Map of Churchtown CDP

Churchtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Pennsylvania Route 23. The population was 470 as of the 2010 census.

Churchtown CDP overview:
Name:	Churchtown CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Lancaster County
Elevation:	564 ft (172 m)
Total Area:	1.90 sq mi (4.92 km²)
Land Area:	1.89 sq mi (4.88 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	417
Population Density:	221.22/sq mi (85.43/km²)
ZIP code:	17555
Area code:	717
FIPS code:	4213632
GNISfeature ID:	1171873

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History

The first settlers of the oldest Amish settlement still in existence, the Lancaster Amish settlement, settled near Churchtown.

The Bangor Episcopal Church, Caernarvon Presbyterian Church and Edward Davies House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Churchtown is in eastern Lancaster County, in the center of Caernarvon Township. Pennsylvania Route 23 is the community’s Main Street, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to Morgantown and west 20 miles (32 km) to Lancaster, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Churchtown CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km), or 0.71%, are water. The community sits on a ridge draining south to the Conestoga River, a west-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.