Muhlenberg High School

Muhlenberg Township (pronounced "MYOO-len-burg") is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 21,915 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous township in Berks County after Spring Township and Exeter Township. The township was named for U.S. Congressman Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, grandson of Henry Muhlenberg, and who is featured on the township seal.

The Muhlenberg Area School District is a mid-sized, suburban, public school district serving parts of Berks County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the borough of Laureldale and the Muhlenberg Township. The district encompasses approximately 13 square miles (34 km2). Per the 2000 federal census data it served a resident population of 20,064. By 2010, the district's population declined to 23,562 people.In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $21,417, while the median family income was $51,356. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.The district operates four schools: Muhlenberg Elementary Center (K-3), C.E. Cole Intermediate School (4-6), Muhlenberg Middle School (7-9), and Muhlenberg High School (10-12) school. The 9th grade moved from the high school to the middle school in the 2010–2011 school year. The 4th grade moved from the elementary school to the intermediate school in the 2018–2019 school year. All four of the schools share the same campus and are separated by athletic fields. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. High school students may choose to attend Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Centers [1] for training in the trades. The Berks County Intermediate Unit IU14 [2] provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Laureldale is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,911 at the 2010 census.

Fairgrounds Square Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located just north of Reading, Pennsylvania in Muhlenberg Township. It was anchored by Boscov's, Burlington Coat Factory, and Limerick Furniture. Smaller stores included Super Shoes, Planet Fitness, an AMC Classic movie theater, and Golden Eagle Comics. The mall, which once had 75 stores, had 14 stores and many vacant storefronts before it closed in 2018. It was located on 5th Street Highway, U.S. 222 Business.

Hyde Park is a census-designated place just outside the city of Reading in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its coordinates are 40°22′N 75°55′W. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,528 residents.

Temple is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). The community was named for a local inn called Solomon's Temple. Temple was an independent borough until it was disincorporated on January 1, 1999. The ZIP code is 19560. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,073 residents.

Tuckerton is an unincorporated community in Muhlenberg Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Tuckerton is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 61 and Tuckerton Road south of an interchange with U.S. Route 222.

Muhlenberg Park is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located just to the west of the borough of Laureldale. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,420 residents. Development of the community began in 1915.

The Greater Reading Expo Center was an exhibition center located just north of Reading, Pennsylvania and access from the Warren Street Bypass (Route 12.) It had 30 meeting rooms, two food courts, and a total area of over 270,000 square feet on one floor. The expo center opened in 2006 and closed in 2013.

South Temple is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately four miles north of the city of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,424 residents.Originally a streetcar suburb of Reading, South Temple retains the look of a 1920s residential community, with decent-sized properties, mature trees, sidewalks, and much variation in housing styles. The houses are well-kept and the gardens meticulously groomed. The community was originally serviced by a street-running trolley on Kutztown Road and an interurban trolley stop (the pavilion at 11th & Park is still standing).

Berks County (Pennsylvania German: Barricks Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading, the fourth-most populous city in the state.The county borders Lehigh County to its north and its east, Schuylkill County to its north, Lebanon and Lancaster counties to its west, and Chester County to its south. The county is approximately 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and 64 miles (103 km) northwest of Philadelphia, the state's largest city. The Schuylkill River, a 135-mile-long (217 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Berks County. The county is part of the Reading, PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA), which in turn is part of the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area known as the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area (CSA).

Peacock's Lock Viaduct is a stone arch bridge over the Schuylkill River near Reading, Pennsylvania, constructed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad between 1853 and 1856. It is named for a nearby lock on the Schuylkill Canal. The bridge is notable for its pierced spandrels, or circular openings between the arch rings and the deck. While this feature is found on some European bridges, it is extremely rare, if not unique, in the United States.