Geography
Pottstown is placed at 40°14'59" North, 75°38'25" West (Forty.249690, -75.640262).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the borough has the number front yard of Xii.Vii km² (4.9 mi²). Xii.V kilometer² (Iv.Octet mi²) of these are l& and Zero.Two kilometre² (Cypher.One mi²) of these are a lake. A aggregate front yard is I.83% a water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 21,859 people, 9,146 house, & 5,533 families living in the borough. A population density is 1,747.4/km² (4,526.3/mi²). There are 9,973 housing units at an typical density of 797.2/km² (2,065.1/mi²). A racial makeup of the borough is 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. Quaternary.53% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 9,146 home away from which Xxix.1% use youngsters under a age of Eighteen accept the children, 41.3% come married couples living together, 14.7% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no hubby present, & 39.5% come non-families. 33.5% of a lot house come manufactured higher of souls & Thirteen.4% own mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Deuce.36 & a typical personal size is Tierce.02.

In a borough the people is spread retired by owning Twenty-five.6% under a age of Eighteen, Vii.5% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Thirty.9% from either 25 to 44, Xix.8% from either 45 to 64, & Sixteen.2% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Hundred females there are Xc.V males. For each C females age Eighteen & concluded, there are 85.Sextet males.

the median income for a home in the borough is $35,785, & the median income for a personal is $45,734. Males have a median income of $34,923 versus $26,229 for females. A per capita income for the borough is $19,078. Xi.3% of the people & Eight.7% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, Fifteen.2% of people under a age of 18 & 8.8% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.

Notables
Daryl Hall, musician, of Hall & Oates, was innate within Pottstown in October 11, 1949 and attended the local senior high, Owen J. Roberts.