Bowmansville, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°11′48″N 76°01′03″W / 40.19667°N 76.01750°W

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Bowmansville, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
View of Bowmansville from the Bowmansville Service Plaza
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Coordinates: 40°11′48″N 76°01′03″W / 40.19667°N 76.01750°W / 40.19667; -76.01750
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Township	Brecknock
Founded	1820
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.15 sq mi (5.56 km²)
• Land	2.13 sq mi (5.53 km²)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Elevation	434 ft (132 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	2,989
• Density	1,400.66/sq mi (540.80/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17507
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-07896
GNIS feature ID	1170075

Bowmansville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bowmansville is home to the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Bowmansville Service Plaza. The population was 2,077 as of the 2010 census.^[3]

History

Bowmansville was named for Samuel Bowman, an early settler.^[4]

The Bowmansville Roller Mill and John B. Good House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Geography

Bowmansville is in northeastern Lancaster County, near the center of Brecknock Township. The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) passes through the community, but with no direct access. The closest access is at Exit 286 (Reading, 4 miles (6 km) to the west near Swartzville. The Morgantown interchange (Exit 293) is 10 miles (16 km) to the east. Pennsylvania Route 625 (Reading Road) passes through the center of Bowmansville, leading north 12 miles (19 km) to Reading and south 7 miles (11 km) to East Earl. Lancaster, the county seat, is 21 miles (34 km) to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bowmansville CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 0.57%, are water.^[6] The community is drained by Muddy Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Conestoga River, part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,989		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]^[2]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Bowmansville CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ "Brecknock Township's Interesting History". Reading Eagle. May 1, 1914. p. 17. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Lancaster
City	Lancaster
Boroughs	Adamstown‡ Akron Christiana Columbia Denver East Petersburg Elizabethtown Ephrata Lititz Manheim Marietta Millersville Mount Joy Mountville New Holland Quarryville Strasburg Terre Hill
Townships	Bart Brecknock Caernarvon Clay Colerain Conestoga Conoy Drumore Earl East Cocalico East Donegal East Drumore East Earl East Hempfield East Lampeter Eden Elizabeth Ephrata Fulton Lancaster Leacock Little Britain Manheim Manor Martic Mount Joy Paradise Penn Pequea Providence Rapho Sadsbury Salisbury Strasburg Upper Leacock Warwick West Cocalico West Donegal West Earl West Hempfield West Lampeter
CDPs	Bainbridge Bird-in-Hand Blue Ball Bowmansville Brickerville Brownstown Cambridge‡ Churchtown Clay Conestoga East Earl Falmouth Farmersville Fivepointville Gap Georgetown Goodville Gordonville Hinkletown Hopeland Intercourse Kirkwood Lampeter Landisville Leola Little Britain Maytown Morgantown‡ Paradise Penryn Reamstown Refton Reinholds Rheems Rohrerstown Ronks Rothsville Salunga Schoeneck Smoketown Soudersburg Stevens Swartzville Wakefield Washington Boro Willow Street Witmer
Unincorporated communities	Andrews Bridge Bartville Bausman Beartown Bellemont Bethesda Blainsport Buck Cains Central Manor Chickies Cocalico Conewago Creswell Dillerville Drumore Elm Fertility Florin Hempfield Holtwood Hunsecker Kinzers Kirks Mills Kissel Hill Leaman Place Lyndon Martic Forge Marticville Martindale Mastersonville Mechanics Grove Narvon New Danville New Milltown New Providence Neffsville Nickel Mines Ninepoints Oregon Peach Bottom Pequea Rawlinsville Safe Harbor Silver Spring Spring Garden Talmage West Willow White Horse
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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