Cashtown 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 counte ...

in Franklin Township, Adams County,

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, United States. The community was part of the Cashtown-McKnightstown CDP, until it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of 2020, the population of Cashtown was 453. A post office called Cashtown has been in operation since 1833. According to tradition, the community was named for the fact a local tavern owner required that payment be made in cash.

Geography

Cashtown is located west of Gettysburg in western Adams County. U.S. Route 30 bypasses the center of the community and forms the northern edge of the CDP. Old U.S. 30, the original

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, is the main street of Cashtown. McKnightstown is to the east.

Demographics

Education

It is in the Gettysburg Area School District. Franklin Township Elementary School has an Orrtanna post office address, but is physically in the Cashtown CDP. This is the zoned school for Cashtown. The district's comprehensive middle and high schools are Gettysburg Area Middle School and

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Notable person

* Nellie V. Mark (1857–1935), physician, suffragist

References

External links

Cashtown Community Fire Dept.
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