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63: 1131: 80: 51: 110: 117: 87: 393:/Orrstown Road) to eastern markets. The town was laid out in 1833, by John, William and James Orr. At first, they called it "Southampton", after the township; but in 1835, when application was made for a post office to be called Southampton, the Post Office Department refused because there was already a post office of that name. 803: 747:
of 2000, there were 231 people, 79 households, and 59 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,714.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,434.1/km). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 1,366.7 per square mile (527.7/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.57%
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In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 958 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98.
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The median income for a household in the borough was $ 38,542, and the median income for a family was $ 39,583. Males had a median income of $ 27,188 versus $ 21,250 for females. The
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It was incorporated as a borough on May 3, 1847, and in 1878 the town had one hotel, two stores, one carriage factory, and four churches: Lutheran, Presbyterian,
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There were 79 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were
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for the borough was $ 14,346. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the
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Orrstown is located in northeastern Franklin County at the intersection of Pennsylvania Routes
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orrstown, Pennsylvania
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Orrstown was founded in 1833 by the Orr brothers. It is surrounded by
744: 424:(Orrstown Road). PA 433 leads northwestward 5 miles (8 km) to 305: 284: 1020: 1129: 369:, United States. The population was 214 at the 2020 census. 967: 463:
to the north and its tributary, Muddy Run to the south.
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Location of Orrstown in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
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PA 533 leads east five miles to 25: 448:and west 6 miles (10 km) to 804:"ArcGIS REST Services Directory" 408:. The populations was then 325. 116: 115: 108: 86: 85: 78: 61: 49: 1: 1050:Franklin County, Pennsylvania 845:. United States Census Bureau 806:. United States Census Bureau 367:Franklin County, Pennsylvania 129:Show map of the United States 972:United States Census Bureau 457:United States Census Bureau 1612: 1551: 1127: 1061: 736: 721: 706: 691: 676: 661: 646: 631: 616: 601: 586: 571: 556: 541: 526: 511: 496: 489: 484: 479: 476: 428:and south 5 miles to the 138: 72: 60: 48: 39: 878:M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). 261:676 ft (206 m) 99:Show map of Pennsylvania 843:"Census Population API" 1134: 776:there were 851 males. 430:Letterkenny Army Depot 391:Pennsylvania Route 533 34:Orrstown, Pennsylvania 1133: 968:"U.S. Census website" 865:"Explore Census Data" 472:Historical population 297: • Summer ( 158:40.05889°N 77.60806°W 1564:United States portal 996:Population Estimates 945:. 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Orrstown
Borough
Orrstown Post Office
Location of Orrstown in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Orrstown is located in Pennsylvania
Orrstown is located in the United States
40°03′32″N 77°36′29″W / 40.05889°N 77.60806°W / 40.05889; -77.60806
Country
State
Pennsylvania
County
Franklin
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
717
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID
borough
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Southampton Township
Shippensburg
Upper Strasburg
Pennsylvania Route 533
George Chambers
United Brethren

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