Brecknock Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Brecknock Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Alleghany Mennonite Meetinghouse, built 1855
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°15′15″N 76°00′29″W / 40.25417°N 76.00806°WCoordinates: 40°15′15″N 76°00′29″W / 40.25417°N 76.00806°W |
| Area | 17.8 sq mi (46.1 km2) |
| - land | 17.8 sq mi (46 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 4,585 (2010) |
| Density | 250.0/sq mi (96.5/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610, 717 |
 Location of Brecknock Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Brecknock Township in Pennsylvania
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Brecknock Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,585 at the 2010 census.
The township was so named by Welsh settlers, after Brecknock, in Wales.
Alleghany Mennonite Meetinghouse as listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.8 square miles (46 km2), all of it land.
Adjacent municipalities
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,459 people, 1,558 households, and 1,282 families residing in the township. The population density was 250.0 people per square mile (96.5/km²). There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of 90.3/sq mi (34.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.85% White, 0.61% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 1,558 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.17.
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