New Holland, Pennsylvania
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New Holland is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 5,092 at the 2000 census. Before it became known as New Holland, it had been called Earltown and New Design.
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[edit] General Information
- ZIP code: 17557
- Area code: 717
- Local phone codes: 351, 354, 355
The New Holland part of CNH Global company had its roots here. In 1940 the modern hay baler was first manufactured here. Today, parts are still made here.
Home of poet and author Michael C. Upton. Upton spends much of his time currently writing freelance articles for Lancaster Newspapers. He is working on a collection of poetry titled The Last Days of Maine: Seasons in Verse. His work continues on fiction and children's books.
[edit] Geography
New Holland is located at (40.102095, -76.087646)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,092 people, 2,084 households, and 1,448 families residing in the borough. The population density was 945.2/km² (2,444.2/mi²). There were 2,159 housing units at an average density of 400.8/km² (1,036.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.34% White, 1.02% African American, 0.08% Native American, 4.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.57% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.42% of the population.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $44,446, and the median income for a family was $50,758. Males had a median income of $37,002 versus $25,766 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,187. About 3.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Churches
- Christian Fellowship Church of Lancaster County
- Evangelical United Methodist Church
- First Baptist Church of New Holland
- Friendship Baptist Church
- Grace Brethren Church
- Grace Full Gospel Fellowship Church
- Haitian Pentecostal Church
- Hebron Baptist Church of Eastern Lancaster County
- Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall
- Lighthouse Assembly of God of New Holland
- New Covenant Mennonite Fellowship Church
- New Holland Church of the Nazarene
- New Holland Mennonite Church
- New Holland United Methodist Church
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
- Petra Christian Fellowship
- Pilgrim Bible Church
- Ranck's United Methodist Church
- Salem Evangelical Church of Voganville
- St Stephen's UCC
- Summit View Brethren in Christ Church
- Summitview Christian Fellowship
- Trinity Lutheran Church
- Village Chapel
- West Haven Amish Mennonite Church
- Zeltenreich UCC
[edit] Lodging
- Comfort Inn Amish Country
- Country Hearth Bed & Breakfast
- Dilworth's Rocking Horse Bed and Breakfast
- Spring Gulch Resort
- Sunset Valley Motel
- The Woods Edge
- Harvest Moon Bed & Breakfast
- Country Squire Motor Inn
[edit] Restaurants
- Cracker Box Palace
- New Holland Buffet
- New Holland Family Restaurant
- Palermo Pizza & Italian Restaurant
- Panda Garden
- People's Restaurant
- Roma Pizza
- Sal's Pizza & Italian Restaurant
- Savory Cafe
- Squireside Cafe
- The Pub
- Two Cousins Pizza & Italian Restaurant
- Yoder's Restaurant & Buffet
[edit] Shopping
- Back Porch Gifts and Country Furniture
- Kauffman's Hardware and Countrywares, Inc.
- Witmer's Quilt Shop
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] External links
- New Holland Fire Department
- A Brief History of New Holland
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
