Editing Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| motto              = A Capitol Reflection
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland]]
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| government_type    = Borough Council
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = George O. Preble
| leader_title1      = Council President
| leader_name1       = Sue Stuart
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| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1772
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1916
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <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>
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| population_total   = 3070
| population_density_km2 = 1518.46
| population_density_sq_mi = 3930.50
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code        = 17043, 17011
| area_code          = [[Area code 717|717]] 223
| website            = {{URL|www.wormleysburgpa.org}}
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2019
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'''Wormleysburg''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,070 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4286528| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Wormleysburg borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 18, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052627/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4286528| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]&ndash;[[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]] [[Harrisburg metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

Wormleysburg is served by [[West Shore School District]]. The borough is home to [[Harsco Corporation]].

==History==
[[File:John Wormley House, Wormleysburg Pennsylvania, 2007.jpg|thumb|left|The [[John Wormley House]] in March 2007]]
The community was named for founder John Wormley and was incorporated as a borough in May 1916 from [[East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|East Pennsboro Township]].

The [[John Wormley House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Wormleysburg is located on the eastern border of Cumberland County at {{coord|40|15|31|N|76|54|21|W|type:city}} (40.258689, -76.905954).<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> It is situated on the west bank of the [[Susquehanna River]] across from [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], the state capital. It is bordered to the north and west by [[East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|East Pennsboro Township]] and to the south by the borough of [[Lemoyne, Pennsylvania|Lemoyne]]. U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|11]] and [[U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania|15]] pass through the borough together, leading north {{convert|4.5|mi}} to Exit 65 on [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] and southwest {{convert|3|mi|0}} through [[Camp Hill, Pennsylvania|Camp Hill]] to the [[Capital Beltway (Harrisburg)|Capital Beltway]] ([[Pennsylvania Route 581]]). The [[M. Harvey Taylor Memorial Bridge]] and [[Market Street Bridge (Susquehanna River)|Market Street Bridge]] cross the Susquehanna from Wormleysburg into Harrisburg.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Wormleysburg has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.33%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 297
|1890= 555
|1910= 809
|1920= 866
|1930= 1404
|1940= 1454
|1950= 1511
|1960= 1794
|1970= 3192
|1980= 2796
|1990= 2847
|2000= 2607
|2010= 3070
|estyear=2019
|estimate=3054
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 1,295 households, and 663 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,794.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,399 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,499.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 92.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 1,295 households, out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,536, and the median income for a family was $49,342. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $27,902 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $28,504. About 3.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.wormleysburgpa.org Borough of Wormleysburg official website]

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[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Susquehanna River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1772]]
[[Category:Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1815 establishments in Pennsylvania]]