1 9 4 . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 2 , 3 7 7 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁Storia ▁ ▁Modern - day ▁P ott st own ▁is ▁on ▁land ▁originally ▁de eded ▁to ▁William ▁P enn . ▁Germ ans , ▁Sw edes ▁and ▁English ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁area ' s ▁first ▁European ▁sett lers . ▁After ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁iron ▁for ge ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 , ▁P ott st own ' s ▁fort unes ▁became ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁iron ▁industry . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁bl ast ▁furn aces ▁for ▁production ▁of ▁iron ▁and ▁later ▁steel ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Iron ▁and ▁steel ▁production ▁attract ed ▁the ▁Pot ts ▁family , ▁iron ▁master s ▁by ▁trade . ▁They ▁established ▁a ▁for ge ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁home ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Man ata wn y ▁Creek . ▁John ▁Pot ts ▁founded ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁on ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁that ▁he ▁owned . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁oldest ▁mill , ▁P ott st own ▁Rol ler ▁Mill . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁Pot ts gro ve ▁grew , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁it ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁P ott st own , ▁becoming ▁the ▁second ▁bor ough ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁after ▁Nor rist own . ▁ ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁& ▁Reading ▁Rail road ▁main line ▁reached ▁P ott st own ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 .