▁Sch u yl kill ▁River . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Metro ▁Area . ▁The ▁population ▁is ▁ 1 6 , 4 4 0 ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census . ▁As ▁noted ▁by ▁For bes , ▁Phoenix ville ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁be aten - down ▁mill ▁town ▁with ▁a ▁recent ▁dow nt own ▁rev ital ization ▁plan ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁craft ▁bre wer ies ▁and ▁a ▁dist illery . ▁Dow nt own ▁Phoenix ville ▁has ▁more ▁bre wer ies ▁per ▁square ▁foot ▁than ▁anywhere ▁else ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Origin ally ▁called ▁Man av on , ▁Phoenix ville ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 2 ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁bor ough ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁In ▁its ▁industrial ▁he yd ay ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁manufact uring ▁center ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁great ▁iron ▁and ▁steel ▁mill s ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Iron ▁Works , ▁bo iler ▁works , ▁sil k ▁mill , ▁under we ar ▁and ▁hos ier y ▁fact ories , ▁a ▁match ▁factory , ▁and ▁the ▁famous ▁( and ▁now ▁highly ▁collect ible ) ▁E tr us can ▁maj ol ica ▁pot tery . ▁Like ▁many ▁American ▁towns ▁and ▁cities , ▁Phoenix ville ▁ow es ▁its ▁growth ▁to ▁its ▁water ways . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁broad ▁Sch u yl kill ▁River , ▁a ▁historic ▁thorough fare ▁to ▁Native ▁Americans ▁and ▁early