Berea (Kentucky)
Berea | ||
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Berea City Hall |
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Location in Kentucky | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Kentucky | |
County : | Madison County | |
Coordinates : | 37 ° 35 ′ N , 84 ° 18 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 13,561 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 560.4 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 24.2 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 24.2 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 312 m | |
Postal code : | 40403 | |
Area code : | +1 859 | |
FIPS : | 21-05842 | |
GNIS ID : | 0486894 | |
Berea College |
Berea is a city in Madison County in the state of Kentucky in the United States . According to the 2010 census , the city has 13,561 inhabitants.
The village has Berea College, the first mixed-sex and multiracial college in the southern states .
Personalities
- John B. Fenn (1917-2010), Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Juanita M. Kreps (1921-2010), Minister
- Paul McCracken (1915–2012), economist
- Tony Snow (1955–2008), White House Press Secretary
- Muse Watson (born 1948), actor