Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania

Fort Loudon (CDP) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 886.[1]

This article is about the unincorporated community in Pennsylvania. For the colonial fort in the same location, see Fort Loudoun (Pennsylvania).
Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Fort Loudon
Fort Loudon
Coordinates: 39°54′52″N 77°54′17″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFranklin
TownshipPeters
Area
 • Total4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2)
 • Land4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
635 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total886
 • Density208/sq mi (80.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17224
FIPS code42-26824
GNIS feature ID1175015

History

The community is named after the colonial Fort Loudoun, built in 1756 during the French and Indian War.[2] A replica of the fort, built in 1993, stands at the corner of US 30 and Brooklyn Road North, at the southeast corner of the CDP.

A post office called Loudon was established in 1814, and the name was changed to Fort Loudon in 1883.[3]

Geography

Fort Loudon is located in western Franklin County in the valley of the West Branch Conococheague Creek, with Cove Mountain to the west, Kittatinny Mountain to the north, and Parnell Knob to the east. U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, passes through the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to McConnellsburg and east 13 miles (21 km) to Chambersburg, the Franklin County seat. Pennsylvania Route 75 crosses US 30 southwest of the town center, leading north up the Path Valley to 12 miles (19 km) Fannettsburg and south 6 miles (10 km) to Mercersburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fort Loudon CDP has an area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km2), all of it land.[1]

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References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Fort Loudon CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 211.
  3. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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