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[[File:U.S. Census Bureau map of Temple, Pennsylvania.gif|thumb|Map of Temple before it was dissolved]]
[[File:U.S. Census Bureau map of Temple, Pennsylvania.gif|thumb|Map of Temple before it was dissolved]]
'''Temple''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania|Muhlenberg Township]], [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]] at an elevation of {{convert|361|ft|m}}. The community was named for a hotel sign urging travelers to "Stop at Solomon's Temple." (Solomon was name of the innkeeper.) Temple was formerly an independent borough, until it was disincorporated on January 1, 1999.<ref>[http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1990s/boundary_changes/42.html 1990s Pennsylvania boundary changes]</ref> The [[zip code]] is 19560.
'''Temple''' is a [[census-designated place]] in [[Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Muhlenberg Township]], [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States at an elevation of {{convert|361|ft|m}}. The community was named for a local inn called Solomon's Temple.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DgAuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DJoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5795%2C3041054 | title=Some peculiar post office names in Berks | work=Reading Eagle | date=Nov 27, 1910 | access-date=2 December 2015 | pages=11}}</ref> Temple was an independent borough until it was disincorporated on January 1, 1999.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1990s/boundary_changes/42.html 1990s Pennsylvania boundary changes]</ref> The [[ZIP code]] is 19560. As of the 2022 American Community Survey, the population was 2,251 residents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Temple, PA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4276320-temple-pa/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Education==
Temple is part of the [[Muhlenberg School District]].
As of 1990 Temple had a population of 1,491.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer?city=Temple&state=PA&zip=|title=Temple, PA U.S. Gazetteer|date=1990|work=[[1990 United States Census]]|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2009-07-01}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:10, 20 October 2024

For the university in Philadelphia, see Temple University.
Temple, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Temple is located in Pennsylvania
Temple
Temple
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Temple is located in the United States
Temple
Temple
Temple (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°24′31″N 75°55′19″W / 40.40861°N 75.92194°W / 40.40861; -75.92194
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipMuhlenberg
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,073
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19560
Area code(s)610 and 484
Map of Temple before it was dissolved

Temple is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). The community was named for a local inn called Solomon's Temple.[1] Temple was an independent borough until it was disincorporated on January 1, 1999.[2] The ZIP code is 19560. As of the 2022 American Community Survey, the population was 2,251 residents.[3]

Education

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Temple is part of the Muhlenberg School District.

References

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  1. ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ 1990s Pennsylvania boundary changes
  3. ^ "Census profile: Temple, PA". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2024.


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