Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania

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Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Fort Loudon
Coordinates: 39°54′52″N77°54′17″W / 39.91444°N 77.90472°W / 39.91444; -77.90472 Coordinates: 39°54′52″N77°54′17″W / 39.91444°N 77.90472°W / 39.91444; -77.90472
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Township Peters
Area
[1]
 • Total4.26 sq mi (11.03 km2)
 • Land4.26 sq mi (11.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
635 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total895
 • Density210.14/sq mi (81.13/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17224
FIPS code 42-26824
GNIS feature ID1175015

Fort Loudon (CDP) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 895. [3]

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History

The community is named after the colonial Fort Loudoun, built in 1756 during the French and Indian War. [4] A replica of the fort, built in 1993, stands at the corner of US 30 and Brooklyn Road North, at the southeastern corner of the CDP.

A post office called Loudon was established in 1814, and the name was changed to Fort Loudon in 1883. [5]

Geography

Fort Loudon is located in western Franklin County in the valley of the West Branch Conococheague Creek, with Cove Mountain to the west, Blue Mountain to the north, and Parnell Knob to the east. U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, passes through the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to McConnellsburg and east 13 miles (21 km) to Chambersburg, the Franklin County seat. Pennsylvania Route 75 crosses US 30 southwest of the town center, leading north up the Path Valley to 12 miles (19 km) Fannettsburg and south 6 miles (10 km) to Mercersburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fort Loudon CDP has an area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km2), all land. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 895—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

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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. ↑ "Explore Census Data".
  4. ↑ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p.  211.
  5. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Fort Loudon CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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