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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Carlisle, Pennsylvania (5656229890).jpg
Old Cumberland County Courthouse


Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Cumberland County
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

Map of the United States highlighting Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
FoundedJanuary 27, 1750
Named forCumberlandshire
SeatCarlisle
Largest boroughCarlisle
Area
 • Total550 sq mi (1,424 km2)
 • Land545 sq mi (1,412 km2)
 • Water4.8 sq mi (12 km2), 0.9%
Population (est.)
 • (2017)250,066
 • Density452/sq mi (175/km2)
Congressional districts
10th, 13th
Time zone
Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Websitewww.ccpa.net

Footnotes:

Pennsylvania Historical Marker
DesignatedMay 17, 1982[1]


Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 235,406.[2] Its county seat is Carlisle.[3]


Cumberland County is included in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography

    • 2.1 Adjacent counties


    • 2.2 Major highways


    • 2.3 State protected areas



  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Metropolitan Statistical Area


  • 5 Government and politics

    • 5.1 County commissioners[16]


    • 5.2 Other county offices


    • 5.3 State Representatives[17]


    • 5.4 State Senator[17]


    • 5.5 United States House of Representatives


    • 5.6 United States Senate



  • 6 Education

    • 6.1 Colleges and universities


    • 6.2 Community, junior and technical colleges


    • 6.3 Public school districts


    • 6.4 Public charter schools


    • 6.5 Technical school


    • 6.6 Head Start preschool programs


    • 6.7 PreK Counts schools


    • 6.8 Private schools


    • 6.9 Public libraries



  • 7 Communities

    • 7.1 Boroughs


    • 7.2 Townships


    • 7.3 Census-designated places


    • 7.4 Unincorporated communities


    • 7.5 Population ranking



  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links




History[edit]




Plaque at Middle Spring Presbyterian Church


Cumberland County was first settled by a majority of Scots-Irish immigrants who arrived in this area about 1730. English and German settlers constituted about ten percent of the early population. The settlers originally mostly devoted the area to farming and later developed other trades.[4] These settlers built the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church, among the oldest houses of worship in central Pennsylvania, in 1738 near present-day Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.


The General Assembly (legislature) of the Pennsylvania colony on January 27, 1750, created Cumberland County from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, naming it for Cumberland, England. Its county seat is Carlisle.[3] The county also lies within the Cumberland Valley adjoining the Susquehanna River at its eastern border, stretching approximately 42 miles from the borough of Shippensburg on the west to the Susquehanna River in east Cumberland County.




"Old Main" at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania


The oldest towns in the county are Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and Carlisle, Pennsylvania, each with its unique history. Shippensburg is home to Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, one of 14 universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Carlisle is also home to Dickinson College, established in 1773, and the Penn State Dickinson School of Law.




U.S. Army War College


The United States Army War College is a United States Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 500 acre (2 km²) campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks, a military post dating back to the 1770s. It caters to high-level military personnel and civilians and prepares them for strategic leadership responsibilities. It is the U. S. Army's most senior military educational institution.


During the Gettysburg campaign of the American Civil War in the summer of 1863, Confederate troops marched through the Cumberland Valley, briefly occupying much of Cumberland County.


In the 20th century, the suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state capital, expanded extensively into eastern Cumberland County. Carlisle also developed suburbs in adjoining townships.



Geography[edit]


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 550 square miles (1,400 km2), of which 545 square miles (1,410 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (0.9%) is water.[5] It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and its hardiness zone is 6b except in much of the eastern portion where it is 7a. The area code is 717 with an overlay of 223.



Adjacent counties[edit]



  • Perry County (north)


  • Dauphin County (east)


  • York County (southeast)


  • Adams County (south)


  • Franklin County (southwest)


Major highways[edit]




  • I-76 / Penna Turnpike


  • I-81


  • I-83


  • US 11


  • US 15


  • PA 34


  • PA 74


  • PA 94


  • PA 114


  • PA 174


  • PA 233


  • PA 465


  • PA 533


  • PA 581


  • PA 641


  • PA 696


  • PA 944


  • PA 997



State protected areas[edit]


  • Colonel Denning State Park

  • Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center

  • Pine Grove Furnace State Park


Demographics[edit]






































































































Historical population
CensusPop.

179018,208
180025,38639.4%
181026,7575.4%
182023,606−11.8%
183029,22623.8%
184030,9535.9%
185034,32710.9%
186040,09816.8%
187043,9129.5%
188045,9774.7%
189047,2712.8%
190050,3446.5%
191054,4798.2%
192058,5787.5%
193068,23616.5%
194074,8069.6%
195094,45726.3%
1960124,81632.1%
1970158,17726.7%
1980178,54112.9%
1990195,2579.4%
2000213,6709.4%
2010235,40610.2%
Est. 2017250,066[6]6.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2017[2]

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 213,674 people, 83,015 households, and 56,118 families residing in the county. The population density was 388 people per square mile (150/km²). There were 86,951 housing units at an average density of 158 per square mile (61/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.40% White, 2.36% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.3% were of German, 10.6% American, 10.1% Irish, 7.5% English and 6.8% Italian ancestry. 94.7% spoke English and 1.4% Spanish as their first language.


There were 83,015 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.92.


In the county, the population was spread out with 22.00% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.


Its per capita income is $31,627, making it the wealthiest Pennsylvania county outside greater Philadelphia, and fifth wealthiest overall.



Metropolitan Statistical Area[edit]


The United States Office of Management and Budget[12] has designated Cumberland County as the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census[13] the metropolitan area ranked 6th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 96th most populous in the United States with a population of 549,475. Cumberland County is also a part of the larger Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Cumberland County as well as Adams, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry and York Counties in Pennsylvania. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 5th in the State of Pennsylvania and 43rd most populous in the United States with a population of 1,219,422.



Government and politics[edit]



Presidential elections results












































































































































Presidential elections results[14]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

55.9% 69,076
38.1% 47,085
5.9% 7,325

2012

58.3% 64,809
39.9% 44,367
1.8% 2,015

2008

56.0% 63,739
42.4% 48,306
1.6% 1,780

2004

63.8% 67,648
35.8% 37,928
0.5% 506

2000

62.2% 54,802
35.2% 31,053
2.6% 2,289

1996

55.6% 43,943
36.4% 28,749
8.0% 6,293

1992

51.4% 43,447
31.5% 26,635
17.1% 14,491

1988

65.3% 47,292
34.0% 24,613
0.7% 528

1984

69.3% 49,282
30.1% 21,374
0.7% 467

1980

61.2% 41,152
29.4% 19,789
9.4% 6,319

1976

62.2% 39,950
35.8% 23,008
2.0% 1,312

1972

72.9% 42,099
25.2% 14,562
1.9% 1,114

1968

61.5% 32,908
28.9% 15,467
9.5% 5,097

1964
46.9% 23,685

52.7% 26,633
0.4% 207

1960

68.8% 35,636
30.8% 15,968
0.4% 197

1956

68.1% 29,468
31.6% 13,651
0.4% 153

1952

67.2% 26,302
32.6% 12,762
0.2% 91

1948

60.7% 18,028
38.5% 11,421
0.8% 246

1944

59.3% 17,782
40.3% 12,068
0.5% 134

1940
49.2% 15,297

50.6% 15,758
0.2% 68

1936
43.8% 14,912

55.4% 18,850
0.8% 259

1932

50.9% 13,098
46.9% 12,086
2.2% 567

1928

78.1% 19,170
21.1% 5,189
0.8% 192

1924

53.2% 10,196
39.9% 7,643
6.9% 1,321

1920

54.7% 8,579
41.2% 6,455
4.1% 640

1916
43.0% 5,296

52.2% 6,432
4.9% 601

1912
21.9% 2,566

42.9% 5,023
35.2% 4,123

1908

51.4% 6,261
44.3% 5,403
4.3% 528

1904

56.7% 7,138
40.1% 5,038
3.2% 404

1900

49.1% 5,587
47.7% 5,428
3.3% 374

1896

52.3% 6,178
44.0% 5,202
3.7% 432

1892
44.1% 4,520

53.1% 5,446
2.9% 293

1888
45.4% 4,693

52.1% 5,386
2.6% 268


As of November 2008, there are 152,408 registered voters in Cumberland County.[15]



  • Republican: 78,568 (51.55%)


  • Democratic: 52,887 (34.70%)

  • Other Parties: 20,953 (13.75%)

The Republican Party has been dominant in Cumberland County politics since before the American Civil War, with the victories of Robert P. Casey for governor in 1990, Bob Casey Jr. for state treasurer in 2004 and Tom Wolf for governor in 2018 being among the few times where a statewide Democrat carried the county. The county commissioner majority, all row offices, and all legislative seats serving Cumberland are held by Republicans.



County commissioners[16][edit]


  • Vince DiFilippo, chairman, Republican

  • Jim Hertzler, vice-chairman, Democrat

  • Gary Eichelberger, secretary, Republican


Other county offices[edit]


  • Clerk of Courts, Dennis Lebo, Republican

  • Controller, Alfred Whitcomb, Republican

  • Coroner Charles Hall, Republican

  • District Attorney, M.L."Skip" Ebert, Republican

  • Prothonotary, Dale Sabadish, Republican

  • Recorder of Deeds, Tammy L. Shearer, Republican

  • Register of Wills, Lisa M. Grayson, Esq., Republican

  • Sheriff, R. Ron Anderson, Republican

  • Treasurer, John Gross, Republican


State Representatives[17][edit]



  • Mark K. Keller, Republican, 86th district


  • Greg Rothman, Republican, 87th district


  • Sheryl M. Delozier, Republican, 88th district


  • Dawn W. Keefer, Republican, 92th district


  • Torren C. Ecker Republican, 193rd district


  • Barbara Gleim, Republican, 199th district


State Senator[17][edit]



  • Judy Ward, Republican, 30th district


  • Mike Regan, Republican, 31st district


  • Richard L. Alloway II, Republican, 33rd district


United States House of Representatives[edit]



