Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Boyertown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Boyerschteddel) is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,264 at the 2020 census.[3] Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and borough.
Boyertown
Boyerschteddel
United States
Kollin Miller & Justin Smyth
0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
407 ft (124 m)
4,264
5,516.17/sq mi (2,128.96/km2)
Geography[edit]
Boyertown is located along the southeastern border of Berks County. It is bordered on the north, west, and south by Colebrookdale Township, and to the southeast by Douglass Township in Montgomery County.
Boyertown is included in the Reading metropolitan statistical area, which is part the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boyertown has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), all land.[3] It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.0 °F in January to 74.7 °F in July. The hardiness zone is 6b.
Public education[edit]
The borough is served by the Boyertown Area School District.This includes one senior high school, two middle schools, six elementary schools, and a cyber school program.[11]
Media[edit]
The area is served by The Berks-Mont News, a weekly paper with a circulation of 5,500.
Boyertown has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: