Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania.

Windsor Township
Township
A farm in Windsor Township
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Windsor Township Location of Windsor Township in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°35′00″N 76°00′29″W / 40.58333°N 76.00806°W / 40.58333; -76.00806Coordinates: 40°35′00″N 76°00′29″W / 40.58333°N 76.00806°W / 40.58333; -76.00806
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Area
• Total	22.6 sq mi (59 km²)
• Land	22.5 sq mi (58 km²)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Elevation	991 ft (302 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,279
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	610

Windsor Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,279 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.5 km²).22.5 square miles (58.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.58%) is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River and its northern portion is located on Blue Mountain. Its villages include Dreibelbis (also in Greenwich Township,) Edenburg, and Windsor Castle.

Adjacent municipalities

Albany Township (NE)
Greenwich Township (E)
Perry Township (S)
Tilden Township (W)
Hamburg (W)
West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County (NW)

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,392 people, 842 households, and 628 families residing in the township. The population density was 106.5 people per square mile (41.1/km²). There were 939 housing units at an average density of 41.8/sq mi (16.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.95% White, 0.59% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 842 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1980	2,199	—
1990	2,101	−4.5%
2000	2,392	13.9%
2010	2,279	−4.7%
Source: US Census Bureau

The median income for a household in the township was $49,402, and the median income for a family was $56,800. Males had a median income of $36,379 versus $25,893 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,259. About 5.4% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Reading

City	Reading

Boroughs	Adamstown‡ Bally Bechtelsville Bernville Birdsboro Boyertown Centerport Fleetwood Hamburg Kenhorst Kutztown Laureldale Leesport Lenhartsville Lyons Mohnton Mount Penn New Morgan Robesonia St. Lawrence Shillington Shoemakersville Sinking Spring Strausstown Topton Wernersville West Reading Womelsdorf Wyomissing

Townships	Albany Alsace Amity Bern Bethel Brecknock Caernarvon Centre Colebrookdale Cumru District Douglass Earl Exeter Greenwich Heidelberg Hereford Jefferson Longswamp Lower Alsace Lower Heidelberg Maidencreek Marion Maxatawny Muhlenberg North Heidelberg Oley Ontelaunee Penn Perry Pike Richmond Robeson Rockland Ruscombmanor South Heidelberg Spring Tilden Tulpehocken Union Upper Bern Upper Tulpehocken Washington Windsor

CDPs	Alleghenyville Alsace Manor Amity Gardens Baumstown Bethel Blandon Bowers Colony Park Dauberville Douglassville Dryville Edenburg Flying Hills Fox Chase Frystown Gibraltar Gouglersville Greenfields Grill Hereford Hyde Park Jacksonwald Kempton Kutztown University Lincoln Park Lorane Mertztown Mohrsville Montrose Manor Morgantown‡ Mount Aetna Muhlenberg Park New Berlinville New Jerusalem New Schaefferstown Oley Pennside Pennwyn Rehrersburg Reiffton Riverview Park Schubert Shartlesville South Temple Spring Ridge Springmont Stony Creek Mills Stouchsburg Temple Virginville Walnuttown West Hamburg West Lawn West Wyomissing Whitfield

Unincorporated communities	Albany Amityville Barto Basket Beckersville Berne Boyers Junction Breezy Corner Brownsville Cacoosing Chapel‡ Clayton Dale Earlville Dreibelbis Eagle Point Eckville Eshbach Evansville Five Points Fredericksville Fritztown Geigertown Greenawald Greenfield Manor Green Hills Grimville Hancock Harlem Henningsville Hinterleiter Host Huffs Church Jalappa Joanna Joanna Heights Kempville Kirbyville Knauers Krumsville Kulptown Landis Store Leinbachs Limekiln Lobachsville Longswamp Maiden Creek Manatawny Maple Grove Maxatawny Molltown Monocacy Station Montello Monterey Morysville Moselem Moselem Springs New Hensingersville‡ North Heidelberg Pikeville Pine Forge Pine Waters Pleasant Valley Pleasantville Plowville Pricetown Quaker City Rittenhouse Gap Sally Ann Scarlets Mill Seisholtzville State Hill Stony Run Trexler Tuckerton Unionville Vinemont Weavertown Windsor Castle Wintersville Woodchoppertown Wyomissing Hills Yellow House

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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