Lemoyne, Pennsylvania

Name

Following the 1724 stone house built by John Harris and John Kelso, the emerging settlement was first named by Thomas Penn as the "Manor of Lowther" in 1750. Once the camelback bridge was completed in 1815, the town became "Bridgeport". In 1888, the name was then changed to "Riverton"; once the population of 800 was reached, which was needed to obtain a Post Office, it was denied out of possible confusion for Riverton, Virginia. Therefore, in 1905 it was finally renamed "Lemoyne", said to be in honor of Charles le Moyne, a French soldier who supposedly settled near Harrisburg following an Ohio expedition. Another possible theory was that it was named in honor of Dr. Francis J. LeMoyne.

Geography

Lemoyne is located on the eastern edge of Cumberland County at (40.244217, -76.899119), on the west bank of the Susquehanna River, directly across from Harrisburg. It is bordered to the north by Wormleysburg, to the west by Camp Hill, and to the south by the borough of New Cumberland and Lower Allen Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.612 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, there were people, with a population density of in the borough. There were housing units at an average density of .

Age and gender

The median age was 38.3 years, with under the age of 5, in the 5 to 17 age range, in the 18 to 20 age range, in the 21 to 24 age range, in the 25 to 34 age range, in the 35 to 44 age range, in the 45 to 54 age range, in the 55 to 59 age range, in the 60 to 64 age range, in the 65 to 74 age range, in the 75 to 84 age range, and age 85 and over. were under the age 18 and were age 65 and over. of the population were females, giving a ratio of females to males. of those over the age of 18 were female with of those age 65 and over being female.

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

The racial and ethnic makeup of the borough was white, African American or Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, from some other race, and from two or more races. were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Households and families

There were households, with being considered families. The average size of a household was and of families . of the families had children under the age of 18. of the families were a husband-wife family, of those having children under the age of 18. of families had a female householder with no husband present, of those having children under the age of 18. of families were of some other classification. There were households not considered a family, with of those being someone living alone being age 65 and over. The median income for a household in the borough was $39,803, and the median income for a family was $47,438. Males had a median income of $32,284 versus $26,719 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,705. 5.7% of the population and 4.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.0% of those under the age of 18 and 7.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. 2010 Census did not have information on income. --

Notable people

• Coy Wire, sport anchor
• Bob Adams, baseball pitcher
• Edson Hendricks, computer scientist
• Stan Jones, football player
• Kadida Kenner, founder and CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project
• Paul Minner, baseball pitcher
• Bob Moorhead, baseball pitcher
• Andy Musser, sports announcer
• Dean T. Stevenson, Episcopal bishop
• Helen Waddell, baseball player

References

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