Oley Township, Pennsylvania

Oley Township
A farm in Oley Township, October 2019
A farm in Oley Township, October 2019
Oley Township is located in Pennsylvania
Oley Township
Oley Township
Location of Oley Township in Pennsylvania
Oley Township is located in the United States
Oley Township
Oley Township
Oley Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°23′00″N 75°46′15″W / 40.38333°N 75.77083°W / 40.38333; -75.77083
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
Area
 • Total24.09 sq mi (62.39 km2)
 • Land23.88 sq mi (61.84 km2)
 • Water0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
Elevation
371 ft (113 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,620
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
3,740
 • Density156.63/sq mi (60.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)610
FIPS code42-011-56672
Website
Oley Township Historic District
LocationPA 73, Oley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°22′7″N 75°46′17″W / 40.36861°N 75.77139°W / 40.36861; -75.77139
Area15,065 acres (6,097 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Georgian, Germanic style
NRHP reference No.83002218 [3]
Added to NRHPMarch 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]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Phoebe L. Hopkins, 1982, NRHP Nomination Form for Oley Township Historic District Enter "public" for ID and "public" for password to access the site.
  5. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  6. ^ Bruce, H. Addington, Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road, New York: Macmillan, 1911, p. 6