McKnightstown, Pennsylvania

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McKnightstown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
McKnightstown PA Keystone Marker.jpg
Keystone Marker
Adams County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas McKnightstown highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°52′07″N77°19′39″W / 39.86861°N 77.32750°W / 39.86861; -77.32750
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Adams
Township Franklin
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.45 sq mi (3.74 km2)
 • Land1.45 sq mi (3.74 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
387
 • Density267.63/sq mi (103.34/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17343 [3] (established 1860)
FIPS code 42-46312
GNIS feature ID2630025 [3]

McKnightstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. [3] It was formerly part of the Cashtown-McKnightstown CDP as of the 2000 census, and was then split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census.

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History

The founder of the Eshelman manufacturing company was born in the town, and the 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy travelled through the town on the Lincoln Highway before a modern highway bypassed the town in 1948-9. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 226—
2020 38771.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the 2020 census the population was 387. [6]

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 McKnightstown. [10] The district's comprehensive middle and high schools are Gettysburg Area Middle School and Gettysburg Area 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 October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "McKnightstown Census Designated Place (2630025)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Route 30 Work Near Halfway Mark; West End Already Paved" (Google News Archive). Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Times and News Publishing Company. September 18, 1948. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): McKnightstown CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  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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