McKnightstown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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McKnightstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] 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.
McKnightstown, Pennsylvania | |
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Keystone Marker | |
 Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′07″N 77°19′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| Township | Franklin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| • Land | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 387 |
| • Density | 267.6/sq mi (103.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17343[3] (established 1860) |
| FIPS code | 42-46312 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2630025[3] |
History
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.[4]
Demographics
As of the 2020 census the population was 387.[6]
Education
It is in the Gettysburg Area School District.[7]
Franklin Township Elementary School has an Orrtanna post office address,[8] but is physically in the Cashtown CDP.[9] This is the zoned school for McKnightstown.[10] The district's comprehensive middle and high schools are Gettysburg Area Middle School and Gettysburg Area High School.
Gallery
Lincoln Highway at Flohr's Church Road
