Brownstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Brownstown (Template:Langx) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,816.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Brownstown is in central Lancaster County, in the western section of West Earl Township. It is Template:Convert southwest of Ephrata and Template:Convert northeast of Lancaster, the county seat.

The main route through Brownstown is Pennsylvania Route 772 (South State Street), which leads northwest Template:Convert to Lititz and southeast Template:Convert to Leola. U.S. Route 222, a four-lane expressway, runs just to the west of the center of town, with access via an interchange with PA 772. US 222 leads northeast Template:Convert to Reading and southwest to Lancaster. Route 272 runs parallel to and northwest of Route 222. The intersection of routes 772 and 272 is currently one of the most heavily traveled areas in Lancaster County.Template:Citation needed

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brownstown CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 1.92%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">Template:Cite web</ref> The Conestoga River forms the southern boundary of the community, and Cocalico Creek forms the western boundary (and of West Earl Township), joining the Conestoga southwest of the center of town. It is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.