Kutztown, Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania View of Kutztown from hill north of town View of Kutztown from hill north of town Seal of Kutztown Kutztown is positioned in Pennsylvania Kutztown - Kutztown Location of Kutztown in Pennsylvania Kutztown is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Allentown and 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Reading.

As of the 2010 census, the borough had a populace of 5,012. Kutztown University is positioned just outside the borough limits to the southwest.

George (Coots) Kutz purchased 130 acres (53 ha) of territory that became Kutztown on June 16, 1755, from Peter Wentz who owned much of what is now Maxatawny Township.

The first lots in the new town of Cootstown (later retitled Kutztown) were purchased in 1785 by Adam Dietrich and Henry Schweier.

Kutztown was incorporated as a borough on April 7, 1815, and is the second earliest borough in Berks County after Reading, which became a borough in 1783 and became a town/city in 1847.

As with the rest of Berks County, Kutztown was settled mainly by Germans, most of whom came from the Palatinate region of southwest Germany, which borders the Rhine river.

The Kutztown area, broadly defined, encompasses an region of territory also known as the East Penn Valley, a broad limestone valley situated in northern and easterly Berks County, bounded by the Blue Mountain and South Mountain ranges to the north and south, in the order given, by the Lehigh County border to the east, and by Ontelaunee Creek (Maiden Creek) to the west.

Deisher Knitting Mill and Kutztown 1892 Public School Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1950 the Kutztown Folk Festival has been held in early July celebrating the culture, artistry and culinary delights of the aforementioned early German pioneer as well as their Pennsylvania Dutch neighbors.

Kutztown is positioned in northeastern Berks County at 40 31 11 N 75 46 31 W (40.519798, -75.775260). It is surrounded by Maxatawny Township but is separate from it.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.33%, is water. "Welcome to Kutztown" sign on East Main Street Kutztown is served by the Kutztown Area School District.

Kutztown University serves as an institution of higher learning.

Main Street runs southwest-northeast through Kutztown, connecting to US 222 at both ends.

Noble Street heads south from Main Street and leads south to Lyons. The Allentown & Auburn Railroad operates a freight and tourist barns from a station in Kutztown east to Topton; the tracks are owned by the Kutztown Transportation Authority. Bieber Tourways provides bus service from Kutztown to Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal in Philadelphia, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City. Kutztown Airport was positioned outside the borough but closed on January 31, 2009. Kutztown's economy is strong and diverse , with workers working by Kutztown University, Radius Toothbrush, digital creative agency, Sposto Interactive, Bieber Tourways, and at one time, the brand of athletic shoe known as the Saucony.

Bruce Harper, played football for Kutztown University and for the New York Jets in the NFL John Mobley, played football for Kutztown University and played for the Denver Broncos in the NFL Andre Reed, Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills that played for Kutztown University Gillian Ryan, nationwide champion swimmer from Kutztown High School Ryan Vogelsong, played baseball for Kutztown University and the San Francisco Giants a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kutztown borough, Pennsylvania".

Berks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map).

"Kutztown Airport to close; site may turn into shopping center".

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