Oley Township | |
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 A farm in Oley Township, October 2019 | |
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  Oley Township Location of Oley Township in Pennsylvania  Oley Township Oley Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′00″N 75°46′15″W / 40.38333°N 75.77083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.09 sq mi (62.39 km2) |
| • Land | 23.88 sq mi (61.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,620 |
| • Estimate (2016)[2] | 3,740 |
| • Density | 156.63/sq mi (60.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-011-56672 |
| Website | |
Oley Township Historic District | |
| Location | PA 73, Oley Township, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°22′7″N 75°46′17″W / 40.36861°N 75.77139°W |
| Area | 15,065 acres (6,097 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Georgian, Germanic style |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002218 [3] |
| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1983 |
Oley Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 3,620. Oley Township was originally formed in 1740 as a part of Philadelphia County, before Berks County was formed in 1752. The entire township was listed as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[4] Oley is a Native American name purported to mean "a hollow".[5] Daniel Boone was born in Oley Township November 2, 1734.[6]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Phoebe L. Hopkins, 1982, NRHP Nomination Form for Oley Township Historic District Enter "public" for ID and "public" for password to access the site.
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
- ^ Bruce, H. Addington, Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road, New York: Macmillan, 1911, p. 6