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Mertztown, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

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nameMertztown, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
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image_skylineMertztown, PA, May 2024.jpg
image_captionChestnut Street in Mertztown
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Berks
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Longswamp Township
established_date
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area_footnotes
area_total_km22.74
area_land_km22.72
area_water_km20.01
<!-- Population -->population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total600
population_density_km2220.24
<!-- General information -->timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft466
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP Code
postal_code19539
area_codes610 and 484
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-48824
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population_density_sq_mi570.34

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Mertztown (Pennsylvania German: Mertzeschteddel) is a census-designated place in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located near the borough of Topton. As of the 2010 census, the population was 664 residents.

Mertztown is located in Berks County at latitude 40.506 and longitude -75.665. Its elevation is 466 feet. It appears on the United States Geological Survey map for Topton and is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5).

The Reading Railroad which ran through Mertztown, was later acquired by Norfolk Southern as the Reading Line, and remains a heavily used railroad branch. A branch of the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad once passed through the Farmington and Klines Corner section in Mertztown, but the tracks were later removed.

Mertztown was founded in 1823 by Robert Mertz. The population density is .01% Black, .01% Hispanic or other, and 99.8% white. Atlas Minerals, a major mineral company, is located in Mertztown. The company, which moved to Mertztown in 1917, has been based there ever since.

Mertztown is served by Brandywine Heights Area School District, which is based in Mertztown. Gateway Christian School is also located in Mertztown. The area code is 610. The Toad Creek runs east through the village from Topton into the Little Lehigh Creek.

Notable places

  • Dorney Road Landfill, which was added to the Superfund National Priorities List by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1984 and later removed from the list in 2018.

Notable people

  • Charles F. Rabenold (1883–1968), architect

References

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
  3. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades".
  4. https://www.census.gov/# {{nonspecific. (July 2022)
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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