McKnightstown is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...
(CDP) in
Franklin Township,
Adams County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States.
It was formerly part of the
Cashtown-McKnightstown CDP as of the
2000 census, and was then split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census.
History
The founder
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of the
Eshelman manufacturing company was born in the town, and the
1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy travelled through the town on the
Lincoln Highway
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before a modern highway bypassed the town in 1948-9.
Demographics
As of the
2020 census the population was 387.
Gallery
McKnightstown PA house Lincoln Hwy Flohrs Church Rd.jpg, Lincoln Highway at Flohr's Church Road
References
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Census-designated places in Adams County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania