Amity Township | |
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 Mouns Jones House in March 2011 | |
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  Amity Township Location of Amity Township in Pennsylvania  Amity Township Amity Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′30″N 75°45′29″W / 40.29167°N 75.75806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.39 sq mi (47.63 km2) |
| • Land | 18.08 sq mi (46.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 223 ft (68 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,435  |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 13,421 |
| • Density | 712.10/sq mi (274.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
Amity Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,435 at the 2020 census.[2] Amity Township, especially in the Douglassville area, is seeing growth in development.
The township was so named for the cordial relationship, or amity, between Swedish settlers and the local Native Americans.[3]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Local school children to hear history of Berks and deeds of noted citizens". Reading Eagle. March 6, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved December 2, 2015.