Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania
| Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
St. John's Lutheran Church
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 Shiremanstown
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| Coordinates: 40°13′22″N 76°57′15″W / 40.22278°N 76.95417°WCoordinates: 40°13′22″N 76°57′15″W / 40.22278°N 76.95417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cumberland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
| • Land | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,569 |
| • Density | 5,284/sq mi (2,040.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17011 |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
Shiremanstown is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,569 at the 2010 census.William Bigler (January 11, 1814 – August 9, 1880), who was governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855 and later a U.S. senator, was born in Shiremanstown.
Shiremanstown is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Shiremanstown is located in eastern Cumberland County at 40°13′22″N 76°57′15″W / 40.222889°N 76.954159°W. It is bordered to the north by Hampden Township and to the south by Lower Allen Township. It is 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the center of Harrisburg, the state capital.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.77 km2), all of it land.
As of the 2000 census, there were 1,521 people, 719 households, and 407 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,105.8 people per square mile (1,957.5/km2). There were 742 housing units at an average density of 2,490.8 per square mile (955.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.33% White, 0.53% African American, 0.07% Native American, 2.43% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
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