Biglerville is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

in Adams County,

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, United States. The population was 1,225 at the 2020 census. The National Apple Museum is located on West Hanover St. in Biglerville. The borough is home to Biglerville High School.

History

Originally named Middletown, it was renamed Biglerville in 1903 after

William Bigler William Bigler (January 1, 1814August 9, 1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democrat as the 12th governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855 and as a member of the United States Senate for Pennsylvania from 1856 t ...

, the 12th Governor of Pennsylvania. The Thomas Brothers Store was added to the

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in 2008. The National Apple Harvest Festival takes place in Biglerville an on annual basis.

Geography

Biglerville is located at (39.930238, -77.246932). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,101 people, 443 households, and 299 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 460 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 93.55%

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, 0.82%

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, 0.18% Asian, 3.91% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. There were 443 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $39,861, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $30,813 versus $22,938 for females. The

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for the borough was $18,142. About 7.9% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the

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, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Upper Adams School District.
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References

External links

Letters to the Biglerville Community during World War II at Gettysburg College
{{authority control 1903 establishments in Pennsylvania Boroughs in Adams County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1817