Kunkletown is an
unincorporated community
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in
Eldred Township,
Monroe County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States.
It is located at an elevation of 531 feet. It is at
ZIP Code 18058.
History
An 1845 book is the first published reference to Kunklesville. It says it bore "the name of its proprietor,
nd that itwas started about 15 years ago, consisting of seven or eight dwellings, one tavern, one store, a school house, a
German Reformed Church
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and a grist mill."
[ Via ] A
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
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newspaper referred to it as Kunkletown in December 184
27.2 mile Tour of 47 Kunkletown Historic Locations
Demographics
The population of Kunkletown's ZIP code in the 2010 census was 9,464, of whom 8,924 were
Caucasian
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, 377 were
African-American
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, 499 were
Hispanic
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, 81 were
Asia
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n, 77 were
India
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n, 9 were
Hawaii
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an, and 161 were of other races. The average home value in 2000 was $114,800, and the average household income that year was $44,580.
Notable person
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, illustrator (lived there at time of death; born in
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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)
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Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania