Editing Dallastown, Pennsylvania

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'''Dallastown''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[York County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 4,187 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[York, Pennsylvania|York–Hanover metropolitan area]].

==History==
Settled in 1736, the town was renamed after [[George M. Dallas]] of [[Philadelphia]] (Vice President of the United States during the [[James K. Polk|Polk]] administration) during the presidential campaign of 1844. Dallastown was incorporated as a borough in April 1866.

President [[Lyndon Johnson]] visited Dallastown in 1966 as part of the town's centennial celebration.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 287
|1880= 482
|1890= 779
|1900= 1181
|1910= 1884
|1920= 2124
|1930= 2849
|1940= 2917
|1950= 3304
|1960= 3615
|1970= 3560
|1980= 3949
|1990= 3974
|2000= 4087
|2010= 4049
|2020= 4195
|estyear=2023
|estimate=4174
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|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|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Dallastown borough, Pennsylvania |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 4, 2011 }}</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>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 4,087 people, 1,622 households, and 1,026 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,567.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,707 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,325.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.19% White, 0.78% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 1,622 households 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 29.8% of households were one person and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median household income was $37,500 and the median family income was $44,500. Males had a median income of $35,679 versus $25,169 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,249. About 3.4% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.
[[File:St Joes School Dallastown PA.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|St. Joseph's Catholic School]]

==Education==
Dallastown Borough is home to Dallastown Elementary School, Senior High school, and Middle School, which is part of the Dallastown Area School District, which consists of eight local schools, including the Dallastown Intermediate School, built in 2010.

St. Joseph's Catholic School was also in Dallastown. It provided Catholic education to students in grades Pre-K to 6. It is now closed.

Dallastown Area Senior High School has the longest hallway in a school in Pennsylvania, almost {{convert|1/3|mi|ft m|adj=pre|of a|abbr=off|sp=us}}.

==Notable people==
*[[Kim Jones (reporter)|Kim Jones]], sports reporter, was born in Dallastown.
*[[Tina Kotek]], Oregon politician and current Governor, attended high school in Dallastown.
*[[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]], film and television actor, was born in Dallastown.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.dallastown.net/Dallastown}}

{{York County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1736]]
[[Category:Boroughs in York County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1866 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:George M. Dallas]]