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Hunterstown, Pennsylvania
Hunterstown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
	Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
	Coordinates: 39°52′56″N 77°09′37″W / 39.88222°N 77.16028°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Township	Straban
Area
• Total	1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2)
• Land	1.72 sq mi (4.47 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	554 ft (169 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	506
• Density	293.50/sq mi (113.31/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	717
GNIS feature ID	1177622
FIPS code	42-36352

Hunterstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 506.^[4]

Hunterstown is located along Pennsylvania Route 394, (Shrivers Corner Road), 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Gettysburg.

History edit

During the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, there was a brief cavalry skirmish at Hunterstown, today known as the Battle of Hunterstown.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	547	—
2020	506	−7.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

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^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hunterstown, Pennsylvania
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hunterstown CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.