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Gibraltar, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
official_nameGibraltar, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
image_skylineAllegheny Aqueduct - Gibraltar, Pennsylvania (5655736984).jpg
image_captionThe Allegheny Aqueduct
pushpin_mapPennsylvania
pushpin_labelGibraltar
pushpin_label_positionbottom
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Berks
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Robeson
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km23.20
area_land_km23.04
area_water_km20.16
area_total_sq_mi1.24
area_land_sq_mi1.18
area_water_sq_mi0.06
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total721
population_density_km2236.80
population_density_sq_mi613.10
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft200
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code19508
area_codes610 & 484
blank_nameGNIS feature ID
blank_info1175586

Gibraltar is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Robeson Township in southern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 680 as of the 2010 census. The community is four miles from Birdsboro and 6.4 miles from downtown Reading. It is served by the Twin Valley School District and is across the Schuylkill River from Exeter.

Demographics

History

The town is named after Gibraltar, a British territory which is south of Spain. In the mid-18th Century, prior to being named Gibraltar, the place was known as Seideltown. Descendants of Ernst Seidel (an emigrant from Sweden) operated ironworks (forges) in that area.

Education

The school district is Twin Valley School District.

Twin Valley Middle School and Twin Valley High School are in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, and have Elverson postal addresses.

Notes

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
  3. (2023). "Gibraltar PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
  4. {{cite gnis. 1175586. Gibraltar, Pennsylvania
  5. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  7. Gannett, Henry. (1905). "The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States". Govt. Print. Off..
  8. "Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals".
  9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Berks County, PA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
  10. (2022-07-21 }} - Compare to the address. [http://www.caernarvon.org/maps/zoning%20map.pdf The zoning map published by the township] {{Webarchive). "Mapping > Caernarvon Township". [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]].
  11. "Home". Twin Valley High School.
  12. "Home". Twin Valley Middle School.
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