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Bowmansville, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
nameBowmansville, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
image_skylineBowmansville, PA from PA Turnpike service plaza, Nov. 2023.jpg
image_captionView of Bowmansville from the Bowmansville Service Plaza
pushpin_mapPennsylvania#USA
pushpin_labelBowmansville
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Lancaster
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Brecknock
leader_title
established_titleFounded
established_date1820
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km25.56
area_land_km25.53
area_water_km20.03
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total2989
population_density_km2540.80
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft434
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code17507
area_code717
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-07896
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1170075
area_total_sq_mi2.15
area_land_sq_mi2.13
area_water_sq_mi0.01
population_density_sq_mi1400.66

Bowmansville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bowmansville is home to the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Bowmansville Service Plaza. The population was 2,077 as of the 2010 census.

History

Bowmansville was named for Samuel Bowman, an early settler.

The Bowmansville Roller Mill and John B. Good House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Bowmansville is in northeastern Lancaster County, near the center of Brecknock Township. The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) passes through the community, but with no direct access. The closest access is at Exit 286 (Reading, 4 mi to the west near Swartzville. The Morgantown interchange (Exit 293) is 10 mi to the east. Pennsylvania Route 625 (Reading Road) passes through the center of Bowmansville, leading north 12 mi to Reading and south 7 mi to East Earl. Lancaster, the county seat, is 21 mi to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bowmansville CDP has a total area of 4.9 sqkm, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.57%, are water. The community is drained by Muddy Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Conestoga River, part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

References

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Bowmansville CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau.
  3. (1 May 1914). "Brecknock Township's Interesting History". [[Reading Eagle]].
  4. {{NRISref
  5. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  7. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
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