Earl Township | |
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 Hillside vista in Earl Township | |
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  Earl Township Location of Earl Township in Pennsylvania  Earl Township Earl Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′36″N 75°42′29″W / 40.37667°N 75.70806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.82 sq mi (35.80 km2) |
| • Land | 13.72 sq mi (35.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,102  |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 3,096 |
| • Density | 234.97/sq mi (90.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Early history". Reading Eagle. June 9, 1896. p. 25. Retrieved May 31, 2015.