[Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority]] (BARTA) bus routes including 12, 14, 15, and 16, which serve residential and business areas in the borough and connect the borough to the [[BARTA Transportation Center]] in Reading and other points in Berks County.<ref>{{cite map|title=System Map|publisher=BARTA|url=http://www.bartabus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/system-map.pdf|access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

[[Norfolk Southern Railway]] (NS) operates freight trains through Wyomissing. The borough is home to the Wyomissing Junction between the [[Harrisburg Line]] running from [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] to [[Philadelphia]] and the [[Reading Line]] running from Wyomissing to [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]].<ref name=PennDOTBerks/><ref name=NStimetable>[http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/NS/NS%20ETTs/NS%20Harrisburg%20Div%20ETT%20%231%208-4-2008.pdf#page=8 Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Region Timetable 1, August 4, 2008]</ref> Wyomissing was proposed to be the western terminus of a section of the [[Schuylkill Valley Metro]] (SVM) passenger rail service. The SVM project would have extended both ends of [[SEPTA]]'s [[Manayunk/Norristown Line]], with one end extended from the Philadelphia area to Berks County. The project was ultimately rejected by the [[Federal Transit Administration]] New Starts program. In 2018, a panel led by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance pushed for an extension of SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line to Reading along the existing NS line, with service terminating either at the [[Franklin Street station (Pennsylvania)|Franklin Street Station]] in Reading or in Wyomissing.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brelje|first=Beth|title=Panel hopes to revive Reading to Norristown passenger train service|work=Reading Eagle|date=August 21, 2018|url=http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/panel-hopes-to-revive-reading-to-norristown-passenger-train-service|access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref>

===Utilities===
Electricity to most of Wyomissing is provided by [[PPL Corporation]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]];<ref>{{cite web|title=Service Area|publisher=PPL Electric Utilities|url=https://www.pplelectric.com/utility/about-us/about-ppl-electric-utilities/service-area.aspx|access-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=General Tariff|publisher=PPL Electric Utilities|date=June 20, 2017|page=4|url=https://www.pplelectric.com/-/media/PPLElectric/At-Your-Service/Docs/Current-Electric-Tariff/master.pdf|access-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>  with the Berkshire Heights portion of the borough receiving electricity from [[Met-Ed]], a subsidiary of [[FirstEnergy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Service Area|publisher=FirstEnergy|url=https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/customer/help/making_service_requests/our_service_area.html|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Electric Service Tariff|publisher=Met-Ed|date=July 17, 2017|pages=8–10|url=https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/dam/customer/Customer%20Choice/Files/PA/tariffs/ME-Tariff-52-Supp-43.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> Natural gas service in Wyomissing is provided by [[UGI Utilities]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Geographic Footprint|publisher=UGI|url=https://www.ugi.com/about-us/geographic-footprint/|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Tariff|publisher=UGI Utilities|date=July 7, 2017|pages=5–6|url=http://gasmngmt.ugi.com/UGIU/doc/tariff/GStariff6.pdf#page=1|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> The borough's Public Works Department provides water service to most of Wyomisisng, purchasing water from the Western Berks Water Authority.<ref name=pwd/>

Wyomissing Hills receives water from [[Pennsylvania American Water]], a subsidiary of [[American Water (company)|American Water]].<ref name=pwd/><ref>{{cite web|title=Rates, Rules and Regulations Governing the Distribution and Sale of Water Service|publisher=Pennsylvania American Water|date=August 8, 2018|page=11|url=https://dnnh3qht4.blob.core.windows.net/portals/12/Rates/PAWC_WaterTariff.pdf?sr=b&si=DNNFileManagerPolicy&sig=%2F6JMTslVsouwmBHBH%2BDiC%2BYivmfCdO%2FmlbgNNSdHXww%3D|access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref> Sewer service in Wyomissing is provided by the borough's Public Works Department.<ref name=pwd>{{cite web|title=Public Works Department|publisher=Wyomissing Borough|url=https://wyomissingboro.org/government/public-works-department/|access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref> The borough provides trash and recycling collection for residences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Refuse, Recycling & Yard Waste|publisher=Wyomissing Borough|url=https://wyomissingboro.org/government/refuse-recycling-yard/|access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Alex Anzalone]] (born 1994), professional football player, [[Detroit Lions]]
*[[Douglas Carter Beane]], playwright
*[[Randy Cohen]], former syndicated ''[[New York Times]]'' columnist
*[[Kerry Collins]] (born 1972), former professional football player
*[[Megan Gallagher]] (born 1960), actress
*[[Jon Gosselin]] (born 1977), reality television star
*[[Chad Henne]] (born 1985), professional football player
*[[Matt Lytle]] (born 1975), former professional football player
*[[Craig MacGregor]] (1949–2018), rock music bassist of [[Foghat]]
*[[Jillian Murray]], actress
*[[Der Scutt]] (1934–2010), architect
*[[Taylor Swift]] (born 1989), singer-songwriter and 14-time [[Grammy Award]] winner
*[[Ross Tucker]] (born 1979), professional football player

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [[Wyomissing Foundation]]
* Edmonds, George H. (2006). ''Wyomissing -- An American Dream: Enterprise Shaping Community''. GHE Books. {{ISBN|1-4276-0102-X}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://wyomissingboro.org/}}

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