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12-593: Mount Holly Springs is a borough in Cumberland County , Pennsylvania , United States. The borough is located 25 miles north of Gettysburg . The population was 2,030 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area . Mount Holly Springs is located in south-central Cumberland County at 40°6′58″N 77°11′12″W  /  40.11611°N 77.18667°W  / 40.11611; -77.18667 (40.116063, -77.186751), at

24-423: A gorge of South Mountain in 1815 and once a popular watering place. Mineral springs still flow, but the pavilions where the water was dispensed are decaying. Between 1770 and 1855 iron furnaces and forges here made use of extensive local ore deposits. According to tradition, it was in a forge here that William Denning made the first wrought-iron cannon. A clothing factory and two paper mills provide employment. In

36-534: A household in the borough was $ 40,625, and the median income for a family was $ 48,333. Males had a median income of $ 33,731 versus $ 25,262 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 19,229. About 5.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. It is in the Carlisle Area School District (as an exclave of that district). Carlisle High School

48-722: A related or even the same name. There are 956 boroughs and 56 cities in Pennsylvania. Many home rule municipalities remain classified as boroughs or townships for certain purposes, even if the state's borough and township codes no longer apply to them. Carlisle Area School District Carlisle Area School District operates ten schools, including Carlisle High School , Lamberton Middle School, Wilson Middle School, Bellaire Elementary School, Crestview Elementary School, Hamilton Elementary School, LeTort Elementary School, Mooreland Elementary School, Mount Holly Springs Elementary School and North Dickinson Elementary School. The district

60-635: Is served by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services. The district includes the Carlisle Barracks census-designated place as well as most of

72-675: Is the comprehensive high school of that district. Borough (Pennsylvania) In the United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , a borough (sometimes spelled boro ) is a self-governing municipal entity, equivalent to a town in most jurisdictions, usually smaller than a city , but with a similar population density in its residential areas. Sometimes thought of as "junior cities", boroughs generally have fewer powers and responsibilities than full-fledged cities. All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either cities , boroughs, or townships . The only exception

84-417: Is the town of Bloomsburg , recognized by the state government as the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. Boroughs tend to have more developed business districts and concentrations of public and commercial office buildings, including courthouses. Boroughs are larger, less spacious, and more developed than the relatively rural townships, which often have the greater territory and even surround boroughs of

96-584: The U.S. Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km), of which 1.4 square miles (3.5 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km), or 6.45%, is water. The borough is surrounded by South Middleton Township but is a separate municipality. The Pennsylvania Guide , compiled by the Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration , briefly described Mt. Holly Springs in 1940, writing that it was: laid out in

108-544: The borough was 97.82% White , 0.88% African American , 0.05% Native American , 0.52% Asian , 0.31% from other races , and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. There were 836 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who

120-410: The early 1900s, Mount Holly Springs was home to Mount Holly Park , a popular summer resort. The park closed in 1918. As of the 2000 census, there were 1,925 people, 836 households, and 541 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,276.8 inhabitants per square mile (493.0/km). There were 926 housing units at an average density of 614.2 per square mile (237.1/km). The racial makeup of

132-618: The northern foot of the South Mountain range. Mountain Creek runs through the center of the borough, exiting the mountains via a water gap between Mount Holly to the west and Keller Hill to the east. Mountain Creek is a tributary of Yellow Breeches Creek , which flows east to the Susquehanna River . The borough limits extend south through the water gap to the Upper Mill area. According to

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144-453: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males. The median income for

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