McKnightstown, Pennsylvania

McKnightstown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°52′07″N 77°19′39″W / 39.86861°N 77.32750°WCoordinates: 39°52′07″N 77°19′39″W / 39.86861°N 77.32750°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Township	Franklin
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km^2)
• Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	226
• Density	253/sq mi (97.8/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	17343[1] (established 1860)
FIPS code	42-46312
GNIS feature ID	2630025[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]

References

1. "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. 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.