Berea (Kentucky)
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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 | ||
.jpg) Berea College |
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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