Bowers is a census-designated place[4] in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Bowers is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2020 census, the population was 355 residents.[5] Although Bowers has its own post office with the ZIP code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the ZIP code of 19539. [1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 355 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2] |
History
Bowers was founded in 1860, the same year the railroad was extended to Bowers. The community was named for the local Bower family.[7]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Bowers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/# [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.