Kutztown
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| Kutztown | |||
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 View of West Main Street in Kutztown |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | April 7, 1815 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Berks County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 31 ′ N , 75 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,067 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 478 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.6 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.6 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 125 m | ||
| Postal code : | 19530 | ||
| Area code : | +1 610 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-40656 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1214917 | ||
| Website : | www.kutztownboro.org | ||
| Mayor : | Sandra K. Green | ||
Kutztown is a borough in Berks County in the US state of Pennsylvania . According to the 2000 census, it had 5,067 inhabitants on an area of 10.6 km². The population density is 478 per km².
history
George (Coots) Kutz bought 130 acres (0.53 km²) of land from Peter Wentz, who owned much of what is now Maxatawny Township, on June 16, 1755 , which became Kutztown. Kutz published the first plans for the city in 1779. The first land in the new city of Cootstown, which was later renamed Kutztown, was acquired in 1785 by Adam Dietrich and Henry Schweier.
Kutztown was incorporated as a borough on April 7, 1815 and is the second oldest borough in Berks County after Reading , which was elevated to a borough in 1783 and a city in 1847.
Like the rest of Berks County, Kutztown was mainly settled by Germans, most of whom were from the Palatinate .
Others
The painter Keith Haring grew up in Kutztown.
Kutztown is the seat of the Kutztown University of Pennsylvania .