Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Ontelaunee Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,646 at the 2010 census.

History

Ontelaunee Township was organized in 1849. Ontelaunee is the Native American word for Maiden Creek.

The Berkley Historic District and Davies House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km²), of which, 8.6 square miles (22.2 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (6.63%) is water.

Adjacent townships

The borough of Leesport is bounded on the west of Ontelaunee Township.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,217 people, 516 households, and 347 families residing in the township. The population density was 141.7 people per square mile (54.7/km²). There were 555 housing units at an average density of 64.6/sq mi (24.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.22% White, 0.08% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 1.97% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.29% of the population.

Ontelaunee (disambiguation)

Ontelaunee may refer to the following in Berks County, Pennsylvania: