York County, Pennsylvania
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York County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 456,438.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is York.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created on August 19, 1749, from part of Lancaster County and named either after the Duke of York, an early patron of the Penn family, or for the city and county of York in England. The county is part of the South Central region of the state.Template:Efn
York County comprises the York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, Pennsylvania combined statistical area. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania.
Based on the Articles of Confederation having been adopted in York by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, the local government and business community began referring to York in the 1960s as the first capital of the United States of America. The designation has been debated by historians ever since.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Congress considered York and the borough of Wrightsville on the eastern side of York County along the Susquehanna River as the nation's permanent capital before Washington, D.C. was selected.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
York County is home to Martin's Potato Chips in Thomasville; Utz Quality Foods, Inc., Snyder's of Hanover, and Hanover Foods in Hanover; Gibble's Potato Chips, and Wolfgang Candy in York; the Emigsville Band in Emigsville; a major manufacturing branch of Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the York International brand of refrigeration/HVAC equipment, and York Barbell. York was the home of The Bon-Ton from 1898 to 2018, and Dentsply Sirona until 2019.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
Geography
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> The county is bound to its eastern border by the Susquehanna River. Its southern border is the Mason–Dixon line, which separates Pennsylvania and Maryland. Within the U.S. piedmont region, York County is generally hilly and rises to the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northwest, where it is bordered by Yellow Breeches Creek. Interior waterways include Codorus and Conewago Creeks, and Lakes Lehman,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kiwanis, Marburg, Pahagaco, Pinchot, Redman, and Williams.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Cumberland County (north)
- Dauphin County (northeast)
- Lancaster County (east)
- Harford County, Maryland (southeast)
- Baltimore County, Maryland (south)
- Carroll County, Maryland (southwest)
- Adams County (west)
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Climate
[edit]Most of York County has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and the hardiness zones are 6b and 7a. The latest temperature averages show some low-lying eastern areas of the county to have a humid subtropical climate (Cfa.)
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 381,751 people, 148,219 households, and 105,531 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 156,720 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 92.76% White, 3.69% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.39% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.96% of the population. 42.0% were of German, 12.6% American, 7.7% Irish, 6.4% English and 5.1% Italian ancestry. 94.8% spoke English and 2.9% Spanish as their first language.
There were 148,219 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.
As of 2006, the York-Hanover Metropolitan Statistical Area was the fastest-growing metro area in the Northeast region, and was ranked among the fastest-growing in the nation, according to the "2006 Population Estimates for Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas" (U.S. Census Bureau). The estimates listed York-Hanover as the 95th fastest-growing metro area in the nation, increasing 9.1 percent between 2000 and 2006.
York city had a 77.3 percent increase in the number of residents of Hispanic or Latino origin, based on a comparison of the 2000 and 2010 U.S. census results.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The city's 30.9 percent Hispanic population (as of December 2017) is more than that of other places in the area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020 census
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (NH) | 365,353 | 80% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 25,768 | 5.64% |
| Native American (NH) | 640 | 0.14% |
| Asian (NH) | 6,557 | 1.43% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 118 | 0.03% |
| Other/mixed (NH) | 18,642 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39,360 | 8.62% |
Dialect
[edit]The Central Pennsylvania accent and the Susquehanna dialect are the two most commonly heard speech patterns in the county. Many people of Pennsylvania Dutch descent also inhabit the county, who tend to speak with a Pennsylvania Dutch English dialect.Template:Citation needed
Metropolitan statistical area
[edit]The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has designated York County as the York–Hanover, PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA).<ref name=OMB_13-01>Template:Cite web</ref> The United States Census Bureau ranked the York–Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 9th most populous in the state of Pennsylvania, and 115th most populous MSA in the United States as of July 1, 2012.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the York–Hanover MSA as a component of the more extensive Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area (CSA),<ref name=OMB_13-01 /> the 43rd most populous CSA and the 49th most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.<ref name=PopEstCBSA/><ref name=PopEstCSA>Template:Cite web</ref> As of the 2017 estimates, the CSA's 1.26 million people ranks 5th in the state of Pennsylvania.Template:Citation needed
