Editing Mountville, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
[[File:Mountville PA 1894.jpg|alt=historical birds-eye-view map of Mountville, PA|left|262x262px|1894 birds-eye-view of Mountville borough, looking north]]
On January 11, 1814, Isaac Rohrer laid out the town that became known as Mountville, dividing it into 130 building lots, sold by lottery. Located {{convert|4|mi|0}} east of Columbia in West Hempfield Township on the Lancaster and Susquehanna Turnpike, Mountville was originally named "Mount Pleasant" because it was situated on an elevation affording a pleasant view of the surrounding countryside in every direction.

In 1842, when the first post office was established in the town, the name was changed to "Mountville" because the postal service already had another Mount Pleasant registered in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the need for a municipal water system, the town incorporated as a borough in 1906.

After several annexations of land adjoining the borough through the years since, Mountville now consists of just under one square mile of residential, commercial, industrial and public property. Mountville boasts one of the highest ratios of public park space per capita.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} With slightly more than 2,800 residents, the borough is served by the West Hempfield Township Police Department, protected by the Mountville Volunteer Fire Company, and educated by the Hempfield School District.
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Mountville PA Borough Hall LanCo 1887.jpg|Borough Hall
1907 Firehouse Mountville PA LanCo.jpg|1907 firehouse
Mountville VFW LanCo PA.jpg|VFW building
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