Farmersville, Pennsylvania

Farmersville is a rural Mennonite settlement and a census-designated place (CDP) in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 991.[2]

Farmersville, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Farmersville
Location in Pennsylvania
Farmersville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°07′39″N 76°09′55″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipWest Earl
Area
 • Total2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
 • Land2.47 sq mi (6.40 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
370 ft (110 m)
Population
 • Total991
 • Density401/sq mi (155.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code2584457[3]
Website1174624

Geography

Farmersville is in northeastern Lancaster County, in the eastern part of West Earl Township. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the borough of Ephrata and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Lancaster, the county seat. Farmersville is near no major roads, with the town center being at the intersection of North Farmersville Road and East Farmersville Road. The Farmersville CDP includes the neighborhood of Fairmount to the east, at the intersection of East Farmersville Road and Katze Boucle Weeg (Cat's Back Road).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Farmersville CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.18%, are water.[1] The community drains north to the Conestoga River and south to Groff Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga. The entire area is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Every Tuesday, Farmersville has a weekly auction.[4]

Notable people
  • Floyd Landis, former professional cyclist; born in Farmersville

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Farmersville CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmersville Census Designated Place
  4. ESPN Page 2 - Caple: Following the Susquehanna (Part 3)
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