Editing Maytown, Pennsylvania

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'''Maytown''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 4,098 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4248224&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Maytown CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref>

==History==
Maytown is noted as the birthplace of 19th-century politician [[Simon Cameron]], who served in the Cabinet of President [[Abraham Lincoln]].

The [[Grove Mansion]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> William H. Strayer, born in Maytown in 1847, earned the [[Medal of Honor]] on May 22, 1872, along with [[William F. Cody]] and two others.

==Geography==
Maytown is located in western Lancaster County, in the western part of [[East Donegal Township, Pennsylvania|East Donegal Township]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 743]] (Maytown Road / South River Street) passes through the center of town, leading north {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania|Elizabethtown]] and south {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Marietta, Pennsylvania|Marietta]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 441]] forms part of the southern edge of the Maytown CDP; it leads northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Middletown]] and southeast {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Columbia, Pennsylvania|Columbia]]. [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|15|mi}} east of Maytown via Routes 441 and [[Pennsylvania Route 23|23]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Maytown has a total area of {{convert|9.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|2999|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.03%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> The community drains east and west to unnamed direct tributaries of the [[Susquehanna River]].

==Demographics==
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|2020= 4098
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,604 people, 917 households, and 751 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|709.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 962 housing units at an average density of {{convert|262.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 97.58% White, 0.69% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96%.<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>

There were 917 households, 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 13.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution was 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 37.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median household income was $50,122 and the median family income was $55,216. Males had a median income of $36,761 versus $25,510 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,181. None of the families and 1.0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 2.8% of those over 64.

==Education==

Maytown is part of the Donegal School District, which currently houses four schools. Grades K-2 attend Donegal Primary School. Grades 3-6 attend Donegal Intermediate School. Donegal Junior High School holds grades 7 and 8 while Donegal High School holds grades 9–12. Prior to renovations, Donegal School District had several other schools including the historic Maytown Elementary School. Maytown Elementary School was the oldest operational elementary school in Pennsylvania before being closed in 2012.

== Notable people ==

* [[James Cameron (Union colonel)|James Cameron]] (1800-1861), [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] colonel<ref name="Blanchard822">Blanchard, Charles. [https://books.google.com/books?id=-lZKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA822 'The Progressive Men of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'], Volume II. Logansport, IN: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1900. {{OCLC|4560119}}. Retrieved July 22, 2012. p. 822.</ref>
* [[Simon Cameron]] (1799-1889), [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-04 |title=Simon Cameron (1861–1862) {{!}} Miller Center |url=https://millercenter.org/president/lincoln/essays/cameron-1861-simon-secretary-of-war |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Miller Center |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]