Berks County News

Of the 1,893 citizens living in St. Lawrence in 2020, 1,364 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau: 5.3% of people in St. Lawrence identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 1,893 citizens living in St. Lawrence in 2020, 94.7 percent said they were only one race, while 5.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau: More women than men in Wernersville in 2019

Of the 2,793 people living in Wernersville in 2019, 54.1 percent (1,510) were women and 45.9 percent (1,283) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

VA reports decrease in number of appointments at Philadelphia VAMC health facility (642GH) in September

The Philadelphia VA Medical Center, subsidiary 642GH in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania scheduled 597 pending appointments in September compared to 741 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

25.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boyertown

25.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boyertown in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census Bureau reports Stony Creek Mills population was 743 in 2020

Stony Creek Mills had a population of 743 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

Census Bureau: 72.4 percent of people in Springmont were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 1,119 citizens living in Springmont in 2020, 810 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau: 12% of people in Springmont identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 1,119 citizens living in Springmont in 2020, 88 percent said they were only one race, while 12 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau reports St. Lawrence population was 1,893 in 2020

St. Lawrence had a population of 1,893 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

Census Bureau: More women than men in West Hamburg in 2019

Of the 2,108 people living in West Hamburg in 2019, 53.1 percent (1,119) were women and 46.9 percent (989) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

30.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hamburg

30.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hamburg in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

VA reports decrease in number of appointments at Philadelphia VAMC health facility in Horsham in September

The Philadelphia VA Medical Center, subsidiary 642GC in Horsham, Pennsylvania scheduled 7,916 pending appointments in September compared to 8,681 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

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Berks County News area weekly mass times

The following parishes in the Berks County News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

VA reports increase in number of appointments at Lebanon VAMC health facility in Mechanicsburg in February

The Lebanon VA Medical Center, subsidiary 595GA in Mechanicsburg, PA scheduled 10,591 pending appointments in February compared to 10,101 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

Census Bureau reports Springmont population was 1,119 in 2020

Springmont had a population of 1,119 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

Census Bureau: 7% of people in Spring Ridge identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 1,003 citizens living in Spring Ridge in 2020, 93 percent said they were only one race, while seven percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

VA reports decrease in number of appointments at Philadelphia VAMC health facility (642) in September