New Holland (

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: ''Seischwamm'') is a

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in Lancaster County,

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,762, up from 5,378 in the 2010 census.

History

New Holland was settled in 1728 by brothers John Michael and John Phillip Ranc (Ranck). Before it became known as New Holland, it had been called "Hog Swamp", "Earltown" and "New Design". The

New Holland Machine Company :''This is a historical article. For current information see New Holland Ag'' The New Holland Machine Company was founded in 1895, when a young man by the name of Abram Zimmerman purchased a horse barn in New Holland, Pennsylvania, and establish ...

, which later became

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was founded here in 1895 by Abe Zimmerman.

is listed alongside John Casper Stoever Log House on the

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. New Holland has been the twin city of Longvic,

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since 1967 because there was a Case New Holland plant in the French commune.

Geography

New Holland is located in eastern Lancaster County at (40.102095, -76.087646).

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passes through the borough as Main Street, leading east to Morgantown and west to Lancaster, the

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. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. The borough lies on a low ridge, with the north side draining via Groff Creek and other small streams to the

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and the south side draining to Mill Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Conestoga, which flows southwest to the

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Rail

New Holland is a terminus of the

New Holland Secondary The New Holland Secondary is a rail line that runs from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to New Holland, Pennsylvania, and is owned and operated by Norfolk Southern Railway. It is 12 miles long, single tracked, and originally ran from Lancaster to Downin ...

rail line, which splits off the Amtrak Keystone Line just east of Lancaster. The line is owned by

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and serves a number of businesses along the way, notably RR Donnelley and Sons Printing in Lancaster, as well as one of the

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factories, and L&S Sweeteners, both in Leola.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,092 people, 2,084 households, and 1,448 families residing in the borough. The

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was 2,444.2 people per square mile (945.2/km²). There were 2,159 housing units at an average density of 1,036.3 per square mile (400.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.34%

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, 1.02%

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, 0.08% Native American, .025% Asian, 0.02%

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, 2.57% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.42% of the population. The age demographics in the borough are diverse, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $44,446, and the median income for a family was $50,758. Males had a median income of $37,002 versus $25,766 for females. The

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for the borough was $20,187. About 3.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Public services

Education

The Eastern Lancaster County School District has its district headquarters in New Holland. This site houses Garden Spot High School and Garden Spot Middle School. Elementary schools within the district include New Holland,

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and Brecknock. The area is served by the Eastern Lancaster County Library (ELANCO Library), formerly known as New Holland Library. The ELANCO Library is located on Chestnut Street in New Holland and is a member of the

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Culture

The New Holland Farmers Fair is an annual festival held in New Holland. Since its inception in 1927, the fair has been held 88 times; due to

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, the fair was not held from 1941 to 1945. The fair was not held in 2020 due to the

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. File:200 W Main New Holland.JPG, John Casper Stoever Log House File:NH Pennsylvania e.jpg,

, c. 1895 File:NewHollandBoroughSign.jpg, New Holland Borough sign in front of Garden Spot High School File:NewHollandSign.jpg, Keystone marker and Sister City sign on Route 23 near Garden Spot High School

Notable people

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, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives * Todd O'Brien, professional basketball player * Brenda Stauffer, bronze medal recipient in the 1984 Summer Olympics * Richard Winters, WWII officer and veteran of

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, Market Garden, Carentan and the

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; main character in '' Band of Brothers''

References

External links

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A Brief History of New Holland

New Holland Farmer's Fair

New Holland Weather

New Holland Historical Society
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