New Holland, Pennsylvania

New Holland was settled in 1728 by brothers John Michael and John Phillip Ranc (Ranck).[4] Before it became known as New Holland, it had been called "Hog Swamp", "Earltown" and "New Design".[5]

The New Holland Machine Company, which later became New Holland Agriculture, and John Casper Stoever Log House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

New Holland has been the twin city of Longvic, France since 1967 because there was a Case New Holland plant in the French commune.[7]

New Holland is located in eastern Lancaster County at 40°6′8″N 76°5′16″W (40.102095, -76.087646).[8] Pennsylvania Route 23 passes through the borough as Main Street, leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Morgantown and west 14 miles (23 km) to Lancaster, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all of it recorded as land.[1] The borough lies on a low ridge, with the north side draining via Groff Creek and other small streams to the Conestoga River and the south side draining to Mill Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Conestoga, which flows southwest to the Susquehanna River.

New Holland is a terminus of the New Holland Secondary rail line, which splits off the Amtrak Keystone Line just east of Lancaster. The line is owned by Norfolk Southern Railway and serves a number of businesses along the way, notably RR Donnelley and Sons Printing in Lancaster, as well as one of the Dart Container factories,and L&S Sweeteners, both in Leola.[9]

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 5,092 people, 2,084 households, and 1,448 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,444.2 people per square mile (945.2/km²). There were 2,159 housing units at an average density of 1,036.3 per square mile (400.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.34% White, 1.02% African American, 0.08% Native American, .025% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.57% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.42% of the population.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $44,446, and the median income for a family was $50,758. Males had a median income of $37,002 versus $25,766 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,187. About 3.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

The New Holland Farmers Fair is an annual festival held in New Holland.[14] Since its inception in 1927, the fair has been held 88 times; due to World War II, the fair was not held from 1941 to 1945.[15] The fair was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

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  John Casper Stoever Log House
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  New Holland Machine Company, c. 1895
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  New Holland Borough sign in front of Garden Spot High School
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  Keystone marker and Sister City sign on Route 23 near Garden Spot High School

• John Wesley Davis, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Todd O'Brien, professional Armenian basketball player
• Brenda Stauffer, bronze medal recipient in the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Richard Winters, WWII officer and veteran of D-Day, Market Garden, Carentan and the Battle of the Bulge; main character in Band of Brothers

• Official website
• A Brief History of New Holland
• New Holland Farmer's Fair
• New Holland Weather
• New Holland Historical Society