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Kunkletown, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US


Summary

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
official_nameKunkletown, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeUnincorporated community
image_skylineFlickr - Nicholas T - Warm 'n' Cool.jpg
image_captionSaint Matthew's Church in Kunkletown
pushpin_mapPennsylvania#USA
pushpin_labelKunkletown
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Monroe
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Eldred
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft531
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code18058
area_codes610 and 484
blank_nameGNIS feature ID
blank_info1178712

Kunkletown is an unincorporated community in Eldred Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at an elevation of 531 feet.

History

An 1845 book is the first published reference to Kunklesville. It says it bore "the name of its proprietor, [and that it] was started about 15 years ago, consisting of seven or eight dwellings, one tavern, one store, a school house, a German Reformed Church and a grist mill." A Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania newspaper referred to it as Kunkletown in December 1846.27.2 mile Tour of 47 Kunkletown Historic Locations

Demographics

The population of Kunkletown's ZIP code in the 2010 census was 9,464, of whom 8,924 were Caucasian, 377 were African-American, 499 were Hispanic, 81 were Asian, 77 were Indian, 9 were Hawaiian, and 161 were of other races. The average home value in 2000 was $114,800, and the average household income that year was $44,580.

Notable person

  • Gray Morrow, illustrator (lived there at time of death; born in Fort Wayne, Indiana)

References

References

  1. {{cite gnis. 1178712. Kunkletown, Pennsylvania
  2. Rowland, I. Daniel. (August 21, 2004). "History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill Counties". Ancestry.com.
  3. Rowland
  4. "Kunkletown, PA". ZIP-codes.com.
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