Editing Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Lenhartsville''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 180 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Lenhartsville%20borough,%20Pennsylvania |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lenhartsville is located in northern [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] at {{Coord|40|34|24|N|75|53|12|W|type:city}} (40.573438, -75.886717),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the valley of [[Maiden Creek]]. It is surrounded by [[Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Greenwich Township]] but is separate from it. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Lenhartsville has a total area of {{convert|0.35|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 2.75%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4242688| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204247/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4242688| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lenhartsville borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
Heinrich (Henry) Lenhart, 1773–1837, son of Jacob Lenhart, is considered the founder of Lenhartsville, on land once owned by his grandfather Johan Peter Lenhart.<ref>The Lenhart Family of Greenwich and Albany Twps., Berks County, and York County, PA. By Wm. H. Rinkenbach, A.B., M.S. 1937. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gkbopp/LENHART/LENHART_SOURCES/RINKENBACH/RINK_Web_Intro.htm Transcription and other information]</ref><ref>Johan Peter Lenhart arrived in [[Philadelphia]] in 1748, on the ship ''Two Brothers''. By 1749, he owned land in Philadelphia County (became Berks County in 1752). Between 1758-1767 he removed to [[Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania|Dover Township]], [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]], where he and his wife Maria Margaretha are buried. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gkbopp/LENHART/JPL/JPL.htm Additional information about Johan Peter Lenhart]</ref>

The [[Lenhart Farm]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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File:Lenhartsville pa Borough Hall.jpg|Borough Hall
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==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1880= 161
|1890= 152
|1900= 144
|1910= 153
|1920= 144
|1930= 204
|1940= 211
|1950= 229
|1960= 209
|1970= 220
|1980= 200
|1990= 195
|2000= 173
|2010= 165
|2020= 180
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 173 people, 78 households, and 47 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,296.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 82 housing units at an average density of {{convert|614.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58%.<ref name="GR2" /> Historically there is a large [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] population.

There were 78 households, 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 28.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.73.

The age distribution was 17.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median household income was $36,071 and the median family income  was $36,964. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,998. About 9.4% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.3% of those sixty five or over.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-30 10 14 23 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 143 (Chestnut Street) at Old Route 22 in Lenhartsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 143 northbound in Lenhartsville]]}}
As of 2007, there were {{convert|1.00|mi}} of public roads in Lenhartsville, of which {{convert|0.52|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|0.48|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/06412.pdf|title=Lenhartsville Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 143]] is the only state highway serving Lenhartsville. It follows a southeast-to-northwest alignment through the borough via Chestnut Street and Willow Street. From Lenhartsville, PA 143 leads south {{convert|8|mi|0}} via [[Pennsylvania Route 662]] to [[U.S. Route 222]] between [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania|Kutztown]] and [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], and northeast {{convert|13|mi}} to [[New Tripoli, Pennsylvania|New Tripoli]].

The [[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 78]]/[[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 22]] freeway passes just north of the borough, with access to Lenhartsville via Exit 35. I-78/US 22 leads east {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] and west {{convert|59|mi}} to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]].

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[[Category:Boroughs in Berks County, Pennsylvania]]
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