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Pen Mar, Pennsylvania | |
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  Pen Mar  Pen Mar | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′22″N 77°30′35″W / 39.72278°N 77.50972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Washington |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 947 |
| • Density | 1,281.46/sq mi (495.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17268 |
| FIPS code | 42-58776 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2634268[2] |
Pen Mar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is located in Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated on the Mason–Dixon line, bordered to the south by the community of Pen Mar Park in Maryland.
History
[edit]The community's name is a portmanteau of "Pennsylvania" and "Maryland".[4]
Geography
[edit]Pen Mar is located in southeastern Franklin County, on the western slope of South Mountain. Pennsylvania Route 550 is the main road through the community, leading northwest down the mountain 2 miles (3 km) to Rouzerville. Waynesboro is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Pen Mar, and the site of the former Fort Ritchie in Maryland is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southeast.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2020 census, the population of Pen Mar was 947.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 929 | — | |
| 2020 | 947 | 1.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pen Mar, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
- ^ https://data.census.gov/all?q=Pen+Mar+CDP,+Pennsylvania [bare URL]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |