Reamstown, Pennsylvania
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Reamstown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Riemeschteddel) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,361 at the 2010 census.[4]
Geography
Reamstown is located in northeastern Lancaster County at 40°12′43″N 76°7′3″W / 40.21194°N 76.11750°W (40.212046, -76.117587),[5] in the southern part of East Cocalico Township. It is bordered to the northwest by the borough of Denver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km2), of 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.63%, are water.[2] Cocalico Creek runs along the northwestern edge of the CDP, flowing southwest to the Conestoga River, which continues southwest to the Susquehanna.
History
The town was named after Eberhard Ream (Johann Eberhardt Riehm 1687–1779), whose son, Tobias Ream, founded it in the 1740s. It was originally known as "Zohar."[6]
During the American Revolution, Reamstown served as one of a number of field hospitals for the wounded following the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777. A dozen or more of these troops died here and are buried in unmarked graves in the Salem Evangelical Cemetery. The cemetery is also home to a large boulder that once served as a mortar and pestle by the native people who lived on nearby Ephrata Mountain to the south. It was transported to Reamstown by Pierce Lesher, and today a plaque on the stone details both the Native American and military history.[citation needed]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 3,367 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
As of the
There were 1,161 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,423, and the median income for a family was $58,625. Males had a median income of $40,516 versus $25,625 for females. The
Notable person
- George S. Howard, founding commander and conductor of the United States Air Force band in 1947
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Reamstown CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Pioneer Settler / Founder of Reamstown". THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.