Wormleysburg is a

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, United States. The population was 3,070 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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. Wormleysburg is served by

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. The borough is home to

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History

The community was named for founder John Wormley and was incorporated as a borough in May 1916 from East Pennsboro Township. John Wormley House, Wormleysburg Pennsylvania, 2007

John Wormley House, Wormleysburg Pennsylvania, 2007

The John Wormley House was added to the

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in 1976.

Geography

Wormleysburg is located on the eastern border of Cumberland County at (40.258689, -76.905954). It is situated on the west bank of the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...

across from

, the state capital. It is bordered to the north and west by East Pennsboro Township and to the south by the borough of Lemoyne. U.S. Routes 11 and 15 pass through the borough together, leading north to Exit 65 on

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and southwest through Camp Hill to the

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(

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). The

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and Market Street Bridge cross the Susquehanna from Wormleysburg into Harrisburg. According to the

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, Wormleysburg has a total area of , of which , or 1.33%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 1,295 households, and 663 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,399 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 92.14%

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, 1.30%

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, 0.15% Native American, 4.22%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.31% from

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, and 1.84% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.34% of the population. There were 1,295 households, out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were

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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.71. In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $40,536, and the median income for a family was $49,342. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $27,902 for females. The

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for the borough was $28,504. About 3.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Borough of Wormleysburg official website
{{authority control Pennsylvania populated places on the Susquehanna River Populated places established in 1772 Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area Boroughs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 1815 establishments in Pennsylvania