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Pottstown, Pennsylvania Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Reading, on the Schuylkill River. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were considerably extended. Pottstown is the center of a productive farming and dairying region.In the past, its iron and steel interests were very extensive. There were large rolling mills, furnaces, nail works, textile mills, bridge works, agricultural-implement works, boiler and machine shops, foundries, and manufactories of bricks, silks, shirts, hosiery, etc. In 1900, 13,696 people lived here; in 1910, 15,599; in 1920, 17,431; and in 1940, 20,194 people lived here. The population was 21,859 at the 2000 census.Pottstown is not to be confused with Pottsville, a city in Schuylkill County well-known for being the home of the Yuengling brewery. History Modern day Pottstown is established on land originally deeded to William Penn. Germans, Swedes and English were among the first settlers in the area. After establishment of the first iron forge in 1714, Pottstown's fortunes became tied to the iron industry.Eventually, blast furnaces for production of iron and later steel opened in the area. Iron and steel production brought the Potts family, iron masters by trade, to the area. They established a forge in the area and built a large home just west of the Manatawny Creek. John Potts founded a town in 1761 on part of the 995 acres (4.03 km2) that he owned.Over time, Pottsgrove grew and in 1815, was incorporated under the name Pottstown becoming the second borough in Pennsylvania after Norristown.The extension of the Reading Railroad to Mount Carbon facilitated the movement of raw materials and finished goods which helped Pottstown's economy to grow. In the few years following the extension of the railroad, the population grew from 600 to 1,850 residents. Pottstown's metal production grew and notably, steel from the borough was used in the Panama Canal and Golden Gate Bridge.In 1944, the borough adopted a city manager form of government. By 1964, the borough saw the need to re-organize the municipal government. At the time, it had one of the largest borough councils in the state, with 20 members. This was reduced to seven members in redrawn wards. Politics and government Pottstown has a city manager form of government with a mayor and a seven-member borough council. The mayor is Bonnie Heath and the manager is Jason Bobst.The borough is part of the Sixth Congressional District (represented by Rep. Jim Gerlach), the 146th State House District (represented by Rep. Thomas Quigley) and the 44th State Senate District (represented by Sen. John Rafferty, Jr.). Geography Pottstown is located at 40°14′59″N 75°38′25″W / 40.24972°N 75.64028°W / 40.24972; -75.64028 (40.249690, -75.640262).According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²), of which 4.8 square miles (12.5 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km² or 1.83%) is water. Demographics As of 2006-2008 Census Bureau Estimates, there were 22,018 people living in Pottstown. The racial makeup of the borough was 72.1% White, 19.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6% of the population.As of the census of 2000, there were 21,859 people, 9,146 households, and 5,533 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,526.3 people per square mile (1,747.4/km²). There were 9,973 housing units at an average density of 2,065.1 per square mile (797.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.34% White, 15.06% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.89% from other races, and 2.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.53% of the population.There were 9,146 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.02.In the borough the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.The median income for a household in the borough was $35,785, and the median income for a family was $45,734. Males had a median income of $34,923 versus $26,229 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,078. About 8.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. Transportation Bus service in Pottstown and the surrounding communities is a publicly owned and privately operated system. The Borough of Pottstown owns, funds, and administers the system. The day-to-day operations are the responsibility of Pottstown Area Rapid Transit, Inc.Pottstown is serviced by Pottstown Municipal Airport, a general aviation airport, and a short distance from Pottstown is Pottstown Limerick Airport located in Limerick.Passenger train service between Reading/Pottstown and Philadelphia was operated by Conrail under the auspices of SEPTA until July 29, 1981 when all diesel services were terminated. The station site still exists and is currently home to a bank. Public library Pottstown Public Library Colleges Montgomery County Community College- West Campus Public Schools Districts ThePottstown School Districtserves the borough. ThePottsgrove School Districtserves a surrounding suburb. TheOwen J. Roberts School Districtserves the rural area to the south of the borough, such asWarwick Township, Pennsylvania,East Nantmeal,South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania,North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania,East Vincent Township, Pennsylvania,East Coventry Township, PennsylvaniaandWest Vincent Township, Pennsylvania. Private Schools Children's House of Northern Chester County Coventry Christian Schools The Hill School Wyndcroft School Saint Aloysius School Stowe Lighthouse Christian Academy Perkiomen Valley Academy Blessed Theresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church and School Saint Pius X High Schoolof theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphiais in nearbyLower Pottsgrove Township. Pottstown Mercury The Mercury has the unique distinction of being the smallest circulation newspaper in the U.S. to win two Pulitzer Prizes. The first award came in 1979 in the Spot News Photography category by staff photographer Tom Kelly. The second Pulitzer Prize came in 1990 for Editorial Writing by Tom Hylton. The Mercury has won hundreds of other state and national awards in the past 75 years. Pottstown Herald The Herald is the original online newspaper of Pottstown Pennsylvania. It has started in May 2007 and has around 90,000 subscribers. Unlike most printed papers the Pottstown Herald is a free subscription newspaper and is still rapidly growing. Threatcore News Threatcore News is a daily collection of news links from over 200 sources. The free online news service brings news of technology with focus on security and identity theft. Established in March 2009, Threatcore is very dynamic - updating several times a day with breaking news from the wires. Threatcore was the result of a college computer science project and has grown to be a well known source of information through its links to many popular papers and online sources. Threatcore operates a server in Pottstown Pennsylvania and broadcasts through its website and RSS feeds. PCTV PCTV (Pottstown Community TV) is owned and operated by the Borough of Pottstown and provides local origination programming over Comcast Cable TV in over 77,000 homes in western Montgomery County, Northern Chester County and Eastern Berks County. In existence since 1983, PCTV currently produces programming on 3 local Cable Channels 22, 27 and 98).Pctv also covers local high school sports such as football, basketball, swimming or baseball. Notable natives and residents Jacob Albright, one of the founders of theUnited Methodist Church, was born in Pottstown in 1759 Aaron Beasley, formerNFLcornerback for theJacksonville Jaguars,New York Jets, andAtlanta Falcons. Naomi Childers, silent film actress Daryl Hall, member of theGrammy Awardwinning American rock groupHall & Oates. Geof Manthorne, cake artist and co-star of the Food Network's reality TV seriesAce Of Cakes. George Seasholtz, formerNFLfullback. Bobby Shantz, formerMLBpitcher. Don Strock, retiredNFLquarterback. Earl Strom, formerNBAreferee. Buck Weaver, formerMLBshortstopfor theChicago White Sox, involved in the 1919Black Sox Scandal. Places of interest Pottsgrove Manor