Smoketown, Pennsylvania Explained

Smoketown, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Smoketown
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lancaster
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:East Lampeter
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.50
Area Land Km2:1.48
Area Water Km2:0.02
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:357
Population Density Km2:240.5
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:358
Coordinates:40.0392°N -76.1997°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:17576
Area Code:717
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-71504
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1198301

Smoketown is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Also known as Smoke Town, it is served by the Smoketown Airport. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 357.[2]

Geography

Smoketown is in east-central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of East Lampeter Township, at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 340 (Old Philadelphia Pike) and Pennsylvania Route 896 (Eastbrook Road). It is bordered to the east by Bird-in-Hand and to the north by Witmer. PA 340 leads west 5miles to Lancaster, the county seat, and east the same distance to Intercourse, while PA 896 leads south 1miles to U.S. Route 30 (the Lincoln Highway) and 4miles to Strasburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Smoketown CDP has a total area of 1.5sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 1.29%, are water.[1] Mill Creek, a southwestward-flowing tributary of the Conestoga River, forms the eastern border of Smoketown and separates it from Bird-in-Hand. Via the Conestoga River, the communities are part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, Smoketown had a population of 119 in an area of 0.1 square mile. Of the population, 115 were white, and 4 belonged to two or more races. There were 47 housing units, making the average household size 2.53 people.[3]

References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania. United States Census Bureau. October 2, 2020.
  2. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Smoketown CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. October 2, 2020.
  3. The information on Smoketown are that of the 17576 ZIP Code, for which Smoketown is one and the same.