Foustown, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Foustown is an unincorporated community in West Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Foustown is located at 39°59′42″N 76°46′18″W / 39.995°N 76.77167°W / 39.995; -76.77167Coordinates: 39°59′42″N 76°46′18″W / 39.995°N 76.77167°W / 39.995; -76.77167 (39.9950974, -76.7716341). It lies 502 feet (153 m) above sea level.

This region of York County is known to have an abundance of clay, which is the main reason potters from Europe settled here in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Municipalities and communities of York County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: York

City	York

Boroughs	Cross Roads Dallastown Delta Dillsburg Dover East Prospect Fawn Grove Felton Franklintown Glen Rock Goldsboro Hallam Hanover Jacobus Jefferson Lewisberry Loganville Manchester Mount Wolf New Freedom New Salem North York Railroad Red Lion Seven Valleys Shrewsbury Spring Grove Stewartstown Wellsville West York Windsor Winterstown Wrightsville Yoe York Haven Yorkana

Townships	Carroll Chanceford Codorus Conewago Dover East Hopewell East Manchester Fairview Fawn Franklin Heidelberg Hellam Hopewell Jackson Lower Chanceford Lower Windsor Manchester Manheim Monaghan Newberry North Codorus North Hopewell Paradise Peach Bottom Penn Shrewsbury Spring Garden Springettsbury Springfield Warrington Washington West Manchester West Manheim Windsor York

CDPs	East York Emigsville Grantley New Market Parkville Pennville Queens Gate Shiloh Spry Stonybrook Susquehanna Trails Tyler Run Valley Green Valley View Weigelstown Yorklyn

Unincorporated communities	Accomac Admire Airville Ambau Bandanna Bermudian‡ Big Mountain Blackrock Brogue Bryansville Cly Craley Davidsburg Detters Mill Etters Fayfield Foustown Fuhrmans Mill Gatchellville Glades Glenville Gnatstown Hametown Hanover Junction Hopewell Center Kralltown Leaders Heights Mackey Ford Mount Royal New Bridgeville New Park Nauvoo Porters Sideling Rossville Siddonsburg Stoverstown Strinestown Sunnyburn Tolna Thomasville Valley Forge Violet Hill Woodbine Yocumtown

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