McKnightstown, Pennsylvania

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Not to be confused with McKnightstown Station.
McKnightstown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Keystone Marker
Keystone Marker
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°52′07″N 77°19′39″W / 39.86861°N 77.32750°W / 39.86861; -77.32750Coordinates: 39°52′07″N 77°19′39″W / 39.86861°N 77.32750°W / 39.86861; -77.32750
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAdams
TownshipFranklin
Area
 • Total0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Land0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total226
 • Density253/sq mi (97.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17343[1] (established 1860)[1]
FIPS code42-46312
GNIS feature ID2630025[1]

McKnightstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] 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. As of the 2010 census the population was 226.[2]

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.[3]

  • House on Lincoln Highway at Flohr's Church Road

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "McKnightstown Census Designated Place (2630025)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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 2011-10-25.
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