Cashtown, Pennsylvania

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Cashtown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Adams County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Cashtown highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°53′2″N77°21′31″W / 39.88389°N 77.35861°W / 39.88389; -77.35861
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Adams
Township Franklin
Area
[1]
 • Total1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2)
 • Land1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
746 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total453
 • Density301.20/sq mi (116.33/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
17310
FIPS code 42-11576
GNIS feature ID1171306

Cashtown is a census-designated place in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Cashtown-McKnightstown CDP, until it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of 2020, the population of Cashtown was 453. [3]

Contents

A post office called Cashtown has been in operation since 1833. [4] According to tradition, the community was named for the fact a local tavern owner required that payment be made in cash. [5]

Geography

Cashtown is located west of Gettysburg in western Adams County. U.S. Route 30 bypasses the center of the community and forms the northern edge of the CDP. Old U.S. 30, the original Lincoln Highway, is the main street of Cashtown. McKnightstown is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 453—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [2]

Notable person

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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 October 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Explore Census Data".
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 20.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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