Bowers is a census-designated place[4] in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Bowers, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
  Bowers  Bowers | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′14″N 75°44′32″W / 40.48722°N 75.74222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Township | Maxatawny |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 355 |
| • Density | 583.88/sq mi (225.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 19511 & 19539 |
| Area code(s) | 610 & 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-07800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1170048[3] |
Bowers is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2020 census, the population was 355 residents.[5] Although Bowers has its own post office with the ZIP code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the ZIP code of 19539. [1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 355 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][2] | |||
History
editBowers was founded in 1860, the same year the railroad was extended to Bowers. The community was named for the local Bower family.[7]
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Bowers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/# [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.