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| Coordinates:40°37′41″N75°53′14″W / 40.62806°N 75.88722°W /40.62806; -75.88722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.83 sq mi (103.15 km2) |
| • Land | 39.76 sq mi (102.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.069 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,664 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,665 |
| • Density | 43.5/sq mi (16.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 610 |
| Website | www |
Albany Township is atownship inBerks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,664 at the2020 census.[2] Thetownship hall is located inKempton.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104 km2), all land. It is in theSchuylkill watershed and the northern and western portions are onBlue Mountain. Its villages includeAlbany,Eckville,Greenawald,Kempton,Stony Run, andTrexler.
Albany Township has ahumid continental climate (Dfa/Dfb) and thehardiness zones are 6a and 6b. The average monthly temperatures in Kempton range from 28.2 °F in January to 73.1 °F in July.[3]
Adjacent townships
| East Brunswick,West Penn | ||||
 |  | Lynn | ||
| West Brunswick |  |  |  | Weisenberg |
| Windsor |  |  | ||
| Greenwich | ||||
At the2010 census, there were 1,724 people, 667 households, and 489 families in the township. The population density was 42.9 people per square mile. There were 721 housing units at an average density of 17.9/sq mi . Theracial makeup of the township was 98.6% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4%.[5]
There were 667 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.9% of households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.00.
The age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% 65 or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males.
In 1999, The median household income was $46,830, and the median family income was $50,455. Males had a median income of $36,553 versus $25,603 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,509. About 2.7% of families and 4.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Albany Township is home toHawk Mountain Sanctuary and theWanamaker, Kempton & Southernheritage railroad. The Kempton Community Center hosts the annual Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Festival in September.
Portions of thePennsylvania State Game Lands Number 106, which passes a part of theAppalachian National Scenic Trail, is located along the northern border of the township.[6][7]
As of 2007, there were 75.49 miles (121.49 km) of public roads in Albany Township, of which 19.59 miles (31.53 km) were maintained by thePennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 55.90 miles (89.96 km) were maintained by the township.[8]
Numbered routes in Albany Township arePennsylvania Route 143 andPennsylvania Route 737, which ends on PA 143 in Kempton. East–west roads of note are Hawk Mountain Road/Stony Run Valley Road and Kistler Valley Road.
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