Farmersville, Pennsylvania

Farmersville, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°07′39″N76°09′55″W / 40.12750°N 76.16528°W / 40.12750; -76.16528
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Township	West Earl
Area [1]
• Total	2.47 sq mi (6.40 km2)
• Land	2.47 sq mi (6.40 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	370 ft (110 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,051
• Density	425.68/sq mi (164.34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	2584457 [3]
Website	1174624

Farmersville is a rural Mennonite settlement and a census-designated place (CDP) in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 991. ^[4]

Geography

Farmersville is in northeastern Lancaster County, in the eastern part of West Earl Township. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the borough of Ephrata and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Lancaster, the county seat. Farmersville is near no major roads, with the town center being at the intersection of North Farmersville Road and East Farmersville Road. The Farmersville CDP includes the neighborhood of Fairmount to the east, at the intersection of East Farmersville Road and Katze Boucle Weeg (Cat's Back Road).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Farmersville CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²), or 0.18%, are water. ^[5] The community drains north to the Conestoga River and south to Groff Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga. The entire area is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Every Tuesday, Farmersville has a weekly auction. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,051		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Notable person

• Floyd Landis, former professional cyclist; born in Farmersville

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmersville Census Designated Place
4. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Farmersville CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
5. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
6. ESPN Page 2 - Caple: Following the Susquehanna (Part 3)
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.