Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Earl Township
Hillside vista in Earl Township
Hillside vista in Earl Township
Earl Township is located in Pennsylvania
Earl Township
Earl Township
Location of Earl Township in Pennsylvania
Earl Township is located in the United States
Earl Township
Earl Township
Earl Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°22′36″N 75°42′29″W / 40.37667°N 75.70806°W / 40.37667; -75.70806
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
Area
 • Total
13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2)
 • Land13.72 sq mi (35.54 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation
577 ft (176 m)
Population
 • Total
3,102 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
3,096
 • Density234.97/sq mi (90.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)610

Earl Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,102 at the 2020 census.[2] Earl Township was named for early German settler Hans Graaf. His surname Graaf means "earl" in English.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Early history". Reading Eagle. June 9, 1896. p. 25. Retrieved May 31, 2015.