| Tilden Township | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Elevation | 587 ft (178.9 m) |
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| Area | 19.0 sq mi (49.2 km2) |
| - land | 18.9 sq mi (49 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.53% |
| Population | 3,553 (2000) |
| Density | 187.7 / sq mi (72.5 / km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
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Location of Tilden Township in Pennsylvania
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Tilden Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,553 at the 2000 census.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.0 square miles (49.2 km²), of which, 18.9 square miles (49.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.37%) is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River, which forms its natural eastern and part of its northern natural boundary. Blue Mountain forms the remainder of its natural northern boundary.
Interstate 78 and Route 61 interchange in the township just west of the river. Tilden's villages include Berne, Jalappa, Upper Berne, and West Hamburg.
Adjacent townships
The boroughs of Hamburg and Port Clinton are both located across the Schuylkill River, while Port Clinton is in Schuylkill County.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,553 people, 1,246 households, and 990 families residing in the township. The population density was 187.7 people per square mile (72.5/km²). There were 1,357 housing units at an average density of 71.7/sq mi (27.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.95% White, 0.28% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 1.04% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 2,247 |
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| 1990 | 2,522 | 12.2% | |
| 2000 | 3,553 | 40.9% | |
| Est. 2005 | 3,718 | 4.6% | |
There were 1,246 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $49,966, and the median income for a family was $57,045. Males had a median income of $41,378 versus $25,481 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,879. About 4.2% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.