Editing Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania

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| official_name            = Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania
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| map_caption              = Location in [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]].
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| subdivision_name2        = [[York County, Pennsylvania|York]]
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| government_type          = Borough Council
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Maureen Starner<ref name="Administration">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtwolfborough.com/admin.html|title=Administration|work=mtwolfborough.com|access-date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>
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| established_date         = 1867
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| established_date1        = 1910
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| area_total_km2           = 1.36
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| population_total         = 1368
| population_density_km2   = 1007.54
| population_density_sq_mi = 2610.69
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code              = 17347
| area_code                = [[Area code 717|717]]
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'''Mount Wolf''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[York County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,367 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=9 July 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[York, Pennsylvania|York–Hanover metropolitan area]].

==History==
In the area later to become Mount Wolf, the earliest recorded land deeds were dated 1746.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Wolf Borough History Before 1850 |url=http://www.neychip.com/Before_1850.html |website=North Eastern York County History In Preservation |access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref> Around 1850, the York and Cumberland Railroad decided to locate a station between [[Emigsville, Pennsylvania|Emigsville]], Liverpool (now [[Manchester, Pennsylvania|Manchester]]) and New Holland (now Saginaw).<ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Wolf Borough 1850-1910 |url=http://www.neychip.com/1850-1910.html |website=North Eastern York County History In Preservation |access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref> The station was named Mount Campbell in honor of Thomas Campbell, who was instrumental in urging completion of the railway to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]. In the late 1850s, the station and post office became known as Mount Wolf in honor of George H. Wolf, who was the stationmaster, postmaster, and owner of a local store and warehouse.

Mount Wolf became incorporated as a self-governing borough on August 23, 1910. A mayor and a six-member council govern it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.MtWolfBorough.com/History.html|title = Example Domain}}</ref><ref>"A History of Mount Wolf The Centennial Edition" released September 22, 2010 {{ISBN|978-1-4507-3908-5}} edited by Brad Rentzel and Charles Stambaugh.</ref><ref>[http://www.NeyChip.com Borough of Mount Wolf history]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Administration |url=http://www.mtwolfborough.com/admin.html |website=Mt. Wolf Borough official site |access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref>

In April 2011, the Mount Wolf Centennial Committee received second-place recognition in the 2011 Borough News Municipal Website contest for the population category under 2,500 from the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs. In September 2011, the Mount Wolf Centennial Committee received the "Community Award - Government/Civic Organization", at the annual board meeting of the York County Heritage Trust.

[[Tom Wolf]], who served as [[Governor of Pennsylvania]] from 2015 to 2023, is from Mount Wolf and is a descendant of George H. Wolf.

==Geography==
Mount Wolf is located at {{coord|40|3|46|N|76|42|20|W|type:city}} (40.062794, -76.705587).<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]], the borough has a total area of 0.5&nbsp;square mile (1.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 148
|1920= 688
|1930= 999
|1940= 970
|1950= 1164
|1960= 1514
|1970= 1811
|1980= 1517
|1990= 1365
|2000= 1373
|2010= 1393
|2020= 1367
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1363
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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|df=mdy-all}}</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 1,373 people, 548 households, and 396 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,530.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 570 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,050.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 548 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.85.

The borough's population distribution by age was as follows: 24.4% under the age of 18 years, 7.1% from 18 to 24 years, 29.3% from 25 to 44 years, 22.2% from 45 to 64 years, and 17.0% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $42,135, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had a median income of $35,268 versus $25,859 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,760. About 2.5% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Mount Wolf is served by the [[Northeastern York School District]].

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.mtwolfborough.com}}

{{York County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1867]]
[[Category:Boroughs in York County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1910 establishments in Pennsylvania]]