Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
| Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |
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Carlisle Springs is at a crossroads in the township on Pennsylvania Route 34 northeast of Carlisle.
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 Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Middlesex Township |
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 Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cumberland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.9 sq mi (67.2 km2) |
| • Land | 25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,040 |
| • Density | 274/sq mi (105.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| Website | middlesextwp |
Middlesex Township is a township located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 7,040.
Middlesex Township is in northeastern Cumberland County, bordered to the north by Perry County along the crest of Blue Mountain. Conodoguinet Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, crosses the center of the township. Unincorporated communities in the township include Donnellytown in the northeast, Carlisle Springs in the northwest, and part of the Schlusser census-designated place along the western border.
Interstate 76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike), Interstate 81, and U.S. Route 11 cross in a triangle formation near the center of the township. There is no direct access between I-76 and I-81; instead, a 1-mile (1.6 km) stretch of US 11 connects Exit 226 on I-76 with Exit 52 on I-81. The borough of Carlisle, the county seat, is about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of the highway crossing area via US 11, and Harrisburg, the state capital, is about 16 miles (26 km) to the east.
The Appalachian Trail crosses the northern half of the Cumberland Valley following a route near the eastern border of Middlesex Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.9 square miles (67.2 km2), of which 25.7 square miles (66.5 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 1.05%, is water.
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