Pillow, Pennsylvania
| Pillow, Pennsylvania | |
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Market Street in Pillow
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 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 40°38′26″N 76°48′12″W / 40.64056°N 76.80333°WCoordinates: 40°38′26″N 76°48′12″W / 40.64056°N 76.80333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Settled | 1818 |
| Incorporated | 1864 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 298 |
| • Density | 604/sq mi (233.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17080 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| Website | www |
Pillow is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 298 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pillow was founded in 1818 by John Snyder, a land developer from Mercer County, as "Snydertown" (Schneiderstettle). The borough was incorporated as "Uniontown" on April 20, 1864. When the town got its first post office in 1847, a post office under the name of "Uniontown" already existed. A postal official substituted the name "Pillow" after General Gideon Pillow, who was popular at the time for his victories in the Mexican–American War. Over the next hundred years, the new name slowly took hold, and on November 2, 1965, the residents voted to change the official name of the town to "Pillow".
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Pillow had numerous industries, including a cotton mill, a burial vault manufacturer, a brickworks, and a potato chip factory. Today, the only major industry is the Codi case factory.
Pillow is the northernmost town in Dauphin County, located at 40°38′26″N 76°48′12″W / 40.64056°N 76.80333°W (40.640430, -76.803464). It is bounded on the west, north, and east by Mahantango Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River, and on the south by Mahantango Mountain.
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