Loganville, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Loganville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Location in York County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Settled	1820
Incorporated	1852
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2)
• Land	1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,426
• Density	1,426.00/sq mi (550.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	17342
Area code(s)	717
FIPS code	42-44416

Loganville is a small town, called a borough, located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1820 and named after a famous person named Colonel Henry Logan. In 2020, about 1,427 people lived there. Loganville is part of the larger York–Hanover metropolitan area.

History of Loganville

Loganville was started in 1820 in the middle of Springfield Township. The land was measured by Robert Richie. Then, an auctioneer named Robert Wilson planned the town. He named it after Colonel Henry Logan. Colonel Logan was an important politician in the 1800s.

Early Days and Growth

Robert Wilson also opened the town's first post office. He ran it from his home and was the first postmaster. Later, Samuel Keyser took over the post office.

The first store in Loganville was run by Jacob Gipe. More stores opened later, owned by Frederick Asper, Paul Burbank, and Frederick Overmiller. Between 1830 and 1840, the town grew quite a bit. It started with one store, one hotel, and twelve houses. By 1840, it had twenty houses and ninety people living there.

Becoming a Borough

Loganville officially became a borough on April 2, 1852. This meant it could have its own local government. The first elected leaders included John F. Beck Sr. as the Chief Burgess. This is like a mayor for a borough. Other officials were Michael Snyder, John F. Beck, and Charles Overmiller. The first borough council members were Daniel Goodling, John Hildebrand, Adam Krout, Samuel Smith, and Frederick Venus.

Community Life and Music

On August 20, 1858, two musicians, Henry Decker and Henry Kerlinger, started the Loganville Cornet Band. A cornet is a type of brass instrument, like a small trumpet. Deterich Hildebrand was also one of the first members.

By 1880, the number of people living in Loganville had grown to 312. In the mid-1880s, the Logan Cornet Band became very popular. They had twenty members and bought new silver instruments. They even got their own concert hall for performances.

Early doctors in the community included George P. Yost, MD, and George W. Holtzapple, MD. Teachers in the public schools at that time included J. M. Bailey and E. B. Goodling.

Geography of Loganville

Loganville is located at 39°51′19″N 76°42′30″W / 39.85528°N 76.70833°W / 39.85528; -76.70833.

The United States Census Bureau says that Loganville covers about 1.0 square mile (2.59 square kilometers). All of this area is land.

Population Information

In 2000, there were 908 people living in Loganville. These people lived in 361 households. About 258 of these households were families.

The population density was about 914 people per square mile. This means that many people lived in a small area. There were 377 housing units in total.

About 33.5% of households had children under 18 living with them. Most households (61.5%) were married couples. About 23.8% of households had just one person living there. About 11.1% of households had someone aged 65 or older living alone.

The average household had 2.52 people. The average family had 2.96 people.

The population was spread out by age. About 26.1% of the people were under 18. About 15.6% were 65 years old or older. The average age in Loganville was 37 years.

See also

In Spanish: Loganville (Pensilvania) para niños