Christiana, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location inLancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates:39°57′19″N75°59′46″W / 39.95528°N 75.99611°W /39.95528; -75.99611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Incorporated | 1894 |
| Named after | Christiana Noble |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,112 |
| • Density | 2,109.0/sq mi (814.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17509 |
| Area code | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-13512 |
| Website | christianaboro |
Christiana is aborough inLancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,100 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
In 1851, it was the site of theBattle of Christiana, also called theChristiana riot.
Present-day Christiana was once known as Nobleville. The current name honors Christiana Noble, the wife of one of the first settlers.[4]
On September 11, 1851, Christiana was the site of the Battle of Christiana (also called theChristiana Riot), in which the local residents defended with firearms a fugitive slave, killing the slaveowner. Southerners demanded the hanging of those responsible, accusing them oftreason and waging war against the United States. However, after the first defendant was acquitted, the government dropped the case.
The trial was the first nationally covered challenge to theFugitive Slave Act of 1850.[5]
Christiana is located in eastern Lancaster County at39°57′19″N75°59′46″W / 39.95528°N 75.99611°W /39.95528; -75.99611 (39.955262, -75.996208).[6]
It is bordered to the north, west, and south bySadsbury Township and to the east byWest Sadsbury Township inChester County.
Pennsylvania Route 372 passes through the center of the borough, leading east 5 miles (8 km) toParkesburg and west 11 miles (18 km) toQuarryville.Lancaster is 19 miles (31 km) to the northwest viaPennsylvania Route 41, andU.S. Route 30.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), all land.[7]
The borough is in the valley of Pine Creek, which forms the Lancaster County/Chester County line, and which flows south to formOctoraro Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of theSusquehanna River.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 469 | — | |
| 1900 | 828 | — | |
| 1910 | 934 | 12.8% | |
| 1920 | 985 | 5.5% | |
| 1930 | 959 | −2.6% | |
| 1940 | 1,062 | 10.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,043 | −1.8% | |
| 1960 | 1,069 | 2.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,131 | 5.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,183 | 4.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,045 | −11.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,124 | 7.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,168 | 3.9% | |
| 2020 | 1,100 | −5.8% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 1,094 | [3] | −0.5% |
| Sources:[8][9][10][11][2] | |||
Christiana is the least populousborough inLancaster County.[12]
As of the 2000 census,[9] there were 1,124 people, 383 households, and 284 families residing in the borough.
The population density was 2,121.6 inhabitants per square mile (819.2/km2). There were 391 housing units at an average density of 738.0 units per square mile (284.9 units/km2).
The racial makeup of the borough was 96.09%White, 1.87%Black orAfrican American, 0.18%Native American, 0.27% fromother races, and 1.60% from two or more races. 4.00% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.
There were 383 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 58.7% weremarried couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the borough, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of eighteen, 7.3% from eighteen to twenty-four, 26.8% from twenty-five to forty-four, 20.3% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 22.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty years.
For every one hundred females, there were 85.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 78.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $48,333, and the median income for a family was $50,583. Males had a median income of $35,125 compared with that of $25,000 for females.
Theper capita income for the borough was $18,764.
Roughly 3.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were living below thepoverty line, including 13.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 1.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
The borough is served by theOctorara Area School District.
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