History · Tilden

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The story so far

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Tilden Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,597 at the 2010 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,597 people in 2010, 3,603 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1983.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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