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Shoemakersville, PA

Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Noble Avenue in Shoemakersville
Noble Avenue in Shoemakersville
Location of Shoemakersville in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Shoemakersville in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Shoemakersville is located in Pennsylvania
Shoemakersville
Shoemakersville
Shoemakersville is located in the US
Shoemakersville
Shoemakersville
Location of Shoemakersville in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°30′00″N 75°58′09″W / 40.50000°N 75.96917°W / 40.50000; -75.96917Coordinates: 40°30′00″N 75°58′09″W / 40.50000°N 75.96917°W / 40.50000; -75.96917
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Area
 • Total 0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2)
 • Land 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation 374 ft (114 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,378
 • Estimate (2016) 1,364
 • Density 2,448.83/sq mi (945.58/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 19555
Area code(s) 610 and 484
FIPS code 42-70464

Shoemakersville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,378 at the 2010 census, down from 2,124 at the 2000 census.

Shoemakersville was named for the first settlers, Henry and Charles Shoemaker. It was a thriving apparel manufacturing town.

The Merit Underwear Company factory was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

The borough is home of the "Shoey Green Sox" Little League baseball team.

Shoemakersville is located in northern Berks County at 40°30′0″N 75°58′9″W / 40.50000°N 75.96917°W / 40.50000; -75.96917 (40.500042, -75.969047), on the east bank of the Schuylkill River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), of which 0.023 square miles (0.06 km2), or 3.96%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,124 people, 605 households, and 402 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,272.8 people per square mile (1,640.2/km²). There were 638 housing units at an average density of 1,283.5 per square mile (492.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.84% White, 2.97% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 2.87% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.73% of the population.


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