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Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Wilkes Barre. Light manufacturing industries have flourished in Berwick, which consolidated with the borough of West Berwick, where 5,512 people lived in 1910. Population in 1910, 5,357; in 1920, 12,181; and in 1940, 13,181 people. The population was 10,774 at the 2000 census.

Berwick is home to Berwick Offray, a gift ribbon manufacturing plant, and Wise Foods, Inc., a snack food company founded by Berwick native Earl Wise in the first half of the twentieth century, famous for its potato chips.

Berwick is located at 41325N, 761452W (41.056843, -76.247732)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 8.4 km (3.2 mi). 8.0 km (3.1 mi) of it is land and 0.4 km (0.2 mi) of it (4.62%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,774 people, 4,595 households, and 2,802 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,341.9/km (3,477.0/mi). There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 621.7/km (1,611.0/mi). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.10% White, 0.88% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population.