Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district
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| Population (2000) | 646,221 |
| Median income | $55,611 |
| Ethnic composition | 87.9% White, 6.8% Black, 2.1% Asian, 3.7% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% other |
| Cook PVI | D + 2 |
Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district was substantially redrawn in the 2002 redistricting.
The district includes parts of Montgomery County, Chester County and Berks County. The largest cities in the district are Reading and Norristown. The current Congressman is Jim Gerlach. In 2004 and 2006, Gerlach won re-election against Democrat Lois Murphy.
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The following communities are all or partly in the sixth district:
Berks County
City of Reading: Wards: 1, 3 (Division 2), 9 (Division 5) Wards: 13 (Division 4 and 5), 14 (Divisions 1,5 and 6) Wards: 16 – 18, and 19 (Division 1)
TOWNSHIPS Amity, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Douglass, Earl District 2, Exeter, Hereford District 1, Longswamp, Lower Alsace, Maxatawny, Muhlenberg Districts 1 and 4, Robeson, South Heidelberg Precinct 2, Spring District 1, Union and Washington
BOROUGHS Adamstown, Bally, Bechtelsville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Kenhorst, Kutztown, Mohnton, Mount Penn, New Morgan, Shillington, Sinking Spring, St. Lawrence, Topton, West Lawn, West Reading, Wyomissing, and Wyomissing Hills
Chester County
City of Coatesville
TOWNSHIPS Caln, Charlestown, East Bradford Districts North and South (Division 2), East Brandywine, East Caln, East Coventry, East Nantmeal, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East Whiteland, Honey Brook, North Coventry, Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South Coventry, Tredyffrin, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley, Wallace, Warwick, West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln, West Nantmeal, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury, West Vincent and West Whiteland
BOROUGHS Atglen, Downingtown, Elverson, Honey Brook, Modena, Phoenixville Wards East (Divisions 2 and 3), Middle, North and West, South Coatesville and Spring City
Lehigh County
Upper Macungie Twp. District 3
Montgomery County
TOWNSHIPS East Norriton, Limerick, Lower Merion, Perkiomen, Plymouth Districts 1, 3 (Precinct 2), and 4, Skippack. Whitemarsh Districts W1 and W2, Whitpain District 8 and Worcester.
BOROUGHS Collegeville, Conshohocken District 1, Narberth, Norristown, Pottstown and Trappe
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