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Welcome to Stewartstown ...

Stewartstown is located in York County<1>.


The location of Stewartstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stewartstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stewartstown has a population of 2,274 people<3> (see below for details).

Stewartstown is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Stewartstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Stewartstown is within the (717) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stewartstown had an population of 2,274 people. This is an increase of 8.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stewartstown had a population of 2,089 people. This makes Stewartstown the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Stewartstown represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 419th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,089 people, the population of Stewartstown increased 19.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,752 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stewartstown.

Communities Also Named Stewartstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Stewartstown - they are located in New Hampshire and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stewartstown.

Communities near Stewartstown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stewartstown.

  • Bel Air
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
  • Millersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Red Lion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallastown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Shrewsbury is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
  • Quarryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
    • Hallam is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Glen Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jacobus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stewartstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stewartstown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stewartstown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stewartstown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stewartstown. See our Newspapers Page for Stewartstown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stewartstown ...

Looking for more information about Stewartstown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stewartstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stewartstown.

Adding Stewartstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stewartstown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stewartstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stewartstown post office opened in 1832.

We also found Stewartstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stewartstown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stewartstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Stewartstown.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stewartstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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