Churchtown, Pennsylvania

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Churchtown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Churchtown
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Churchtown
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°7′59″N75°57′53″W / 40.13306°N 75.96472°W / 40.13306; -75.96472 Coordinates: 40°7′59″N75°57′53″W / 40.13306°N 75.96472°W / 40.13306; -75.96472
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lancaster
Township Caernarvon
Area
[1]
 • Total1.90 sq mi (4.92 km2)
 • Land1.89 sq mi (4.88 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total417
 • Density221.22/sq mi (85.43/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17555
Area code 717
FIPS code 42-13632
GNIS feature ID1171873 [3]

Churchtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Pennsylvania Route 23. The population was 470 as of the 2010 census. [4]

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History

The first settlers of the oldest Amish settlement still in existence, the Lancaster Amish settlement, settled near Churchtown. [5]

The Bangor Episcopal Church, Caernarvon Presbyterian Church and Edward Davies House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6]

Geography

Churchtown is in eastern Lancaster County, in the center of Caernarvon Township. Pennsylvania Route 23 is the community's Main Street, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to Morgantown and west 20 miles (32 km) to Lancaster, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Churchtown CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.71%, are water. [7] The community sits on a ridge draining south to the Conestoga River, a west-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 417—
U.S. Decennial Census [8] [2]

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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 Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Churchtown, Pennsylvania
  4. ↑ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Churchtown CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "6 Takeaways from Our Conversation with Don Kraybill" at lancasteronline.com.
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  7. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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