Mount Joy, Pennsylvania facts for kids
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Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
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Mount Joy post office
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Location in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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 Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.43 sq mi (6.28 km2) |
| • Land | 2.41 sq mi (6.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 7,410 |
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8,278 |
| • Density | 3,433.43/sq mi (1,325.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
17552
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| Area codes | 717 and 223 |
Mount Joy is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,410 at the 2010 census, and an estimated 8,278 in 2019.
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Name and origin
Mount Joy is often named in lists of "delightfully-named towns" in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, along with Intercourse, Blue Ball, Lititz, Bareville, Bird-in-Hand and Paradise.
The name is often shortened to Mt Joy, as in Mencken (1963). However, citizens of the town often point out that this abbreviation is not proper because the town is not named for a mountain but is named after the Good Ship "Mountjoy" which famously broke a Catholic siege during the Siege of Derry. Due to the early settlement of the Protestant Scots-Irish in this region of Pennsylvania, many of the municipalities in the area were given names common to the North of Ireland such as: Derry Township, Londonderry Township, South Londonderry Township, Mount Joy Township, East Donegal Township, West Donegal Township, and Rapho Township.
General information
- ZIP code: 17552
- Area code: 717
- Local phone codes: 492, 653, 928
Geography
Mount Joy is located at 40°6′36″N 76°30′40″W / 40.11000°N 76.51111°W (40.109895, -76.510977).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.1 km²), all of it land. It is considered to be part of the Susquenanna Valley.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 1,729 | — | |
| 1870 | 1,896 | 9.7% | |
| 1880 | 2,058 | 8.5% | |
| 1890 | 1,848 | −10.2% | |
| 1900 | 2,018 | 9.2% | |
| 1910 | 2,166 | 7.3% | |
| 1920 | 2,192 | 1.2% | |
| 1930 | 2,716 | 23.9% | |
| 1940 | 2,855 | 5.1% | |
| 1950 | 3,006 | 5.3% | |
| 1960 | 3,292 | 9.5% | |
| 1970 | 5,041 | 53.1% | |
| 1980 | 5,680 | 12.7% | |
| 1990 | 6,398 | 12.6% | |
| 2000 | 6,765 | 5.7% | |
| 2010 | 7,410 | 9.5% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 8,278 | 11.7% | |
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The 2010 United States Census reports the following demographics for Mount Joy Borough:
- Total population: 7,410
- Male: 3,624
- Female: 3,786
- Hispanic or Latino: 549
- White: 6,809
- African American: 187
- Asian: 58
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 20
- Identified by two or more: 170
Museums and historic sites
- Bube's Brewery and Central Hotel
- Donegal Mills Plantation
- George Brown's Sons Cotton and Woolen Mill
- Nissly Swiss Chocolate Company
Notable people
- Kaufman Thuma "K.T." Keller, president and CEO, Chrysler Corporation
- Joseph F. Knipe, brigadier general, 46th PA Infantry, during the American Civil War
- Donald Kraybill, researcher and author on Anabaptist groups
- Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923–2005), United States federal judge
- Winfred Trexler Root, historian
- Mike Sarbaugh, coach, Cleveland Indians
- Clarence Stoll, president, Western Electric Company
See also
In Spanish: Mount Joy (Pensilvania) para niños
