Editing Quentin, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Quentin''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It was named after [[Quentin Roosevelt]], youngest son of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. The population was 594 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4263160&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Quentin CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=October 16, 2020}}</ref> up from 529 at the 2000 census.

==Name==
The town was originally named "Bismark", a local spelling of the name of [[Otto von Bismarck]]. In October 1920, the name was changed to honor Quentin Roosevelt,<ref>"Town Renamed Quentin in Memory of Quentin Roosevelt— Was Formerly Bismark, Penn.", ''Boston Sunday Globe'', October 17, 1920, p33</ref> who was killed while flying as a fighter pilot during [[World War I]].<ref>''Popular Mechanics'', Volume 34</ref>

==Geography==
Quentin is located in southern Lebanon County, in the northeast corner of [[West Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania|West Cornwall Township]]. It is bordered to the east by the borough of [[Cornwall, Pennsylvania|Cornwall]].

[[U.S. Route 322]] forms the southwestern edge of the Quentin CDP; it leads west {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], the state capital, and southeast {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Ephrata, Pennsylvania|Ephrata]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 72]] runs through the eastern side of Quentin, leading north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 419]] passes through the center of Quentin, leading east {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania|Schaefferstown]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.65|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<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=October 16, 2020}}</ref> A tributary of Snitz Creek flows northward through the CDP, leading to [[Quittapahilla Creek]] (a tributary of [[Swatara Creek]]) in Cleona.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 755
|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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As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 529 people, 223 households, and 156 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|850.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 235 housing units at an average density of {{convert|377.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 223 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,417, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $37,120 versus $27,292 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $25,037. About 1.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Geographic Location (8-way)
|Centre = Quentin
|North = Zions Mill, Hauckville, [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]]
|Northeast = North Cornwall
|East = [[Cornwall, Pennsylvania|Cornwall]]
|Southeast = [[Penn Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Penn Township, Lancaster County]]
|South = Mt. Hope
|Southwest = [[Mount Gretna Heights, Pennsylvania|Mount Gretna Heights]], [[Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania|Mount Gretna]]
|West = Fontana
|Northwest = [[North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|North Cornwall Township]]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]