York Springs, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Quick facts for kids York Springs, Pennsylvania
Borough
Municipal Building
Location in Adams County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Settled	1800
Incorporated	1868
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
• Land	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	650 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	683
• Estimate  (2019)	776
• Density	3,899.50/sq mi (1,504.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code	17372
Area code(s)	717
FIPS code	42-87136
Website	York Springs Borough

York Springs is a small town, called a borough, located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. In 2020, about 683 people lived there. The students in York Springs go to schools in the Bermudian Springs School District.

History of York Springs

York Springs was first planned as a town called Petersburg. It was part of Latimore Township. Long ago, it was famous for its "York Sulphur Springs." This was the first summer resort in Adams County. People from big cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore would travel by stagecoach to visit the springs.

Even famous people like General George Washington and his wife Martha visited the area in 1799. People believed the water from the springs had special healing powers, even though it didn't taste very good! Scientists found that the water contained things like Epsom salts and sulfur.

Over time, the popularity of the springs faded, especially after railroads were built, making other places easier to reach. The main hotel at the resort was destroyed by a fire in 1896. Eventually, the resort buildings disappeared.

York Springs had a few different names before its current one. It was known as York Sulphur Springs and Petersburg. To avoid confusion with another town called Littlestown, when Petersburg officially became a borough in 1868, it was named York Sulphur Springs. Later, the name was shortened to just York Springs.

Main Street in York Springs

Geography and Location

York Springs is located at coordinates 40°0′25″N 77°6′51″W / 40.00694°N 77.11417°W / 40.00694; -77.11417. This helps us find it on a map! The main road through the borough is Pennsylvania Route 94. This road goes north towards Mount Holly Springs and south to Hanover. Another important road, U.S. Route 15, passes just outside the borough to the southeast.

The U.S. Census Bureau says that York Springs covers a total area of about 0.23 square miles (0.6 km²). All of this area is land. The local postal code, or ZIP Code, for York Springs is 17372. If you were to call someone there, the local phone number would start with 528.

Population Information

According to the census taken in 2000, there were 574 people living in York Springs. There were 186 households, which are groups of people living together in one home. About 41% of these households had children under 18 living with them.

The population was made up of different groups of people. Most residents were White, but there were also people of Asian, African American, and other backgrounds. A significant portion of the population, about 24.5%, identified as Hispanic or Latino.

The average age of people in the borough was 30 years old. This means half the population was younger than 30, and half was older.

Education

Students living in York Springs attend schools that are part of the Bermudian Springs School District.

Famous People from York Springs

• George Deardorff McCreary (1846–1915), who was a U.S. Congressman.
• Albert Cook Myers (1874–1960), a well-known historian.

See also

In Spanish: York Springs para niños