Pen Mar, Pennsylvania Explained

Pen Mar, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Pen Mar
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Franklin
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.93
Area Land Km2:1.91
Area Water Km2:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:947
Population Density Km2:495.04
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:899
Coordinates:39.7228°N -77.5097°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:17268
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-58776
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2634268
Area Total Sq Mi:0.75
Area Land Sq Mi:0.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population Density Sq Mi:1281.46

Pen Mar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is located in Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated on the Mason–Dixon line, bordered to the south by the community of Pen Mar Park in Maryland.

History

The community's name is a portmanteau of "Pennsylvania" and "Maryland".[3]

Geography

Pen Mar is located in southeastern Franklin County, on the western slope of South Mountain. Pennsylvania Route 550 is the main road through the community, leading northwest down the mountain 2miles to Rouzerville. Waynesboro is northwest of Pen Mar, and the site of the former Fort Ritchie in Maryland is to the southeast.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, the population of Pen Mar was 947.[4]

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Book: Espenshade, Abraham Howry. Pennsylvania Place Names. 1925. Evangelical Press. 978-0-8063-0416-8. 302.
  4. https://data.census.gov/all?q=Pen+Mar+CDP,+Pennsylvania