Biglerville, Pennsylvania

History

Originally named Middletown, it was renamed Biglerville in 1903 after William Bigler, the 12th Governor of Pennsylvania. The Thomas Brothers Store was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The National Apple Harvest Festival takes place in Biglerville on an annual basis.

Geography

Biglerville is located at (39.930238, -77.246932). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 sqmi, all land.

Climate

|Jan record high F = 71 |Feb record high F = 81 |Mar record high F = 86 |Apr record high F = 92 |May record high F = 95 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 103 |Aug record high F = 100 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 93 |Nov record high F = 83 |Dec record high F = 76 |year record high F = 102

|Jan avg record high F = 59.9 |Feb avg record high F = 62.3 |Mar avg record high F = 72.5 |Apr avg record high F = 83.2 |May avg record high F = 88.8 |Jun avg record high F = 92.5 |Jul avg record high F = 95.2 |Aug avg record high F = 93.9 |Sep avg record high F = 89.4 |Oct avg record high F = 81.4 |Nov avg record high F = 71.8 |Dec avg record high F = 61.0 |year avg record high F = 96.1

|Jan avg record low F = 4.8 |Feb avg record low F = 7.3 |Mar avg record low F = 13.8 |Apr avg record low F = 27.3 |May avg record low F = 36.4 |Jun avg record low F = 47.0 |Jul avg record low F = 53.9 |Aug avg record low F = 52.4 |Sep avg record low F = 41.9 |Oct avg record low F = 30.3 |Nov avg record low F = 20.4 |Dec avg record low F = 12.1 |year avg record low F = 2.0

|Jan record low F = −18 |Feb record low F = −9 |Mar record low F = -2 |Apr record low F = 13 |May record low F = 28 |Jun record low F = 36 |Jul record low F = 46 |Aug record low F = 38 |Sep record low F = 32 |Oct record low F = 20 |Nov record low F = 8 |Dec record low F = −8 |year record low F = -18 | access-date = August 7, 2021 | archive-date = July 5, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120705132003/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ctp | url-status = dead | access-date = August 7, 2021}}

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,101 people, 443 households, and 299 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,725.3 PD/sqmi. There were 460 housing units at an average density of 720.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the borough was 93.55% White, 0.82% African American, 0.18% Asian, 3.91% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races.

There were 443 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $39,861, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $30,813 versus $22,938 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,142. About 7.9% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Upper Adams School District.

References

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