Orrstown, Pennsylvania

Orrstown, Pennsylvania
Borough
Post office
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Franklin
Settled	1833
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	Michael Shawn Richardson
Area
• Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	686 ft (209 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	231
• Density	3,714.2/sq mi (1,434.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	17244
Area code(s)	717

Orrstown is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 231 at the 2000 census.

History

Orrstown was founded in 1833 by the Orr brothers. It is surrounded by Southampton Township in Franklin County, on the old State road from Shippensburg to Upper Strasburg. Settlements were made in that neighborhood as early as the year 1738. Before the completion of the Pennsylvania railroad, horses and cattle were annually driven down the State road to eastern markets. The town was laid out in 1833, by John, William and James Orr. At first, they called it Southampton, after the township; but in 1835, when application was made for a post office to be called Southampton, the Post Office Department refused because there was already a post office of that name. George Chambers, who represented the area in Congress, named the post office “Orrstown” and the name has since be attached to the town. It was incorporated as a borough on May 3, 1847, and in 1878 the town had one hotel, two stores, one carriage factory, and four churches; Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Brethren and Winebrennarin. The populations was then three hundred and twenty-five.

Geography

Orrstown is located at (40.058482, -77.609213).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	356		—
1870	305		−14.3%
1880	302		−1.0%
1890	262		−13.2%
1910	247		—
1920	217		−12.1%
1930	211		−2.8%
1940	294		39.3%
1950	295		0.3%
1960	318		7.8%
1970	262		−17.6%
1980	247		−5.7%
1990	220		−10.9%
2000	231		5.0%
2010	262		13.4%
Est. 2014	264		0.8%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 231 people, 79 households, and 59 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,714.2 people per square mile (1,486.5/km²). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 1,366.7 per square mile (547.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.57% White, 0.43% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 79 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 958 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 851 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,542, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,346. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the poverty line.