Blandon, Pennsylvania

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Blandon, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Blandon
Coordinates: 40°26′28″N75°53′13″W / 40.44111°N 75.88694°W / 40.44111; -75.88694
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Township Maidencreek
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.44 sq mi (11.51 km2)
 • Land4.44 sq mi (11.49 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
381 ft (116 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
7,289
 • Density1,642.41/sq mi (634.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19510
Area codes 610 and 484
FIPS code 42-06984
GNIS feature ID1169811 [3]

Blandon is a census-designated place [4] in Maidencreek Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 73 and Park Road. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,289 residents. [5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 7,289—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [2]

History

A post office called Blandon has been in operation since 1862. [7] Sources differ whether the community was named for H. Willis Bland, [8] a county judge, or for Robert Bland, [9] an original owner of the town site.

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Blandon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ "2010 Census". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Census.gov". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Township settled by Friends". Reading Eagle -. April 1, 2002. pp. B8. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  9. ↑ Meiser, George M. (October 20, 1982). "Blandon town was built around blacksmith shop". Reading Eagle. p. 11. Retrieved October 29, 2015.


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