Boyertown, Pennsylvania

Boyertown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Boyerschteddel) is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,264 at the 2020 census.

A post office called Boyertown has been in operation since 1828. The community was named for its founders, brothers Henry and Daniel Boyer.

In 1908, Boyertown was the site of the Rhoads Opera House fire.

Boyertown is located along the southeastern border of Berks County. It is bordered on the north, west, and south by Colebrookdale Township, and to the southeast by Douglass Township in Montgomery County.

Boyertown is included in the Reading metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boyertown has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km²), all land. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.0 °F in January to 74.7 °F in July. The hardiness zone is 6b.

As of the 2000 census, there were 3,940 people, 1,805 households, and 1,025 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,941.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,908.0/km²). There were 1,885 housing units at an average density of 2,364.2 per square mile (912.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.83% White, 0.20% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 1,805 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder, and 43.2% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.87.