Bowmansville is an

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and

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(CDP) in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County,

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, United States. Bowmansville is home to a

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service plaza. The population was 2,077 as of the 2010 census.

History

Bowmansville was named for Samuel Bowman, an early settler. The Bowmansville Roller Mill and John B. Good House are listed on the

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Geography

Bowmansville is in northeastern Lancaster County, near the center of Brecknock Township. The Pennsylvania Turnpike (

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) passes through the community, but with no direct access. The closest access is at Exit 286 (

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, to the west near Swartzville. The Morgantown interchange (Exit 293) is to the east. Pennsylvania Route 625 (Reading Road) passes through the center of Bowmansville, leading north to Reading and south to East Earl. Lancaster, the

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, is to the southwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bowmansville CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.57%, are water. The community is drained by Muddy Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Conestoga River, part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

References

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