Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania
| Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°30′00″N 75°58′09″W / 40.50000°N 75.96917°WCoordinates: 40°30′00″N 75°58′09″W / 40.50000°N 75.96917°W |
| Area | 1.50 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| - land | 1.44 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - water | 0.06 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,378 (2010) |
| Density | 955.3/km2 (2,474.2/sq mi) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19555 |
| Area code | 610 and 484 |
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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 (40.500042, -75.969047), on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. Pennsylvania Route 61 passes through the borough, leading south 12 miles (19 km) to Reading, and north 4 miles (6 km) to Interstate 78 in West Hamburg.
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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