Newville is a
borough
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History
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in
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Cumberland, historic county
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,
Pennsylvania
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, United States. The borough is located west of
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census.
It is part of the
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
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.
Newville is served by the
Big Spring School District.
Geography
Newville is located in west-central Cumberland County at (40.169614, -77.402029),
on the west side of
Big Spring Creek, a tributary of
Conodoguinet Creek and part of the
Susquehanna River
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watershed. The borough is bordered on the north and west by
North Newton Township and on the south and east by
West Pennsboro Township.
Pennsylvania Route 641 passes through the borough as Main Street, leading west to
Newburg and east to
Carlisle
Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
, the
county seat
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.
Pennsylvania Route 233
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(High Street) crosses PA 641 at the center of town and leads north to
Landisburg and southeast to
Interstate 81
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near
Dickinson.
Pennsylvania Route 533 leads southwest from Newville to
Shippensburg.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, Newville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.02%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2000, there were 1,367 people, 579 households, and 386 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 620 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.07%
White
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, 0.88%
African American
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, 0.22%
Native American, 0.44% from
other races, and 1.39% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 579 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the borough, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,313, and the median income for a family was $34,423. Males had a median income of $28,214 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,922. About 12.2% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
History
Newville (New Village) was founded in 1790 when the Big Spring
Presbyterian
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church laid out the town on their land and sold the lots. The first lots were sold to Samuel Finley, Hugh Holmes, William McElwain, Robert and David Officer, Isaac Jamison, and William McMonnagle. The town remained a part of Allemstraf Township
until 1817 when it was granted a charter as 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 1837 the
Cumberland Valley Railroad
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came through the area, and in 1874 the borough was extended to the south to include the homes and businesses that had grown up along the railroad.
The Newville Post Office was established in 1800.
The
Newville Historic District was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2010.
Notable people
On May 4, 2005, federal legislation was passed in
Congress
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designating the
post office
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facility in Newville as the
Randall D. Shughart United States Post Office Building. The naming is in honor and commemoration of
U.S. Army
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Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart
Randall David Shughart (August 13, 1958 – October 3, 1993) was a United States Army Delta Force operator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu, during Operation Gothic Serpent in O ...
, a
Medal of Honor
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recipient whose courageous actions in combat cost him his life during the
Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia, where he fought under
Special Operations Command in October 1993. Shughart's story is depicted in ''
Black Hawk Down'', a 2001 film by
Ridley Scott
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, based on the book ''
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War'' by
Mark Bowden
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. Shughart was a native of Newville.
Other notable residents include:
*
W. Paris Chambers, composer and cornet soloist
*
Clement Finley, 10th
Surgeon General of the United States Army
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*
Andy Oyler, Major League ballplayer
*
Andrew G. Miller (1811–1880) Pennsylvania State Senator from 1869 to 1871.
*Zach Miller, musician and backup vocalist of
Dr. Dog
References
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1794 establishments in Pennsylvania
Boroughs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
Populated places established in 1794