Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Fleetwood, also called Schlegelschteddel in Pennsylvania Dutch, is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,049 at the 2020 census.[3] It was home to the Fleetwood Metal Body company, an automobile coachbuilder purchased by Fisher Body and integrated into General Motors in 1931. The name lived on in the Cadillac Fleetwood automobile.
See also: Fleetwood, England
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
United States
Fleetwood Mac
1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2)
1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2)
0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
433 ft (132 m)
4,049
3,878.35/sq mi (1,497.46/km2)
History[edit]
The First National Bank in Fleetwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[4]
Geography[edit]
Fleetwood is located northeast of the center of Berks County at 40°27′17″N 75°49′8″W / 40.45472°N 75.81889°W (40.454793, -75.818821).[5] It is bordered on the east, west, and north by Richmond Township and on its short southern edge by Ruscombmanor Township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.47%, is water.[3]
Town twinnings[edit]
Fleetwood is twinned with the town of Fleetwood in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom.