Cashtown, Pennsylvania Explained

Cashtown, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Franklin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.92
Area Land Km2:3.89
Area Water Km2:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:453
Population Density Km2:116.33
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:746
Coordinates:39.8839°N -77.3586°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:17310
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-11576
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1171306
Area Total Sq Mi:1.51
Area Land Sq Mi:1.50
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population Density Sq Mi:301.20

Cashtown is a census-designated place in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Cashtown-McKnightstown CDP, until it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of 2020, the population of Cashtown was 453.[2]

A post office called Cashtown has been in operation since 1833.[3] According to tradition, the community was named for the fact a local tavern owner required that payment be made in cash.[4]

Geography

Cashtown is located west of Gettysburg in western Adams County. U.S. Route 30 bypasses the center of the community and forms the northern edge of the CDP. Old U.S. 30, the original Lincoln Highway, is the main street of Cashtown. McKnightstown is to the east.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data .
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 5 January 2017.
  4. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 20.