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Brecknock Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Brecknock Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,618 at the 2020 census.[2]

Not to be confused with Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Brecknock Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

United States

Pennsylvania

17.76 sq mi (45.99 km2)

17.66 sq mi (45.75 km2)

0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)

791 ft (241 m)

4,618 Decrease

4,606

261.61/sq mi (101.00/km2)

42-011-08344

History[edit]

The township was named by Welsh settlers,[3] after Brecknock, in Wales.


Alleghany Mennonite Meetinghouse in the township was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[4]

(northwest)

Spring Township, Berks County

(north)

Cumru Township, Berks County

(east)

Robeson Township, Berks County

(southeast)

Caernarvon Township, Berks County

(southwest)

Brecknock Township, Lancaster County

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.8 square miles (46 km2), all land.


Adjacent municipalities

Recreation[edit]

Portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 52 are located in the township.[5][6]

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