Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

The First National Bank in Fleetwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ==Geography==

Fleetwood is located northeast of the center of Berks County at (40.454793, -75.818821). It is bordered on the east, west, and north by Richmond Township and on its short southern edge by Ruscombmanor Township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which , or 0.47%, is water. ==Demographics==

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Fleetwood had a population of 4,049. The median age was 40.3 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.4 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,656 households in Fleetwood, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.3% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The Old Order Mennonites first bought land in the area in 1949. ==Education==

The community is served by the Fleetwood Area School District, which operates Fleetwood Area High School, Fleetwood Area Middle School, and two elementary schools: Andrew Maier Elementary School and Willow Creek Elementary School. Richmond Elementary School was closed at the end of the 2018–2019 school year. ==Transportation==

As of 2020, there were of public roads in Fleetwood, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough. Pennsylvania Route 662 passes north–south through the borough, leading north toward U.S. Route 222 and south to Oley and Douglassville. By Park Road it is southwest to Reading. Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) provides bus service to Fleetwood along Route 22, which provides a route for workers to the East Penn Manufacturing Company plant in Lyons. Norfolk Southern Railway's Reading Line freight railroad line passes east–west through Fleetwood. ==Town twinnings==

Fleetwood is twinned with the town of Fleetwood in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. ==Popular culture==

• Jimmy Stewart often visited Fleetwood. • The second episode of season one of Debris on NBC takes place on Washington Street in Fleetwood. ==Notable residents==

• Jonathan Bean (born 1979), children's book author and illustrator • Sam Mattis (born 1994), Olympic discus thrower ==References==