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Jacksonwald, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°19′28″N 75°50′59″W / 40.32444°N 75.84972°W / 40.32444; -75.84972
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Exeter
Area
• Total	1.77 sq mi (4.58 km)
• Land	1.76 sq mi (4.57 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Population
• Total	3,246
• Density	1,839.09/sq mi (709.96/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	19606
FIPS code	42-37584

Jacksonwald is a census-designated place that is located in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated less than a mile from the borough of St. Lawrence.

As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,393 residents.

History

The Village of Jacksonwald was established in 1870, when John Jackson built the Jacksonwald Hotel on the corner of Oley Turnpike Road and Church Lane Road. The Hotel overlooked a little red schoolhouse which was also built in 1870, then restored in 1970 for its 100th anniversary. Prior to 1870, the area was once referred to as Schwarzwald, German for "black forest," because it reminded early settlers of the Black Forest region of Germany. Nevertheless, on March 27, 1967 the Jacksonwald Hotel was demolished to make way for a Boyertown headquartered bank branch, National Penn Bank.

Wald is the German word for woods or forests. Similarly to the etymology of other cities, towns and villages of the time, citizens often named their community after a prominent landmark or individual, hence the name Jacksonwald.

Demographics

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
3. "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
4. Bureau, US Census. "Census.gov". www.census.gov. Retrieved 23 April 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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County seat: Reading
City	Reading
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