Cashtown, Pennsylvania

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Cashtown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Adams County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Cashtown highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°53′2″N77°21′31″W / 39.88389°N 77.35861°W / 39.88389; -77.35861
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Adams
Township Franklin
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2)
 • Land1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
746 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
453
 • Density301.20/sq mi (116.33/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
17310
FIPS code 42-11576
GNIS feature ID1171306

Cashtown is a census-designated place in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Cashtown-McKnightstown CDP, until it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of 2020, the population of Cashtown was 453. [3]

Contents

A post office called Cashtown has been in operation since 1833. [4] According to tradition, the community was named for the fact a local tavern owner required that all payments be made in cash. [5]

Geography

Cashtown is located west of Gettysburg in western Adams County. U.S. Route 30 bypasses the center of the community and forms the northern edge of the CDP. Old U.S. 30, the original Lincoln Highway, is the main street of Cashtown. McKnightstown is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 453—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [2]

Education

It is in the Gettysburg Area School District. [7]

Franklin Township Elementary School has an Orrtanna post office address, [8] but is physically in the Cashtown CDP. [9] This is the zoned school for Cashtown. [10] The district's comprehensive middle and high schools are Gettysburg Area Middle School and Gettysburg Area High School.

Notable person

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. ↑ "Explore Census Data".
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 20.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adams County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 18, 2024. - Text list
  8. ↑ "Home". Franklin Township Elementary School. Retrieved October 19, 2024. 870 Old Route 30 Orrtanna PA 17353
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Cashtown CDP, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 19, 2024. - School not directly indicated on this map. Compare map to the full location of the school.
  10. ↑ "Elementary Boundaries". Gettysburg Area School District . Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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