Editing Duncannon, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Duncannon''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,473 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]&ndash;[[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]] [[Harrisburg metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The [[center of population]] of Pennsylvania is located in Duncannon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011212170351/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2001|date=12 December 2001}}</ref> Lightning Guider Sleds were manufactured in Duncannon from 1904 until 1988.<ref>by the Duncan family. 
 [http://www.sledworks.com/history/index.html Old Sled Works History] Accessed April 25, 2010.</ref> The [[Appalachian Trail]] makes its way through the town, going on various streets, and runs mainly along North High Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/?basemap=b1&category=histtopo,ustopo&q=&zoom=14&bbox=-77.06583023,40.37780535,-76.99974060,40.40049009&preview=&avail=&refpoly=|title=TNM Download|website=viewer.nationalmap.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> It comes off the mountain at 40.3813, -77.0292 lat/long, onto Inn Road.

==History==
Duncannon was originally called Petersburg,<ref>{{Citation|last=SusquehannaMan|title=Duncannon sign with historic name "Petersburg"|date=2017-12-27|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duncannon_sign_with_historic_name_%22Petersburg%22.jpg|access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> and under the latter name was laid out in 1792.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jordan|first=John Woolf|title=A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People|url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryjuniata00jordgoog|year=1913|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistoryjuniata00jordgoog/page/n255 223]}}</ref> The present name is derived from Duncan's Island in the [[Susquehanna River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpool.pa.net/history.html|title=Historic Liverpool, Pennsylvania History|website=www.liverpool.pa.net}}</ref>

The Puritan missionary [[David Brainerd]] visited the area in the 1740s. In his journal he describes his trip on the Susquehanna and his brief stay with an Indian tribe on Duncan's Island, across the river from present-day Duncannon.

==Geography==
Duncannon is located at {{coord|40|23|38|N|77|1|44|W|type:city}} (40.393986, -77.028891).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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
|1870= 960
|1880= 1027
|1890= 1074
|1900= 1661
|1910= 1474
|1920= 1679
|1930= 1732
|1940= 1707
|1950= 1852
|1960= 1800
|1970= 1739
|1980= 1645
|1990= 1450
|2000= 1508
|2010= 1522
|2020= 1473
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1468
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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=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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,508 people, 667 households, and 386 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,566.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 714 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,688.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.59% of the population.

There were 667 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,000, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $31,643 versus $21,477 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,883. About 6.2% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Culture ==
On S. Market Street, there is a mural with various artistic depictions of life and scenery in Duncannon, the entire area that is Perry County, Pennsylvania as a whole, and even of the entire United States.

A high percentage of the population is Christian, and many churches are in Duncannon, including a [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clcduncannon.org|title=Christ Lutheran Church|website=Christ Lutheran Church|access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> [[United Church of Christ|UCOC]], [[Assemblies of God USA|Assembly of God]], [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]], [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], and [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)|Church of God]]. Many other churches, including multiple Methodist churches, are a few miles away.

== Notable people ==
* [[Marie Doro]], silent screen actress
* [[Mollie Woods Hare]], educator
* [[William J. Kirkpatrick]], [[Christian music]]ian and composer
* [[Langhorne Wister]] (1834-1891), Union army officer

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Duncannon Depot (4877227326).jpg|Former Duncannon train depot
File:CR 6363 at Duncannon. PA November 11, 1987 (22814558006).jpg|A train passing through Duncannon
File:Duncannon sign with historic name "Petersburg".jpg|A historical name marker
File:Duncannon, Pennsylvania (4876619019).jpg|A view of a crossroads
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Susquehanna River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1792]]
[[Category:Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Perry County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1844 establishments in Pennsylvania]]