Cashtown-McKnightstown, Pennsylvania
| Cashtown-McKnightstown | |
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| CDP | |
 Location within Adams County |
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 Cashtown-McKnightstown
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| Coordinates: 39°52′33″N 77°20′17″W / 39.87583°N 77.33806°WCoordinates: 39°52′33″N 77°20′17″W / 39.87583°N 77.33806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 685 |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 17353, 17310, 17343, 17307 |
Cashtown-McKnightstown was a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was the 2000 United States Census area designated by obsolete Census Code 11588 and has been replaced by the CDPs of Cashtown and McKnightstown, which the USGS designated as separate named places on August 30, 2010.
Cashtown-McKnightstown is located at 39°52′33″N 77°20′17″W / 39.87583°N 77.33806°W (39.875934, -77.338137).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all of it land.
In 1863 during the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia passed through Cashtown on its way to Gettysburg, and a few generals made their headquarters at the Cashtown Inn during the battle. After Lee's failure to defeat General Meade and the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3), Lee once again passed through Cashtown during the early morning hours of July 4, 1863 in heavy rain in his retreat to Virginia.
As of the census of 2000, there were 753 people, 289 households, and 223 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 315.9 people per square mile (122.2/km²). There were 300 housing units at an average density of 125.9/sq mi (48.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.75% White, 1.73% African American, 0.93% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.
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