Stouchsburg is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
, and a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
, located in extreme western
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading.
The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware Ri ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, it had a population of 600. It is just off
U.S. Route 422 along Main St. in
Marion Township, and is served by the
Conrad Weiser Area School District. The community is located three miles northwest of
Womelsdorf and four miles east of
Myerstown.
Historic places
The
Peter Spicker House and
Stouchsburg Historic District are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
.
Notable person
*
G. Gilbert Snyder, local author and broadcaster
References
Populated places in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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