- Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania
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Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania — Borough — Mount Holly Springs Coordinates: 40°06′58″N 77°11′12″W / 40.11611°N 77.18667°WCoordinates: 40°06′58″N 77°11′12″W / 40.11611°N 77.18667°W Country United States State Pennsylvania County Cumberland Settled Incorporated Government – Type Borough Council – Mayor Area – Total 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) Elevation 558 ft (170 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,925 – Density 1,276.8/sq mi (493/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Zip code Area code(s) 717 Mount Holly Springs is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,925 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Mount Holly Springs is located at 40°6′58″N 77°11′12″W / 40.11611°N 77.18667°W (40.116063, -77.186751)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.21%) is water.
The water comes from a creek that runs through the town known as Mountain Creek. It is a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,925 people, 836 households, and 541 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,276.8 people per square mile (492.2/km²). There were 926 housing units at an average density of 614.2 per square mile (236.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.82% White, 0.88% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 836 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $48,333. Males had a median income of $33,731 versus $25,262 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,229. About 5.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Points of interest
- Amelia S. Givin Free Library, an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, housing a collection of the spiral fretwork patented by Moses Y. Ransom. [1] on September 15, 1885.
- Sid Bream played first base in Major League Baseball. He was born in Mount Holly and is a Native Resident.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Municipalities and communities of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Boroughs Camp Hill | Carlisle | Lemoyne | Mechanicsburg | Mount Holly Springs | New Cumberland | Newburg | Newville | Shippensburg‡ | Shiremanstown | Wormleysburg
Townships Cooke | Dickinson | East Pennsboro | Hampden | Hopewell | Lower Allen | Lower Frankford | Lower Mifflin | Middlesex | Monroe | North Middleton | North Newton | Penn | Shippensburg | Silver Spring | South Middleton | South Newton | Southampton | Upper Allen | Upper Frankford | Upper Mifflin | West Pennsboro
CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesBloserville | Bowmansdale | Caprivi | Entlerville | Grantham | Shepherdstown | Summerdale | Williams Grove
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places established in 1815
- Harrisburg metropolitan area
- Boroughs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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