Editing Bendersville, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Bendersville, Pennsylvania
| native_name              = 
| other_name               = 
| settlement_type          = Borough
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| image_caption            = Bendersville, Pennsylvania
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| nickname                 = 
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| image_map                = Adams County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Bendersville highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]].
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| coordinates              = {{coord|39|58|57|N|77|14|59|W|region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams]]
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1811
| established_title1       = Incorporated
| established_date1        = 1866
| government_type          = Borough Council
| government_footnotes     = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.45
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.45
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| area_water_percent       = 
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_ft             = 705
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total         = 736
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 1628.32
| population_note          = 
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| postal_code_type         = [[Zip Code]]
| postal_code              = 17306
| area_code                = [[Area code 717|717]]
| website                  = http://www.bendersvilleborough.net/
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|blank_info = 42-05536
|area_total_km2 = 1.17
|area_land_km2 = 1.17
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_density_km2 = 629.18
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'''Bendersville''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 736 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Bendersville+borough,+Pennsylvania |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bendersville is located at {{coord|39|58|57|N|77|14|59|W|type:city}} (39.982466, -77.249608).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 331
|1890= 370
|1900= 342
|1910= 355
|1920= 356
|1930= 384
|1940= 414
|1950= 409
|1960= 484
|1970= 528
|1980= 533
|1990= 560
|2000= 576
|2010= 641
|2020= 736
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 576 people, 202 households, and 156 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,391.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|536.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 90.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.67% of the population.

There were 202 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $39,688, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,066. About 7.5% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Mayor of Bendersville is Ivan Manzo.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==Education==
It is in the [[Upper Adams School District]]<!--UNI 24300-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42001_adams/DC20SD_C42001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adams County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42001_adams/DC20SD_C42001_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bendersville station]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Adams County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:1866 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Adams County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1832]]