Mountville, Pennsylvania

Mountville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Mountville Community Center
Location in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°02′23″N76°25′57″W / 40.03972°N 76.43250°W / 40.03972; -76.43250
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Area [1]
• Total	0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2)
• Land	0.86 sq mi (2.23 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	3,017
• Density	3,504.07/sq mi (1,353.31/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	17554
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-52016
Website	mountvilleborough.com

Mountville is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,022 at the 2020 census, ^[3] an increase over the figure of 2,802 tabulated in 2010. ^[4] The original Charles Chips potato chip factory was located here.

Geography

Mountville is located in western Lancaster County at 40°2′23″N76°25′57″W / 40.03972°N 76.43250°W / 40.03972; -76.43250 (40.039797, -76.432433). ^[5] U.S. Route 30, a four-lane freeway, passes through the northern part of the borough, with access from College Avenue at the northeast edge of town. US 30 leads east 7 miles (11 km) to the northern part of Lancaster, the county seat, and west 17 miles (27 km) to York. Pennsylvania Route 462 runs through the center of Mountville as Columbia Avenue; it leads east 6 miles (10 km) to the center of Lancaster and west 5 miles (8 km) to Columbia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mountville has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²), of which 0.7 acres (2,719 m²), or 0.12%, are water. ^[6] The eastern side of Mountville is drained by the West Branch of Little Conestoga Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the Conestoga River and part of the Susquehanna River watershed. The west side of the borough is drained by Strickler Run, a westward-flowing direct tributary of the Susquehanna.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	325		—
1870	430		32.3%
1910	803		—
1920	757		−5.7%
1930	954		26.0%
1940	967		1.4%
1950	1,064		10.0%
1960	1,411		32.6%
1970	1,454		3.0%
1980	1,505		3.5%
1990	1,977		31.4%
2000	2,444		23.6%
2010	2,802		14.6%
2020	3,022		7.9%
2021 (est.)	3,006	[3]	−0.5%
Sources: [7] [8] [9] [2]

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 2,444 people, 1,018 households, and 692 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,856.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,103.0/km²). There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of 1,216.8 per square mile (469.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.2% White, 1.3% African American, 0.0% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population. ^[10]

There were 1,018 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $10,000, and the median income for a family was $20,928. Males had a median income of $9,021 versus $11,978 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $22,010. About 4.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over. Also, the borough has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

Services

Mountville is served by the West Hempfield Township Police, has one volunteer fire department, and is in the Hempfield School District.

History

1894 birds-eye-view of Mountville borough, looking north

On January 11, 1814, Isaac Rohrer laid out the town that became known as Mountville, dividing it into 130 building lots, sold by lottery. Located 4 miles (6 km) east of Columbia in West Hempfield Township on the Lancaster and Susquehanna Turnpike, Mountville was originally named "Mount Pleasant" because it was situated on an elevation affording a pleasant view of the surrounding countryside in every direction.

In 1842, when the first post office was established in the town, the name was changed to "Mountville" because the postal service already had another Mount Pleasant registered in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the need for a municipal water system, the town incorporated as a borough in 1906.

After several annexations of land adjoining the borough through the years since, Mountville now consists of just under one square mile of residential, commercial, industrial and public property. Mountville boasts one of the highest ratios of public park space per capita.^{[ citation needed ]} With slightly more than 2,800 residents, the borough is served by the West Hempfield Township Police Department, protected by the Mountville Volunteer Fire Company, and educated by the Hempfield School District.

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  Borough Hall
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  1907 firehouse
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  VFW building

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. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Mountville borough, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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. Bureau, U.S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2018-07-20.

External links

• Official website