Pen Mar is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in
Washington Township,
Franklin County,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, United States. It is located along the
Mason–Dixon line
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, bordered to the south by the community of
Pen Mar Park
Pen Mar Park is a scenic area in Pen Mar, Washington County, Maryland. It is located on Pen Mar High Rock Road adjacent to the Mason–Dixon line. In 1877, the site was opened as an amusement park and resort area by the Western Maryland Railway ( ...
in
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. As of the
2020 census the population of Pen Mar was 947. The community's name is a portmanteau of "Pennsylvania" and "Maryland".
Geography
Pen Mar is located in southeastern Franklin County, on the western slope of
South Mountain.
Pennsylvania Route 550
Pennsylvania Route 550 (PA 550) is a 36 mile (58 km) long state highway in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 453, PA 453 and Pennsylvania Route 45 Truck (Huntingdon County), PA 45 Truck east of T ...
is the main road through the community, leading northwest down the mountain to
Rouzerville.
Waynesboro is northwest of Pen Mar, and the site of the former
Fort Ritchie
Fort Ritchie at Cascade, Maryland was a military installation southwest of Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania and southeast of Waynesboro in the area of South Mountain. Following the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, it closed in 199 ...
in Maryland is to the southeast.
Demographics
References
External links
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Census-designated places in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania
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