Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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 Hartspring Farms: A farm in the township
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| District | Hamburg Area School District |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°30′40″N 75°56′05″W / 40.51111°N 75.93472°WCoordinates: 40°30′40″N 75°56′05″W / 40.51111°N 75.93472°W |
| Area | 18.4 sq mi (47.7 km2) |
| - land | 18.3 sq mi (47 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.54% |
| Population | 2,417 (2010) |
| Density | 137.7/sq mi (53.2/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
  Location of Perry Township in Pennsylvania
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Perry Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,417 at the 2010 census.
The Dreibelbis Mill and Jacob Leiby Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.4 square miles (47.7 km²), of which, 18.3 square miles (47.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.76%) is water.
Adjacent townships
The borough of Shoemakersville is located on the west side of the township, but is politically independent.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,517 people, 973 households, and 746 families residing in the township. The population density was 137.7 people per square mile (53.2/km²). There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 55.6/sq mi (21.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.29% White, 0.36% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 973 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93.
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