Kempton, Pennsylvania
Kempton, Pennsylvania | |
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.jpg) Kempton Hotel | |
  Kempton  Kempton | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′30″N 75°51′12″W / 40.62500°N 75.85333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Township | Albany |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 159 |
| • Density | 200.50/sq mi (77.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19529 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-39224 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1178350[3] |
Kempton is a census-designated place[4] in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 159 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Description
Kempton is located at 40.625°N, 75.853°W, at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 737 and Kistler Valley Road. The community is approximately 6 miles north of the borough of Lenhartsville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 169 residents.[6]
The Kempton Country Fair is held annually in Kempton in June, which features farm animals, farm tools and vehicles.
Tourist attractions in the Kempton area include the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, WK&S Railroad, Appalachian Trail, Kempton Hotel, and Kempton Community Center. The Community Center hosts the Pennsylvania Renewable Energy Festival annually during the fall.
A postcard of Kempton is featured in the opening intro of the movie National Lampoons Vacation.[7]
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Church in Kempton -
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New Bethel Union Church
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References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ "Kempton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/# [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ 0x6966 (12 July 2009). "National Lampoon's Vacation (title sequence)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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External links
Media related to Kempton, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=14225
- http://www.kemptoncountryfair.org/2.html
- http://www.albanyths.org
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