ZIP Code 19512

Boyertown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Boyerschteddel) is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,055 at the 2010 census, a 2.9% population growth since the 2000 U.S. Census. Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and borough. The community was named for its founders, brothers Henry and Daniel Boyer. It was the site of the Rhoads Opera House fire in 1908. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.0 °F in January to 74.7°F in July. It is part of the Reading Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden Combined Statistical Area. The area is served by The Berks-Mont News, a weekly paper with a circulation of 5,500, and the Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad, which runs through the borough. It also includes one senior high school, two middle schools, seven elementary schools, and a cyber school program. The borough is home to the New England Patriots football player Develin Irwin (Elaine Mellencamp), a former football player for the New York Patriots and New England Football Club. The town is located along the southeastern border of Berks County; it is bordered on the north, west, and south by Colebrookdale Township; to the southeast it isbordered by Douglass Township in Montgomery County.

History

A post office called Boyertown has been in operation since 1828. The community was named for its founders, brothers Henry and Daniel Boyer. In 1908, the Rhoads Opera House fire was the site of the fire that claimed the lives of six people. The town has a population of about 1,000 people. It is located on the Ohio River, which runs through the center of the town.

Geography

Boyertown is located along the southeastern border of Berks County. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.0 °F in January to 74.7°F in July. The hardiness zone is 6b. Boyertown has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km²), all land. It is included in the Reading Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further included in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden Combined Statistical Area. The town is located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to Delaware. The turnpike is one of the busiest roads in the U.S., with more than 100,000 vehicles per day. It was built in the 19th century as part of the Reading, Philadelphia, and Reading, Pennsylvania railroads. The city was named after the town's founder, William Boyert, who was born in the area in 18th century. He is a former mayor of the town, and served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1969 to 1974. The current mayor is Michael Scanlon, who served as mayor from 1998 to 2007. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 2002 to 2007, and was re-elected in 2008. The borough has a population of 2,000, the majority of which is made up of residents from Berks and Montgomery Counties. It also has a small percentage of residents who live in the city of Philadelphia.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,940 people, 1,805 households, and 1,025 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,941.7 people per square mile (1,901.6/km²). There were 1,885 housing units at an average density of 2,364.2 per squaremile (909.8/ km²) The racial makeup of the borough was 98.83% White, 0.20% African American, 0,03% Native American,0.36% Asian, 0.,13% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. The median income for a household in the Borough was $39,232, and $52,943 for a family. The per capita income for the borough is $21,194. About 5.6% of families and 6.0% of those under age 18 were below the poverty line, including 7.5% ofThose age 65 or over. The borough is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to New Jersey and New Jersey via the Raritan River and the Susquehannock River. It is the only borough in New Jersey that is not part of the New York City metropolitan area. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War, when the Battle of the Bulge took place in 1864.

Transportation

Pennsylvania Route 73 (Philadelphia Avenue) is the main eastwest road through the borough. Pennsylvania Route 100 bypasses the borough just outside its eastern border, leading north to Macungie near Allentown and south into Pottstown. This line is used by the Colebrookdale Railroad tourist line and the Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad freight line. To the northwest it leads to Blandon north of Reading, and Pennsylvania Route 562 (Reading Avenue) leads west to Reading proper. A railroad line runs south from Boyertown to Potttown, leading to the city of Reading. The borough is home to the Pennsylvania State Museum, which is located in the center of the city. It is also the home of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, which runs through the end of the year. It also has a museum for the Pennsylvania Centennial, which takes place in the spring and summer of each year. The museum is open to the public, and has a collection of historic items, including the Pennsylvania National Guard Museum, the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum, and the Pennsylvania Museum of American History and Industry, which dates back to the 18th century. It was also the site of the opening of the Reading and Reading Railroad, which ran from 1854 to 1859. The Reading and Philadelphia Railroad was built in 1854. The Pennsylvania State Railroad Museum was opened in 1858. It runs through Reading and the Reading area, and was later extended into the city in 1881. The Reading and Reading Railway was built to connect the city with Reading proper in 1883.

Public education

Boyertown is served by the Boyertown Area School District.This includes one senior high school, two middle schools, seven elementary schools, and a cyber school program. The borough has a population of 2,000 people. It is located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which connects to New York City and Philadelphia. The town's population is 2,200 people, which includes 1,000 residents of the borough and 1,200 residents of other boroughs. It has an estimated population of 3,000. The city's population was 2,100 people in the year 2000. The population was 3,100 in the 2010 Census. The Borough has a total population of 4,000, including 1,300 people of other Boroughs, which makes it one of the smallest boroughs in New York State. It also has a small percentage of the state's total population, at 1.2%. The borough is home to one high school and one middle school, as well as two elementary schools and one cyber school. The district also has seven elementary and seven middle schools. The school district has a cyber-school program, which allows students to go to school outside of the school day. The high school has a senior high and middle school on the same campus. The elementary and middle schools have a junior high and a high school on a separate campus. There is also a middle school in the borough, which is located in the town's other borough, the borough's largest borough. The area has a large number of elementary schools.

Landmarks

Rhoads Opera House is one of the city's most famous landmarks. The Opera House was built in the early 1900s. It is located in the heart of downtown Rhoads, a suburb of New York City. It was built by the Cabot Corporation, which later became Cabot Opera House.

Sister cities

Boyertown has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: Bohodukhiv, Kharkivs'ka (Kharkiv), Ukraine. Boyertown also has a sister city in the town of Bohodkiv, Ukraine. The town also has sister cities in the towns of Kharkov, Bohodokhiv and Bohodikhiv. The city of Boyerttown also has two sister cities outside of Ukraine, in Russia and the Czech Republic. The towns have a total of seven sister cities. Boyertown has one Sister Cities international sister city. Boyers Town has one twin city in Russia. BoyER Town also has one sister city in Ukraine, the city of Bohodkov, Ukraine and one in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Russia. The sister cities are all located in the region of Ukraine and the Republic of Krytsia, Ukraine, respectively. Boy ER Town has two Sister Cities in Russia, one in Ukraine and the other in the Republic of Ukraine, both of which are sister cities of the City of Kharkov. BoyERTOWN also has one Sister Cities International sister city in Russia and one in Ukraine and the Republic of Ukraine, Boloduk Helsinki, Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Sylvia Bosnia, Ukraine and Ukraine.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania = 25.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 40. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Boyertown = 3.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 4,196 individuals with a median age of 40.4 age the population dropped by -0.13% in Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 5,516.17 residents per square mile of area (2,128.96/km²). There are average 2.15 people per household in the 1,820 households with an average household income of $44,792 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.20% of the available work force and has dropped -4.74% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.32%. The number of physicians in Boyertown per 100,000 population = 164.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Boyertown = 45.1 inches and the annual snowfall = 20.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 108. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 207. 84 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 19.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania which are owned by the occupant = 52.81%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 13.8 years with median home cost = $128,800 and home appreciation of -2.56%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $18.32 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,426 per student. There are 16.6 students for each teacher in the school, 710 students for each Librarian and 418 students for each Counselor. 4.46% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 9.03% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.36% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).