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Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
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Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°15′55″N 76°42′31″W / 40.26528, -76.70861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Dauphin
Settled	1762
Incorporated (borough)	1874
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
Elevation	456 ft (139 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,360
- Density	3,233.6/sq mi (1,247.0/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717
Website: Borough of Hummelstown

Hummelstown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,360 at the 2000 census. Hummelstown is a part of the Lower Dauphin School District. The current mayor of Hummelstown is Brad Miller.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²).1.4 square miles (3.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.57%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,360 people, 1,879 households, and 1,200 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,233.6 people per square mile (1,247.0/km²). There were 1,953 housing units at an average density of 1,448.4/sq mi (558.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.02% White, 0.32% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.

There were 1,879 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $41,625, and the median income for a family was $50,572. Males had a median income of $36,500 versus $27,547 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,394. About 4.2% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Hummelstown was named the 61st best town in the United States of America to live in, in 2006 as voted on by the New York Times in association with Time, Life, and several other high-profile magazines on [1]

Hummelstown is home to the Lower Dauphin High School. Hummelstown is also home to the Hummelstown Brownstone Company, with the Hummelstown Quarry being the largest producer of brownstone on the East Coast.

Hummelstown also features a historical society near the back of the town beyond the church completely made of Hummelstown brownstone. The Hummelstown Historical Society is both a museum and an information center on the town, it offers tours for the local schools including Nye Elementary as well as the previously used Price Building.

Hummelstown currently has one historical landmark. The Warwick Hotel is still a tavern reminiscent of its pre-Revolution War days. George Washington once spent a night there as well as drank from its bar - which is still the same bar.

• Hummelstown brownstone
• Hummelstown Brownstone Company
• Hummelstown Quarry

• Hummelstown, Pennsylvania is at coordinates 40°15′53″N 76°42′40″W / 40.264623, -76.711154Coordinates: 40°15′53″N 76°42′40″W / 40.264623, -76.711154

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