Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania

Wormleysburg is located on the eastern border of Cumberland County at 40°15′31″N 76°54′21″W / 40.25861°N 76.90583°W / 40.25861; -76.90583 (40.258689, -76.905954).^[3] It is situated on the west bank of the Susquehanna River across from Harrisburg, the state capital. It is bordered to the north and west by East Pennsboro Township and to the south by the borough of Lemoyne. U.S. Routes 11 and 15 pass through the borough together, leading north 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Exit 65 on Interstate 81 and southwest 3 miles (5 km) through Camp Hill to the Capital Beltway (Pennsylvania Route 581). The M. Harvey Taylor Memorial Bridge crosses the Susquehanna from Wormleysburg into Harrisburg.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wormleysburg has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 1.33%, is water.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	297		—
1890	555		86.9%
1910	809		—
1920	866		7.0%
1930	1,404		62.1%
1940	1,454		3.6%
1950	1,511		3.9%
1960	1,794		18.7%
1970	3,192		77.9%
1980	2,796		−12.4%
1990	2,847		1.8%
2000	2,607		−8.4%
2010	3,070		17.8%
Est. 2015	3,079	^[4]	0.3%
Sources:^[5]^[6]^[7]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 1,295 households, and 663 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,794.1 people per square mile (1,082.3/km²). There were 1,399 housing units at an average density of 1,499.4 per square mile (580.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.14% White, 1.30% African American, 0.15% Native American, 4.22% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 1,295 households, out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.8% were non-families. 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,536, and the median income for a family was $49,342. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $27,902 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,504. About 3.6% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

History

The community was named for founder John Wormley and was incorporated as a borough in May 1916 from East Pennsboro Township.

References

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1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Wormleysburg borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

External links

Borough of Wormleysburg official website

Municipalities and communities of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Carlisle

Boroughs	Camp Hill Carlisle Lemoyne Mechanicsburg Mount Holly Springs New Cumberland Newburg Newville Shippensburg‡ Shiremanstown Wormleysburg

Townships	Cooke Dickinson East Pennsboro Hampden Hopewell Lower Allen Lower Frankford Lower Mifflin Middlesex Monroe North Middleton North Newton Penn Shippensburg Silver Spring South Middleton South Newton Southampton Upper Allen Upper Frankford Upper Mifflin West Pennsboro

CDPs	Boiling Springs Enola Lower Allen Messiah College New Kingstown Plainfield Schlusser Shippensburg University West Fairview

Unincorporated communities	Bloserville Bowmansdale Caprivi Entlerville Grantham Lisburn Shepherdstown Sporting Hill Summerdale Wertzville Williams Grove

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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