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We would like to provide the residents of  Pottstown  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Pottstown Home page. The Pottstown Home page provides as much information as possible on Pottstown. Knowing Pottstown’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Pottstown’s Home page, you will also find Pottstown’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Pottstown has a population of 115413. 47.5% of Pottstown’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.5 are female. 40% of Pottstown is married and 48.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $129,682, and the average rent is $994. Household median income in Pottstown is $50,130, and the individual median income is $27,228. Pottstown’s Ethnic is the following: White(68%), Black(21.2%), Multiple(8.9%), Hispanic(6.4%), Other(1.2%), Asian(0.6%).


Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 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. Pottstown is located on the Schuylkill River.


It is 29.1 miles (46.8 km) south of Allentown and 40.4 miles (65.0 km) northwest of Philadelphia.


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