Berrysburg

• Official Name — Berrysburg, Pennsylvania • Mapsize — 260px • Settlement Type — Borough • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Pennsylvania • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Dauphin • Government Type — Borough Council • Leader Title — Mayor • Established Title — Settled • Established Date — 1819 • Established Title1 — Incorporated • Established Date1 — 1871 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 1.57 • Area Land Km2 — 1.57 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Area Total Sq Mi — 0.61 • Area Land Sq Mi — 0.61 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 326 • Population Density Km2 — 207.64 • Population Density Sq Mi — 537.95 • Timezone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation Ft — 722 • Postal Code Type — ZIP Code • Postal Code — 17005 • Area Code — 717 • Website — berrysburg.org • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 42-05856

Berrysburg was originally called Hellerstown. The present name is for the Berry family of settlers. The Romberger-Stover House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Berrysburg is located in the eastern part of Mifflin Township, in northern Dauphin County at (40.602475, -76.811309). Berrysburg as a borough is a separate municipality from the township. The Mahantango Mountain lies 2 mi to the north. Pennsylvania Routes 25 and 225 intersect in the borough; PA 25 leads east 5 mi to Gratz and west 9 mi to Millersburg on the Susquehanna River, while PA 225 leads north 3 mi to Pillow and south 4 mi to Elizabethville. Harrisburg, the state capital and Dauphin County seat, is 30 mi to the south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 km2, all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 354 people, 144 households, and 102 families residing in the borough. The population density was 519.5 PD/sqmi. There were 152 housing units at an average density of 223.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.15% White, 0.56% African American and 0.28% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population. There were 144 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.83. In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $33,281, and the median income for a family was $42,250. Males had a median income of $29,911 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,269. About 5.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.