Ronks, Pennsylvania
Ronks, Pennsylvania | ||
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FIPS code 42-65984 | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1185421[3] | |
Ronks is a small unincorporated farming community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, just west of Paradise.[4] As of the 2010 census the population was 362.[5]
The community is the home of Ronks Concrete Company and has a large
ZIP code of 17572 covers a much larger area than the CDP, extending south into Strasburg Township and east into Leacock Township
. Within this larger area are several Amish-themed tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, and lodging.
Geography
Ronks is in east-central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of East Lampeter Township. It is bordered to the north by Bird-in-Hand and to the southeast by Soudersburg. U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, forms the southern edge of the community, with the center of Ronks 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the north along Ronks Road. Lancaster, the county seat, is 8 miles (13 km) to the west.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the Ronks CDP has a total area of 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2), of which 0.1 acres (424 m2), or 0.02%, are water.[6] Ronks drains west toward Mill Creek and is part of the Conestoga River
watershed.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 391 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 8, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ronks, Pennsylvania
- ^ Topozone-Ronks, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Ronks CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
Media related to Ronks, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
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