Churchtown, Pennsylvania facts for kids
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Churchtown, Pennsylvania
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Bangor Episcopal Church
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 Churchtown, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Churchtown, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Township | Caernarvon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.90 sq mi (4.92 km2) |
| • Land | 1.89 sq mi (4.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 417 |
| • Density | 221.22/sq mi (85.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
17555
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| Area code(s) | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-13632 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1171873 |
Churchtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Pennsylvania Route 23. The population was 470 as of the 2010 census.
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History
The first settlers of the oldest Amish settlement still in existence, the Lancaster Amish settlement, settled near Churchtown.
The Bangor Episcopal Church, Caernarvon Presbyterian Church and Edward Davies House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Churchtown is in eastern Lancaster County, in the center of Caernarvon Township. Pennsylvania Route 23 is the community's Main Street, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to Morgantown and west 20 miles (32 km) to Lancaster, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Churchtown CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.71%, are water. The community sits on a ridge draining south to the Conestoga River, a west-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.
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Caernarvon Presbyterian Church
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Edward Davies House
Demographics
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| 2020 | 417 | — | |
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See also
In Spanish: Churchtown (Pensilvania) para niños
