Farmersville is a rural

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settlement and a

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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 991.

Geography

Farmersville is in northeastern Lancaster County, in the eastern part of West Earl Township. It is south of the borough of

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and northeast of Lancaster, the

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. Farmersville is near no major roads, with the town center being at the intersection of North Farmersville Road and East Farmersville Road. The Farmersville CDP includes the neighborhood of Fairmount to the east, at the intersection of East Farmersville Road and Katze Boucle Weeg (Cat's Back Road). According to the

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, the Farmersville CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.18%, are water. The community drains north to the Conestoga River and south to Groff Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga. The entire area is part of the Susquehanna River watershed. Every Tuesday, Farmersville has a weekly auction.ESPN Page 2 - Caple: Following the Susquehanna (Part 3)
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