Christiana, Pennsylvania
Christiana is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,168 at the 2010 census.[2] In 1851 it was the site of the Battle of Christiana (also called the Christiana riot).
Christiana, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
  Christiana Location in Pennsylvania  Christiana Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′19″N 75°59′46″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Incorporated | 1894 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,168 |
| • Estimate (2019)[3] | 1,171 |
| • Density | 2,220.9/sq mi (857.50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17509 |
| Area code(s) | 610 Exchange: 593 |
| FIPS code | 42-13512 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Christiana is located in eastern Lancaster County at 39°57′19″N 75°59′46″W (39.955262, -75.996208).[4] It is bordered to the north, west, and south by Sadsbury Township and to the east by West Sadsbury Township in Chester County.
Pennsylvania Route 372 passes through the center of the borough, leading east 5 miles (8 km) to Parkesburg and west 11 miles (18 km) to Quarryville. Lancaster is 19 miles (31 km) to the northwest via Pennsylvania Route 41 and U.S. Route 30.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km2), all of it recorded as land.[2] The borough is in the valley of Pine Creek, which forms the Lancaster County/Chester County line, and which flows south to form Octoraro Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.
History
The present-day borough of Christiana was once known as "Nobleville".[5] The present name is after Christiana Noble, the wife of a first settler.[6]
On September 11, 1851, Christiana was the site of the Battle of Christiana (also called the Christiana Riot), in which the local residents defended with firearms a fugitive slave, killing the slaveowner. Southerners demanded the hanging of those responsible, who were accused of treason and making war on the United States, but after the first defendant was acquitted, the government dropped the case. The trial was the first nationally covered challenge to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.[7]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 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% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,171 | [3] | 0.3% |
| Sources:[8][9][10] | |||
Christiana is the least populous borough in Lancaster County.[11]
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 1,124 people, 383 households, and 284 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,121.6 people per square mile (818.8/km2). There were 391 housing units at an average density of 738.0 per square mile (284.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.09% White, 1.87% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.27% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. 4.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 383 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married 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 65 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 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 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 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,764. About 3.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The borough is served by the Octorara Area School District.
Notable people
- William Walton Griest, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- William "Will" Murray, associate producer of The Howard Stern Show
References
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- "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Christiana borough, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "Penn Biographies: D. Hayes (David Hayes) Agnew (1818-1892)". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
- James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (New York: Bantam Books, 1989), pp. 84-85.
- "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- "U.S. Census website". 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 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- Wolf, Paula (2010-03-28). "Terre Hill tops early Census returns". Intelligencer Journal. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
