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Smoketown, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Field	Value
name	Smoketown, Pennsylvania
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_skyline	West end of Smoketown Airport, Pennsylvania.jpg
image_caption	A view of Smoketown, including the Smoketown Airport
pushpin_map	Pennsylvania#USA
pushpin_label	Smoketown
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Lancaster
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	East Lampeter
leader_title
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1.50
area_land_km2	1.48
area_water_km2	0.02
population_as_of	2010
population_footnotes
population_total	357
population_density_km2	240.5
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_ft	358
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	17576
area_code	717
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	42-71504
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1198301

Smoketown is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Also known as Smoke Town, it is served by the Smoketown Airport. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 357.

Geography

Smoketown is in east-central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of East Lampeter Township, at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 340 (Old Philadelphia Pike) and Pennsylvania Route 896 (Eastbrook Road). It is bordered to the east by Bird-in-Hand and to the north by Witmer. PA 340 leads west 5 mi to Lancaster, the county seat, and east the same distance to Intercourse, while PA 896 leads south 1 mi to U.S. Route 30 (the Lincoln Highway) and 4 mi to Strasburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Smoketown CDP has a total area of 1.5 sqkm, of which 0.02 sqkm, or 1.29%, are water. Mill Creek, a southwestward-flowing tributary of the Conestoga River, forms the eastern border of Smoketown and separates it from Bird-in-Hand. Via the Conestoga River, the communities are part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, Smoketown had a population of 119 in an area of 0.1 square mile. Of the population, 115 were white, and 4 belonged to two or more races. There were 47 housing units, making the average household size 2.53 people.

References

"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau.
"Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Smoketown CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau.
The information on Smoketown are that of the 17576 ZIP Code, for which Smoketown is one and the same.

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