Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°27′17″N 75°49′08″W / 40.45472°N 75.81889°W / 40.45472; -75.81889
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See also:
Fleetwood, England
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
EDT)
ZIP Code
19522
Area code(s)610
Websitewww.fleetwoodboro.com

Fleetwood, also called

General Motors in 1931. The name lived on in the Cadillac Fleetwood
automobile.

History

The First National Bank in Fleetwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[4]

Geography

Fleetwood is located northeast of the center of Berks County at 40°27′17″N 75°49′8″W / 40.45472°N 75.81889°W / 40.45472; -75.81889 (40.454793, -75.818821).[5] It is bordered on the east, west, and north by Richmond Township and on its short southern edge by Ruscombmanor Township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.47%, is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880802—
18908789.5%
190097811.4%
19101,39442.5%
19201,65218.5%
19302,15030.1%
19402,2544.8%
19502,3383.7%
19602,64713.2%
19703,06415.8%
19803,42211.7%
19903,4781.6%
20004,01815.5%
20104,0851.7%
20204,049−0.9%
Sources:[6][7][8][2]

As of the census of 2010,

other races
, and 1.69% from two or more races.

There were 1,662 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals living alone. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.

The following statistics are from the

2000 census[7]
The median income for a household in the borough was $48,621, and the median income for a family was $60,051. Males had a median income of $39,559 versus $26,321 for females. The
poverty line
, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

An

horse and buggy as transportation. There are several farms in the area belonging to the Old Order Mennonite community and a meetinghouse is located near Fleetwood.[10] The Old Order Mennonites first bought land in the area in 1949.[11]

Education

Further information: Fleetwood Area School District

The community is served by the Fleetwood Area School District, which operates Fleetwood Area High School, Fleetwood Area Middle School, and two elementary schools: Andrew Maier Elementary School and Willow Creek Elementary School. Richmond Elementary School was closed at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

Transportation

PA 662 northbound in Fleetwood

As of 2020, there were 18.85 miles (30.34 km) of public roads in Fleetwood, of which 2.00 miles (3.22 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 16.85 miles (27.12 km) were maintained by the borough.[12]

U.S. Route 222 and south to Oley and Douglassville. By Park Road it is 12 miles (19 km) southwest to Reading. Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) provides bus service to Fleetwood along Route 22, which provides a route for workers to the East Penn Manufacturing Company plant in Lyons.[13] Norfolk Southern Railway's Reading Line
freight railroad line passes east-west through Fleetwood.

Fleetwood Metal Body Works
Fleetwood Metal Body Works

Town twinnings

Fleetwood is twinned with the town of Fleetwood in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom.

Popular culture

  • The second episode of season one of Debris on NBC takes place on Washington Street in Fleetwood.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fleetwood borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  7. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  10. ^ Orth, Richard L.T. (September 21, 2016). "A Look Back in History: The Old Order Mennonite Sect at Kutztown also preserving the Historic Oley Valley". BerksMont News. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  11. ^ Shaner, Richard (July 24, 2009). "Kutztown welcomes Old Order Mennonites in 1949". BerksMont News. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "Fleetwood Borough map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "Route 22 schedule" (PDF). BARTA. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "Fleetwood, Pennsylvania". Retrieved October 16, 2017.

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