Churchtown, Pennsylvania

Churchtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Pennsylvania Route 23. The population was 470 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Churchtown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Bangor Episcopal Church
Churchtown
Location in Pennsylvania
Churchtown
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°7′59″N 75°57′53″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipCaernarvon
Area
 • Total1.90 sq mi (4.92 km2)
 • Land1.88 sq mi (4.88 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Population
 • Total470
 • Density249/sq mi (96.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17555
Area code(s)717
FIPS code42-13632
GNIS feature ID1171873[3]

History

The first settlers of the oldest Amish settlement still in existence, the Lancaster Amish settlement, settled near Churchtown.[4]

The Bangor Episcopal Church, Caernarvon Presbyterian Church and Edward Davies House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Geography

Churchtown is in eastern Lancaster County, in the center of Caernarvon Township. Pennsylvania Route 23 is the community's Main Street, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to Morgantown and west 20 miles (32 km) to Lancaster, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Churchtown CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.71%, are water.[1] The community sits on a ridge draining south to the Conestoga River, a west-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.

  • Caernarvon Presbyterian Church
  • Edward Davies House

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Churchtown CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Churchtown, Pennsylvania
  4. "6 Takeaways from Our Conversation with Don Kraybill" at lancasteronline.com.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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