Politics and government
[edit]Prior to 1952, York County was a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections, voting majority Republican only four times before then. Between the founding of the party in 1828 and 1900, the county voted Democratic every time, one of only a handful of counties in Pennsylvania to do so.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Starting with the 1952 election, it has become a Republican stronghold with Lyndon Johnson being the lone Democrat to win the county since. Since then, Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008 are the only Democratic presidential candidates who have received over 40% of the county's vote, and George H. W. Bush in 1992 is the only Republican not to win a majority. The only real pockets of Democratic support are in the city of York, which has sent Democrats to the state house without interruption since 1985. Template:Sticky header Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow |} Template:U.S. SenHead Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenFoot According to the Secretary of State's office, a majority of voters in York County are registered as Republicans. As of March 4, 2024, there were 310,874 registered voters in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Republican: 161,672 (52.00%)
- Democratic: 96,448 (31.02%)
- Independent: 43,554 (14.01%)
- Minor parties: 9,210 (2.96%)
County commissioners
[edit]- Julie Wheeler, President, Republican
- Scott Burford, Vice President, Republican
- Doug Hoke, Commissioner, Democrat<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Other county offices
[edit]- Clerk of Courts, Dan Byrnes, Republican<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Controller, Greg Bower, Republican
- Coroner, Pamela Gay, Republican<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- District Attorney, David Sunday, Republican<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Prothonotary, Allison Blew, Republican<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Recorder of Deeds, Laura Shue, Republican<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court, Bryan Tate, Republican<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sheriff, Richard P. Keuerleber III, Republican<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Treasurer, Barbara Bair, Republican<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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State House of Representatives
[edit]| District | Representative<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Party |
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| 47 | Joe D'Orsie | Republican |
| 92 | Dawn Keefer | Republican |
| 93 | Mike Jones | Republican |
| 94 | Wendy Fink | Republican |
| 95 | Carol Hill-Evans | Democratic |
| 169 | Kate Klunk | Republican |
| 196 | Seth Grove | Republican |
State senate
[edit]| District | Senator | Party |
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| 28 | Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican |
| 31 | Mike Regan | Republican |
United States House of Representatives
[edit]| District | Representative<ref name="elected" /> | Party |
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| 10 | Scott Perry | Republican |
| 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican |
United States Senate
[edit]| Senator | Party |
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| Dave McCormick | Republican |
| John Fetterman | Democratic |
Education
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Public school districts
[edit]Vocational school
[edit]Public charter schools
[edit]- Crispus Attucks Youthbuild Charter School (K–6) – York
- Helen Thackston Charter School (6–12) – York<ref>Pennsylvania Operating Charter Schools 2009–10, Pennsylvania Department of Education Report September 2009</ref>
- Lincoln Charter School (K–5) – York
- New Hope Academy Charter School (K–6) – York
- York Academy Regional Charter School (K–12)
- York Adams Academy (formerly York County High School)
Independent schools
[edit]Intermediate Unit
[edit]Lincoln Intermediate Unit (IU#12) region includes Adams County, Franklin County and York County. The agency offers school districts, home schooled students and private schools many services including: special education services, combined purchasing, and instructional technology services. It runs Summer Academy which offers both art and academic strands designed to meet the individual needs of gifted, talented and high achieving students. Additional services include: Curriculum Mapping, Professional Development for school employees, Adult Education, Nonpublic School Services, Business Services, Migrant & ESL (English as a Second Language), Instructional Services, Management Services, and Technology Services. It also provides a GED program to adults who want to earn a high school diploma and literacy programs. The Lincoln Intermediate Unit is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors, each a member of a local school board from the 25 school districts. Board members are elected by school directors of all 25 school districts for three-year terms that begin the first day of July.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There are 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania. They are funded by school districts, state and federal program specific funding and grants. IUs do not have the power to tax.
Colleges and universities
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[edit]Communities
