Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Pottstown, PA
Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. 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. In the past, its iron and steel interests were very extensive. There were large rolling mills, furnaces, nail works, textile mills, bridge works, agricultural-implement works, boiler and machine shops, foundries, and manufactories of bricks, silks, shirts, hosiery, etc. In 1900, 13,696 people lived here; in 1910, 15,599; in 1920, 17,431; and in 1940, 20,194 people lived here...
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General Information
| Montgomery |
County | 56,268 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Pennsylvania |
State | 64,298 |
Population (current) |
| 61.2 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.0 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.1 |
Square Miles of Water | $129,600 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $50,411 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 1,467 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $158,093,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 20,794 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $652,079,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
