Mertztown, Pennsylvania
Mertztown, Pennsylvania | ||
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FIPS code 42-48824 | | |
Mertztown is a census-designated place[3] 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.[4]
Mertztown is located in Berks County at latitude 40.506 and longitude -75.665. Its elevation is 466 feet. It appears on the
UTC-5
).
The
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
610. The Toad Creek runs east through the village from Topton into the Little Lehigh Creek
.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 600 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
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
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades".
- ^ https://www.census.gov/# [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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