Camp Hill, Pennsylvania: Difference between revisions

| official_name = Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

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| image_caption = [[Peace Church|Peace Lutheran Church]]

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pennsylvania and the United States

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| subdivision_name2 = [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland]]

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| government_type = Borough Council

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Mark Simpson

| leader_title1 = Council President

| leader_name1 = Alissa Packer

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| established_title = Settled

| established_date = 1735

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| established_date1 = 1885

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| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Censuscensus|2020]]

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| population_total = 81308,130

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| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]

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| coordinates = {{coord|40|14|28|N|76|55|34|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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| postal_code = 17011

|area_code area_codes = [[Area codecodes 717 and 223|717 and 223]]

| website = {{URL|www.camphillborough.com}}

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| map_caption = Location of Camp Hill in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

'''Camp Hill''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania]], [[United States]],. It is {{convert|3|mi|0}} southwest of [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]. Itand is part of the Harrisburg&ndash;[[Carlisle,Harrisburg–Carlisle Pennsylvania|Carlisle]]metropolitan [[Harrisburg metropolitanstatistical area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 78,888130 at the [[20102020 United States Censuscensus|20102020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web| url=httphttps://factfinderapi.census.gov/bkmkdata/table2020/1.0dec/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4211000pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census SummaryPopulation File 1 (G001): Camp Hill borough, PennsylvaniaAPI| publisher=U.S.United States Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-dateaccessdate=JuneOct 1712, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045359/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4211000| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead2022}}</ref> There are many large [[List of companies based in the Harrisburg area|corporations]] based in nearby [[East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|East Pennsboro Township]] and [[Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania|Wormleysburg]] that use the Camp Hill postal address, including the [[Rite Aid|Rite Aid Corporation]], [[Harsco Corporation]], and until 2022 the [[GannettRite FlemingAid|Rite Aid Corporation]].

Camp Hill is located in eastern Cumberland County at {{coord|40|14|28|N|76|55|34|W|type:city}} (40.241089, -76.926202).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the east by the borough of [[Lemoyne, Pennsylvania|Lemoyne]], to the south by the [[Lower Allen, Pennsylvania|Lower Allen census-designated place]] within [[Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Lower Allen Township]], to the west by [[Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Hampden Township]], and to the north by [[East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|East Pennsboro Township]].

U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|11]] and [[U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania|15]] run through the western and northern sides of the borough, while [[Pennsylvania Route 581]], the [[Capital Beltway (Harrisburg)|Capital Beltway]], passes through the southern side, intersecting US 11/15 at Exits 5A/5B. Downtown Harrisburg, the state capital, is {{convert|3|mi|0}} northeast of the center of Camp Hill, via either the [[Market Street Bridge (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)|Market Street Bridge]] or the [[M. Harvey Taylor Bridge]] across the [[Susquehanna River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Camp Hill has a total area of {{convert|5.5|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly" /> It has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') with monthly averages ranging from 29.9&nbsp;° F in January to 74.8&nbsp;° F in July.<ref>{{cite [web | url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/] | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref> The local [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.

|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly" />

At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,636 people, 3,387 households and 2,157 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3552|PD/sqmi}}. There were 3,529 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,641.5|/sqmimi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.09% of the population.

The name "Camp Hill" is believed to stem from a split in the congregation of a Peace Church, located west of the current borough. One faction of the church began meeting outdoors, on a hill. Prior to the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the area was known locally as White Hill, and was a stop along the [[Cumberland Valley Railroad]] between [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] and [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]]. During the Civil War, the [[Battle of Sporting Hill]] became the northernmost engagement of the [[Gettysburg Campaign]], which took place at Camp Hill in late June 1863. Camp Hill was incorporated as a borough on November 10, 1885, from [[East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania|East Pennsboro Township]].<ref>{{citationCite book needed|datelast=FebruaryCrist 2017|first=Robert |title=Camp Hill: A History |year=1984}}</ref> The [[Peace Church]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

[[Penn State Holy Spirit]], a 326-bed [[nonfor-profit]] [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] community hospital is located in Camp Hill and serves as the primary facility for its related health system.<ref name="hsh">[http://www.hsh.org/about/facts.aspx Holy Spirit Facts] Holy Spirit Health System, accessed February 4, 2010.</ref> The hospital was founded in 1963 and is sponsoredcurrently owned by thePenn [[SistersState of Christian Charity]]Health.<ref>[http://www.hsh.org/about/ About Holy Spirit Hospital], Holy Spirit Health System, accessed February 4, 2010.</ref>

[[State Correctional Institution - Camp Hill]] is located in nearby [[Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Lower Allen Township]],<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US4204144832&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Lower Allen township, Pennsylvania] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121014183325/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US4204144832&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=October 14, 2012 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/hide_camp_hill/7261/driving_directions/562909 Directions to SCI Camp Hill]." [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.</ref><!--The directions lead to 2500 Lisburn Road Camp Hill, PA 17001-8837--> and the township formerly had the headquarters of the [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717135006/http://www.cor.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/department_of_corrections/4604 Welcome to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]." [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on December 7, 2009. "2520 Lisburn Road, P.O. Box 598, Camp Hill, PA 17001-0598"</ref>

The borough of Camp Hill is served by the [[Camp Hill School District]] which provides education beginning with half-day kindergarten through twelfth grade. [[Camp Hill High School]] serves students from the borough school district. Three other [[high schools]] are located in the surrounding community. [[Cedar Cliff High School]], part of the [[West Shore School District]], is located in nearby [[Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Allen Township]] and uses a Camp Hill postal address. [[Trinity High School (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania)|Trinity High School]] is a parish-driven Catholic high school administered by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg]]. Within the Camp Hill postal address are also students from the [[Cumberland Valley School District]], with [[Cumberland Valley High School]] located in nearby [[Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania|Silver Spring Township]]. Part of [[East Pennsboro Area School District]] also lies within the Camp Hill postal address, including West Creek Hills Elementary School.

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