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Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in only one case, towns. York County has 72 of these. The following cities (1), boroughs (36) and townships (35) are in York County:
City
[edit]- York (county seat)
Boroughs
[edit]- Cross Roads
- Dallastown
- Delta
- Dillsburg
- Dover
- East Prospect
- Fawn Grove
- Felton
- Franklintown
- Glen Rock
- Goldsboro
- Hallam
- Hanover
- Jacobus
- Jefferson
- Lewisberry
- Loganville
- Manchester
- Mount Wolf
- New Freedom
- New Salem
- North York
- Railroad
- Red Lion
- Seven Valleys
- Shrewsbury
- Spring Grove
- Stewartstown
- Wellsville
- West York
- Windsor
- Winterstown
- Wrightsville
- Yoe
- York Haven
- Yorkana
Townships
[edit]- Carroll
- Chanceford
- Codorus
- Conewago
- Dover
- East Hopewell
- East Manchester
- Fairview
- Fawn
- Franklin
- Heidelberg
- Hellam
- Hopewell
- Jackson
- Lower Chanceford
- Lower Windsor
- Manchester
- Manheim
- Monaghan
- Newberry
- North Codorus
- North Hopewell
- Paradise
- Peach Bottom
- Penn
- Shrewsbury
- Spring Garden
- Springettsbury
- Springfield
- Warrington
- Washington
- West Manchester
- West Manheim
- Windsor
- York
Census-designated places
[edit]Census-designated places are unincorporated communities designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Template:Columns-list
Other unincorporated communities
[edit]- Accomac
- Admire
- Airville
- Ambau
- Andersontown
- Bandanna
- Bermudian
- Big Mountain
- Blackrock
- Bridgeville
- Brogue
- Bryansville
- Cly
- Craley
- Codorus Furnace
- Conewago Heights
- Davidsburg
- Detters Mill
- Etters
- Fayfield
- Fireside Terrace
- Foustown
- Fuhrmans Mill
- Gatchellville
- Glades
- Glenville
- Gnatstown
- Hametown
- Hanover Junction
- Hopewell Center
- Kralltown
- Leaders Heights
- Leibharts Corner
- Lockport (under Lake Clarke)
- Mackey Ford
- Mount Royal
- Muddy Creek Forks
- New Bridgeville
- New Park
- Nauvoo
- Ore Valley
- Porters Sideling
- Reesers Summit
- Rossville
- Saginaw
- Shenks Ferry
- Siddonsburg
- Spring Forge
- Starview
- Stoverstown
- Strickler
- Strinestown
- Sunnyburn
- Thomasville
- Tolna
- Valley Forge
- Violet Hill
- Wago Junction
- Woodbine
- Yocumtown
- York Furnace
Population ranking
[edit]The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of York County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
† county seat
| Rank | City/town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
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| 1 | † York | City | 43,718 |
| 2 | Hanover | Borough | 15,289 |
| 3 | Weigelstown | CDP | 12,875 |
| 4 | Shiloh | CDP | 11,218 |
| 5 | East York | CDP | 8,777 |
| 6 | Parkville | CDP | 6,706 |
| 7 | Red Lion | Borough | 6,373 |
| 8 | Spry | CDP | 4,891 |
| 9 | West York | Borough | 4,617 |
| 10 | New Freedom | Borough | 4,464 |
| 11 | Dallastown | Borough | 4,049 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury | Borough | 3,823 |
| 13 | Grantley | CDP | 3,628 |
| 14 | Valley Green | CDP | 3,429 |
| 15 | Valley View | CDP | 2,817 |
| 16 | Manchester | Borough | 2,763 |
| 17 | Hallam | Borough | 2,673 |
| 18 | Emigsville | CDP | 2,672 |
| 19 | Dillsburg | Borough | 2,563 |
| 20 | Stonybrook | CDP | 2,384 |
| 21 | Wrightsville | Borough | 2,310 |
| 22 | Susquehanna Trails | CDP | 2,264 |
| 23 | Spring Grove | Borough | 2,167 |
| 24 | Stewartstown | Borough | 2,089 |
| 25 | Glen Rock | Borough | 2,025 |
| 26 | Dover | Borough | 2,007 |
| 27 | Pennville | CDP | 1,947 |
| 28 | North York | Borough | 1,914 |
| 29 | Yorklyn | CDP | 1,912 |
| 30 | Tyler Run | CDP | 1,901 |
| 31 | Jacobus | Borough | 1,841 |
| 32 | Queens Gate | CDP | 1,464 |
| 33 | Mount Wolf | Borough | 1,393 |
| 34 | Windsor | Borough | 1,319 |
| 35 | Loganville | Borough | 1,240 |
| 36 | Yoe | Borough | 1,018 |
| 37 | Goldsboro | Borough | 952 |
| 38 | East Prospect | Borough | 905 |
| 39 | New Market | CDP | 816 |
| 40 | Jefferson | Borough | 733 |
| 41 | Delta | Borough | 728 |
| 42 | York Haven | Borough | 709 |
| 43 | Winterstown | Borough | 632 |
| 44 | New Salem | Borough | 579 |
| 45 | Seven Valleys | Borough | 517 |
| 46 | Cross Roads | Borough | 512 |
| 47 | Felton | Borough | 506 |
| 48 | Franklintown | Borough | 489 |
| 49 | Fawn Grove | Borough | 452 |
| 50 | Lewisberry | Borough | 362 |
| 51 | Railroad | Borough | 278 |
| 52 | Wellsville | Borough | 242 |
| 53 | Yorkana | Borough | 229 |
Airports
[edit]Although York County has no scheduled passenger air service, it has two general-aviation airports: Capital City Airport in Fairview Township in the extreme north and York Airport near Thomasville, just south of US 30. The county participates in the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority with Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, and Franklin counties. The closest passenger service is at Harrisburg International Airport, Lancaster County Airport, and BWI.
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]- Cresap's War
- National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Pennsylvania
- Rabbit Transit
- Rehmeyer's Hollow – location of the 1928 Hex Hollow murder
- US 30 Diner
References
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Further reading
[edit]- Gibson, John, ed. A Biographical History of York County, Pennsylvania (Genealogical Publishing Com, 1886). Online: archive.org
- Marcello, Ronald E. Small Town America in World War II: War Stories from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania (University of North Texas Press, 2014) 452 pp. Template:Isbn
- Prowell, George Reeser. History of York County, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. (JH Beers, 1907). Online: Vol.1 google books archive.org, Vol 2. archive.org
- Sheets, Georg R. York County: To the Setting of the Sun : An Illustrated History (American Historical Press. 2nd Edition, 2002)
External links
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