Editing Mountville, Pennsylvania

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'''Mountville''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,022 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> an increase over the figure of 2,802 tabulated in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4252016&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Mountville borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=September 9, 2020}}</ref> The original [[Charles Chips]] [[potato chip]] factory was located here.

==Geography==
Mountville is located in western Lancaster County at {{Coord|40|2|23|N|76|25|57|W|type:city}} (40.039797, -76.432433).<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> [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]], a four-lane freeway, passes through the northern part of the borough, with access from College Avenue at the northeast edge of town. US 30 leads east {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the northern part of [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]], the [[county seat]], and west {{convert|17|mi}} to [[York, Pennsylvania|York]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 462]] runs through the center of Mountville as Columbia Avenue; it leads east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to the center of Lancaster and west {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Columbia, Pennsylvania|Columbia]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Mountville has a total area of {{convert|2.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|2719|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.12%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|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=July 28, 2020}}</ref> The eastern side of Mountville is drained by the West Branch of Little Conestoga Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the [[Conestoga River]] and part of the [[Susquehanna River]] watershed. The west side of the borough is drained by Strickler Run, a westward-flowing direct tributary of the Susquehanna.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 325
|1870= 430
|1910= 803
|1920= 757
|1930= 954
|1940= 967
|1950= 1064
|1960= 1411
|1970= 1454
|1980= 1505
|1990= 1977
|2000= 2444
|2010= 2802
|2020= 3022
|estyear=2021
|estimate=3006
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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 2,444 people, 1,018 households, and 692 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,856.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,216.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|language=en|access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref>

There were 1,018 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $10,000, and the median income for a family was $20,928. Males had a median income of $9,021 versus $11,978 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $22,010. About 4.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over. Also, the borough has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

==Services==
Mountville is served by the West Hempfield Township Police, has one volunteer fire department, and is in the [[Hempfield School District]].

==History==
[[File:Mountville PA 1894.jpg|alt=historical birds-eye-view map of Mountville, PA|left|262x262px|1894 birds-eye-view of Mountville borough, looking north]]
On January 11, 1814, Isaac Rohrer laid out the town that became known as Mountville, dividing it into 130 building lots, sold by lottery. Located {{convert|4|mi|0}} east of Columbia in West Hempfield Township on the Lancaster and Susquehanna Turnpike, Mountville was originally named "Mount Pleasant" because it was situated on an elevation affording a pleasant view of the surrounding countryside in every direction.

In 1842, when the first post office was established in the town, the name was changed to "Mountville" because the postal service already had another Mount Pleasant registered in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the need for a municipal water system, the town incorporated as a borough in 1906.

After several annexations of land adjoining the borough through the years since, Mountville now consists of just under one square mile of residential, commercial, industrial and public property. Mountville boasts one of the highest ratios of public park space per capita.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} With slightly more than 2,800 residents, the borough is served by the West Hempfield Township Police Department, protected by the Mountville Volunteer Fire Company, and educated by the Hempfield School District.
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Mountville PA Borough Hall LanCo 1887.jpg|Borough Hall
1907 Firehouse Mountville PA LanCo.jpg|1907 firehouse
Mountville VFW LanCo PA.jpg|VFW building
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|mountvilleborough.com}}

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{{Lancaster County, Pennsylvania}}

[[Category:Populated places established in 1814]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1814 establishments in Pennsylvania]]