Reamstown, Pennsylvania
| Reamstown, Pennsylvania | |
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North Reamstown Road at Church Street
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 Lancaster County's location in Pennsylvania |
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 Reamstown's location in Lancaster County |
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| Coordinates: 40°12′43″N 76°7′3″W / 40.21194°N 76.11750°WCoordinates: 40°12′43″N 76°7′3″W / 40.21194°N 76.11750°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.3 sq mi (5.888 km2) |
| • Land | 2.3 sq mi (5.888 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 392 ft (119 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,361 |
| • Density | 1,520.87/sq mi (594.09/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 17567 |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| Website | http://www.reamstown.org |
Reamstown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Riemeschteddel) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,361 at the 2010 census.
Reamstown is located at 40°12′43″N 76°7′3″W / 40.21194°N 76.11750°W (40.212046, -76.117587). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 50 square miles (130 km2), all of it land.
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" according to a local highway marker. During the 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 Indians who lived on nearby Ephrata Mountain. It was transported to Reamstown by Pierce Lesher and today a plaque on the stone details both the Native American and military history.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,498 people, 1,161 households, and 897 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,542.0 people per square mile (595.0/km²). There were 1,194 housing units at an average density of 526.3/sq mi (203.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.23% White, 0.31% African American, 0.26% Native American, 2.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.
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