Pen Mar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is located in Washington Township of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of the border towns in the United States with a portmanteau name. It is situated on the Mason–Dixon line, bordered to the south by the community of Pen Mar in Maryland.
Pen Mar, Pennsylvania | |
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  Pen Mar  Pen Mar | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′27″N 77°30′54″W / 39.72417°N 77.51500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Washington |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 947 |
| • Density | 1,281.46/sq mi (495.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17268 |
| FIPS code | 42-58776 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2634268[2] |
History
editThe community's name is a portmanteau of "Pennsylvania" and "Maryland".[4]
Geography
editPen Mar is located in southeastern Franklin County, on the western slope of South Mountain. Pennsylvania Route 550 is the main road through the community, leading northwest down the mountain 2 miles (3 km) to Rouzerville. Waynesboro is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Pen Mar, and the site of the former Fort Ritchie in Maryland is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southeast.
Demographics
editAs of the 2020 census, the population of Pen Mar was 947.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 929 | — | |
| 2020 | 947 | 1.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Pen Mar Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
- ^ https://data.census.gov/all?q=Pen+Mar+CDP,+Pennsylvania [bare URL]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.