Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849.[1] The county seat is Reading.[2]
History
It was named after the English county of Berkshire where William Penn's family had large estates.[3] Berkshire is often abbreviated as Berks. Reading developed during the 1740s. At that time the people living in northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be made. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser, the county was formed on March 11, 1752. It was made from parts of Chester County, Lancaster County, and Philadelphia County.
Berks County, Pennsylvania Media
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I-78/US Route 22 eastbound in Berks County
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Location of Berks County in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA
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Berks County Courthouse in Reading
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Map of Berks County's public school districts
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Map of Berks County with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (in red), townships (in white), and census-designated places (in blue)
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A farm in Windsor Township in January 2008
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Berks County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ William Henry Egle, History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: E. M. Gardner, 1883), p. 378
