Kenhorst, Pennsylvania | |
Borough | |
New Holland Rd., Kenhorst.
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Berks |
Elevation | 344 ft (104.9 m) |
Coordinates | 40°18′29″N 75°56′39″W / 40.30806°N 75.94417°WCoordinates: 40°18′29″N 75°56′39″W / 40.30806°N 75.94417°W |
Area | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
- land | 1.5 km2 (1 sq mi) |
- water | 0.0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Population | 2,877 (2010) |
Density | 1,890.8/km2 (4,897.1/sq mi) |
Founded | August 25, 1931 |
Mayor | Nickolas J. Hatzas |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 19607 |
Area code | 610 and 484 |
Website: www |
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Kenhorst (/ˈkɛnhərst/ KEN-hərst) is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,877 at the 2010 census.
Kenhorst is located in central Berks County at 40°18′29″N 75°56′39″W / 40.30806°N 75.94417°W (40.308092, -75.944042). It is bordered by the city of Reading to the north and east and by Cumru Township to the south and west, including the census-designated place of Grill to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,679 people, 1,215 households, and 789 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,551.8 people per square mile (1,753.2/km²). There were 1,254 housing units at an average density of 2,130.6 per square mile (820.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.86% White, 0.82% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 1.05% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population.