Brownstown is an

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and

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(CDP) in West Earl Township, Lancaster County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,816.

Geography

Brownstown is in central Lancaster County, in the western section of West Earl Township. It is southwest of

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and northeast of Lancaster, the

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. The main route through Brownstown is

Pennsylvania Route 772 Pennsylvania Route 772 (PA 772) is an east–west state highway located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus of PA 772 is at PA 441 in Marietta, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) just west of Gap. Th ...

(South State Street), which leads northwest to Lititz and southeast to Leola.

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, a four-lane expressway, runs just to the west of the center of town, with access via an interchange with PA 772. US 222 leads northeast to

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and southwest to Lancaster. Route 272 runs parallel to and northwest of Route 222. The intersection of routes 772 and 272 is currently one of the most heavily traveled areas in Lancaster County. According to the

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, the Brownstown CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.92%, are water. The Conestoga River forms the southern boundary of the community, and

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forms the western boundary (and of West Earl Township), joining the Conestoga southwest of the center of town. It is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

References

{{authority control Populated places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania