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Of the 562 citizens living in Walnuttown in 2020, 90 percent said they were only one race, while 10 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 St. Lawrence in 2019

Of the 2,022 people living in St. Lawrence in 2019, 51 percent (1,031) were women and 49 percent (991) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

42.1 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Jacksonwald

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

Census Bureau: 80.1 percent of people in Walnuttown were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 562 citizens living in Walnuttown in 2020, 450 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau reports Wernersville population was 2,757 in 2020

Wernersville had a population of 2,757 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

VA reports increase in number of appointments at Wilkes-Barre VAMC health facility in Williamsport in September

The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, subsidiary 693GB in Williamsport, Pennsylvania scheduled 3,219 pending appointments in September compared to 2,907 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

Census Bureau: nobody in Virginville identified as multi-racial in 2020

All 213 citizens living in Virginville in 2020 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau: Everyone in Virginville was old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 213 citizens living in Virginville in 2020, 213 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau reports Walnuttown population was 562 in 2020

Walnuttown had a population of 562 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

VA reports increase in number of appointments at Wilkes-Barre VAMC health facility in Sayre in September

The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, subsidiary 693GA in Sayre, Pennsylvania scheduled 1,708 pending appointments in September compared to 1,670 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.

53.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kempton

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

Census Bureau: More men than women in Stony Creek Mills in 2019

Of the 863 people living in Stony Creek Mills in 2019, 49.4 percent (426) were women and 50.6 percent (437) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

Census Bureau reports Virginville population was 213 in 2020

Virginville had a population of 213 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Berks County News.

Census Bureau: 81.1 percent of people in Topton were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 2,204 citizens living in Topton in 2020, 1,788 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau: 2.9% of people in Topton identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 2,204 citizens living in Topton in 2020, 97.1 percent said they were only one race, while 2.9 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 Wilkes-Barre VAMC health facility in Allentown in September

The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, subsidiary 693B4 in Allentown, Pennsylvania scheduled 7,809 pending appointments in September compared to 8,142 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

34.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in West Wyomissing

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

Census Bureau: More men than women in Stouchsburg in 2019