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Birdsboro, Pennsylvania

Birdsboro is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Schuylkill River 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Reading. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,106.[3] Birdsboro's economy had historically been rooted in large foundries and machine shops, none of which remain in operation today.

Birdsboro, Pennsylvania

United States

Pennsylvania

1.35 sq mi (3.51 km2)

1.32 sq mi (3.43 km2)

0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)

207 ft (63 m)

5,106

3,856.50/sq mi (1,488.88/km2)

19508

42-06504

Local education[edit]

Children in the borough of Birdsboro attend the public schools in the Daniel Boone Area School District. Students in grades K-2 attend the Daniel Boone Area Primary Center; grades 3-5 attend the Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Center; grades 6-8 attend the Daniel Boone Area Middle School; and grades 9-12 attend the Daniel Boone Area High School. Children in grades K-8 also have the option of attending Immaculate Conception Academy, a Catholic school in nearby Douglasville.


The Robeson Elementary School of the Twin Valley School District has a Birdsboro postal address, but it is in Robeson Township and does not have Birdsboro in its attendance zone.[16]

pioneer and frontiersman

Daniel Boone

Titanic survivor

Lucile Carter

YouTube founder

Chad Hurley

guitarist, The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, and Poison

Richie Kotzen

William Bird Mansion (1751), now Birdsboro Community Center.

William Bird Mansion (1751), now Birdsboro Community Center.

Brooke Hall (c. 1875), now a branch of M&T Bank.

Brooke Hall (c. 1875), now a branch of M&T Bank.

Town clock, East Main & Mill Streets.

Town clock, East Main & Mill Streets.

Reading Railroad below Birdsboro, circa 1865–85.

Reading Railroad below Birdsboro, circa 1865–85.

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station (c. 1875, demolished 1963), Frank Furness, architect.

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station (c. 1875, demolished 1963), Frank Furness, architect.

St. Michael's Episcopal Church (1884–85), Frank Furness, architect; National Register of Historic Places. Now the New First Baptist Church of Birdsboro.

St. Michael's Episcopal Church (1884–85), Frank Furness, architect; National Register of Historic Places. Now the New First Baptist Church of Birdsboro.

Birdsboro station (Pennsylvania Railroad)

Birdsboro station (Reading Railroad)

Brooke Mansion (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania)

Daniel Boone Homestead

French Creek State Park

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania)

Borough of Birdsboro official website

at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2007-04-03)

Daniel Boone Homestead

from Historic American Buildings Survey

William Bird Mansion

from Historic American Buildings Survey

Brooke Manor House