  • Scott Perry, Republican, 10th district


  • John Joyce, Republican, 13th district


United States Senate[edit]



  • Pat Toomey, Republican


  • Bob Casey, Democrat


Education[edit]



Colleges and universities[edit]


  • Central Pennsylvania College

  • Dickinson College

  • Messiah College

  • Penn State Dickinson School of Law

  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  • U.S. Army War College


Community, junior and technical colleges[edit]


  • ITT Technical Institute


Public school districts[edit]




Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania School Districts


  • Big Spring School District

  • Camp Hill School District

  • Carlisle Area School District

  • Cumberland Valley School District

  • East Pennsboro Area School District

  • Mechanicsburg Area School District


  • Shippensburg Area School District (also in Franklin County)

  • South Middleton School District


  • West Shore School District (also in York County)


Public charter schools[edit]



  • Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School - Mechanicsburg[18][19]


Technical school[edit]


  • Cumberland-Perry Area Vocational Technical School


Head Start preschool programs[edit]


Head Start is a federally and state funded preschool program for low income children. The programs serve 3 and 4 year olds. In order to participate the family income must be below federal poverty guidelines.[20]


  • Capital Area Head Start

  • Shippensburg Head Start Program


PreK Counts schools[edit]


PreK Counts is a state funded preschool program for low income and middle class children aged 3–4 years old. Low income children attend for free. Middle class children receive a partial taxpayer funded subsidy, on a sliding scale which maxes out at $66,000. In accepting these grant dollars, the provider agrees to abide by state mandates. PreK Counts is run by the Pennsylvania Office of Early Learning and Child Development.


  • Mechanicsburg Area School District

  • Carlisle Early Education Center

  • Knowledge Learning Corporation


Private schools[edit]


As reported by the National Center for Educational Statistics[21]









Public libraries[edit]


  • Cumberland County Library System

  • Amelia S. Givin Free Library

  • Bosler Memorial Library

  • East Pennsboro Branch Library

  • Cleve J. Fredricksen Public Library

  • John Graham Public Library

  • New Cumberland Public Library

  • Shippensburg Public Library

  • Joseph T. Simpson Public Library


Communities[edit]




Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).


Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships are located in Cumberland County:



Boroughs[edit]


  • Camp Hill


  • Carlisle (county seat)

  • Lemoyne

  • Mechanicsburg

  • Mount Holly Springs

  • New Cumberland

  • Newburg

  • Newville


  • Shippensburg (partly in Franklin County)

  • Shiremanstown

  • Wormleysburg


Townships[edit]



  • 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



Census-designated places[edit]


Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.



  • Boiling Springs

  • Enola

  • Lower Allen

  • Messiah College

  • New Kingstown

  • Plainfield

  • Schlusser

  • Shippensburg University

  • West Fairview



Unincorporated communities[edit]


  • Bloserville

  • Grantham

  • Summerdale

  • Lisburn


Population ranking[edit]


The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Cumberland County.[13]


county seat






















































































Rank
City/Town/etc.
Municipal type
Population (2010 Census)
1

† Carlisle
Borough
18,682
2

Mechanicsburg
Borough
8,981
3

Camp Hill
Borough
7,888
4

New Cumberland
Borough
7,277
5

Lower Allen
CDP
6,694
6

Enola
CDP
6,111
7

Shippensburg (partially in Franklin County)
Borough
5,492
8

Schlusser
CDP
5,265
9

Lemoyne
Borough
4,553
10

Boiling Springs
CDP
3,225
11

Wormleysburg
Borough
3,070
12

Shippensburg University
CDP
2,625
13

Messiah College
CDP
2,215
14

Mount Holly Springs
Borough
2,030
15

Shiremanstown
Borough
1,569
16

Newville
Borough
1,326
17

West Fairview
CDP
1,282
18

New Kingstown
CDP
495
19

Plainfield
CDP
399
20

Newburg
Borough
336


See also[edit]


  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania


References[edit]




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  5. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2015.


  6. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved October 11, 2018.


  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.


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  9. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2015.


  10. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2015.


  11. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


  12. ^ "Office of Management and Budget". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 4 April 2018.


  13. ^ ab "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2015-12-06.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  14. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 4 April 2018.


  15. ^ Running for Office Archived 2008-11-26 at the Wayback Machine. Dos.state.pa.us. Retrieved on 2013-07-23.


  16. ^ "Meet the Commissioners | Cumberland County, PA - Official Website". www.ccpa.net. Retrieved 2017-04-19.


  17. ^ ab Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Find Your Legislator". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2017-04-21.


  18. ^ Palleschi, Amanda. Enrollment in cyber charter schools booming in Pennsylvania despite friction with school districts, The Patriot News, November 30, 2009


  19. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education - Operating Charter Schools in Pennsylvania Report. September 2009.


  20. ^ 2009-Cumberland County Report Card Early Childhood Education. United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County. June 2009


  21. ^ ies, National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, Private School Universe Survey 2008



External links[edit]





  • County of Cumberland (official website)

  • Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation

  • Carlisle Young Professionals

  • Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau




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