Conestoga, Pennsylvania

Conestoga is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,258.[4] The Conestoga post office serves ZIP code 17516.

Conestoga, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Hess House, built 1811
Hess House, built 1811
Conestoga is located in Pennsylvania
Conestoga
Conestoga
Location in Pennsylvania
Conestoga is located in the United States
Conestoga
Conestoga
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°56′26″N 76°20′46″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipConestoga
Area
[1]
 • Total2.08 sq mi (5.39 km2)
 • Land2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
500 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,163
 • Density560.21/sq mi (216.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17516
FIPS code42-15584
GNIS feature ID1172302[3]

History

Conestoga was first called "Conestoga Manor" by William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.[5] The name was derived from the Conestoga (Susquehannock) people,[6] a peaceful tribe that adopted Christianity. Their principal village in the area was located nearby. In 1763 some 20 Conestoga were massacred by the Paxton Boys, who came across the Alleghenies to raid their settlement in a mistaken retaliation for other warfare. The few survivors fled the area.

The town of Conestoga was laid out in 1797, after the American Revolutionary War, by John Kendig, Harry Breneman, Edward Charles, and John Folkman.[5]

The headquarters of Turkey Hill Dairy, a food company specializing in iced teas and dairy products, has a Conestoga mailing address. It is located 7 miles (11 km) west of Conestoga in Manor Township.

The area was in the national news in 2001 when President George W. Bush held a photo opportunity at the Safe Harbor power station[7] 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Conestoga.

Geography

Conestoga is in southwestern Lancaster County, in the eastern part of Conestoga Township. It is situated between the Conestoga River to the northwest and Pequea Creek to the southeast. It is 7 miles (11 km) south-southwest of Lancaster, the county seat, and 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the Susquehanna River.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Conestoga CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.22%, are water.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,163—
U.S. Decennial Census[9][2]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conestoga
  4. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Conestoga CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. Conestoga, PA Archived September 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Early history". Reading Eagle. June 9, 1896. p. 25. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. Remarks at the Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation in Conestoga, Pennsylvania - Transcript
  8. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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