Manheim, Pennsylvania

This article is about the borough. For the township, also in Lancaster County, see Manheim Township.

Manheim, Pennsylvania Mannem
Borough
Manheim, Pennsylvania
Location in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°09′45″N76°23′47″W / 40.16250°N 76.39639°W / 40.16250; -76.39639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Government
• Mayor	Scot C. Funk (2013)
Area [1]
• Total	1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
• Land	1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	407 ft (124 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	5,046
• Density	3,651.23/sq mi (1,409.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17545
Area codes	717
FIPS code	42-46888
Website	manheimboro.org

Manheim is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,064 at the 2020 census. ^[3] The borough was named after Kerpen-Manheim, Germany. ^[4]

History

Manheim was laid out by Henry William Stiegel in 1762 on a land tract in Rapho Township, though it was only incorporated in 1838. He set out to build an industrial empire and founded the Manheim Glassworks. After financial failure, he was forced to sell the development in 1775. After several failed attempts at resurrecting the glassworks, it closed in 1780.

The first railroad train came into Manheim on January 1, 1862, with the completion of the first division of the Columbia and Reading Railroad. In 1884, another forward step was the laying of water pipes and the beginning of service by the Manheim Electric Company, which set up a plant in Bomberger's Mill at the end of Mill Street.

Geography

Manheim is in northern Lancaster County, along Pennsylvania Route 72 (Main Street), 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Lancaster, the county seat, and 13 miles (21 km) south of Lebanon. Pennsylvania Route 772 also passes through the borough, leading east 5 miles (8 km) to Lititz and southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Mount Joy. Manheim is bordered to the west by Rapho Township and to the east by Penn Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 1.24%, are water. ^[5] Chiques Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River, forms the eastern boundary of the borough.

Manheim has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.2 °F in January to 74.9 °F in July. ^[6] The local hardiness zone is 6b.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	778		—
1860	856		10.0%
1870	1,122		31.1%
1880	1,666		48.5%
1890	2,070		24.2%
1900	2,019		−2.5%
1910	2,202		9.1%
1920	2,712		23.2%
1930	3,520		29.8%
1940	3,831		8.8%
1950	4,246		10.8%
1960	4,790		12.8%
1970	5,434		13.4%
1980	5,015		−7.7%
1990	5,011		−0.1%
2000	4,784		−4.5%
2010	4,858		1.5%
2020	5,064		4.2%
2021 (est.)	5,039	[3]	−0.5%
Sources: [7] [8] [9] [2]

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 4,784 people, 1,989 households, and 1,362 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,416.7 people per square mile (1,319.2 people/km²). There were 2,075 housing units at an average density of 1,481.9 per square mile (572.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.38% White, 0.63% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 1,989 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $41,855, and the median income for a family was $46,987. Males had a median income of $33,961 versus $21,792 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,276. About 4.1% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

The Manheim Community Farm Show is held the first week of every October at Memorial Park. ^[10]

Kreider Farms, a dairy and egg producer located within and around Manheim, offers tours where visitors can watch approximately 1,700 dairy cows being milked. ^[11]

Stiegel Glassworks 1976 is a glass manufacturer named for Henry William Stiegel, a glassmaker and ironmaster who founded Manheim. Tours and an opportunity to create your own glassworks are available. ^[12]

Manheim also holds a monthly First Thursdays event near the square from April through December. The family-friendly event features food trucks and free entertainment. ^[13]

Education

The borough is served by the Manheim Central School District and Manheim Central High School.

Media

WPPY, WRKY, WROZ are located on Route 283 in Manheim

Notable people

Anna Balmer Myers, born in Manheim, authored several works depicting Lancaster County. Her I Lift My Lamp is a historical novel about the early settlement of the county, Henry William Stiegel and his glassworks in Manheim, a Mennonite Eby family, and the Ephrata Cloister.

Sarah Franklin Bache, daughter of Benjamin Franklin, moved to a home on the northeast corner of Market Square in Manheim during the British occupation of Philadelphia, during the Revolutionary War.

Others include:

• Robert Brubaker, opera singer
• Adam Cole, professional wrestler born and raised in Manheim
• Matt Greiner, founding member and drummer for the band August Burns Red
• Matt Nagy, Senior assistant and quarterback coach, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
• William S. Rice, woodblock print artist who depicted the town in several of his works; born in Manheim

See also

• Manheim Central School District
• Manheim Central High School

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. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  198.
5. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
6. "PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University".
7. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
9. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
10. "Manheim Farm Show". RedXWebDesign. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
11. "Farm Tour". Kreider Farms. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
12. "Stiegel Glassworks 1976 - Hand Crafted Art Glass, Manheim, PA". Stiegel Glassworks 1976. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
13. "1st Thursdays". 1stthursdays.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

External links

• Official website