Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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 Downtown Carlisle |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Foundation : | 1751 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Cumberland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 12 ′ N , 77 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 17,970 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,274.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 14.1 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 14.1 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 146 m | ||
| Postal code : | 17013 | ||
| Area code : | +1 717 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-11272 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1171211 | ||
| Website : | www.carlislepa.org | ||
| Mayor : | Kirk R. Wilson | ||
Carlisle is a city in the US state of Pennsylvania . It is the county seat of Cumberland County .
Carlisle was founded in 1751. In 2004 the city had about 18,000 inhabitants. It is located on Interstates 76 ( Pennsylvania Turnpike ) and 81 , which is important for economic development.
The Dickinson College (founded 1783) Carlisle is one of the oldest colleges in the US.
sons and daughters of the town
- James Armstrong (1748–1828), American politician
- Samuel Smith (1752–1839), officer and politician; Senator for Maryland
- Andrew Gregg (1755-1835), politician
- John Armstrong Jr. (1758–1843), US Secretary of War
- Samuel Sterett (1758–1833), politician
- James Geddes (1763-1838), politician
- John Montgomery (1764-1828), politician
- William Wilkins (1779–1865), US Secretary of War
- Andrew Boden († 1835), politician
- Robert McCoy († 1849), politician
- John T. Smith (1801–1864), politician
- John Bigler (1805–1871), Governor of California
- William Sterrett Ramsey (1810-1840), politician
- Charles J. Albright (1816-1883), politician
- Lemuel Todd (1817-1891), politician
- Emory McClintock (1840-1916), mathematician and insurance broker
- George Robert Zug (* 1938), herpetologist
- Murray W. Nabors (* 1943), botanist, university professor and author
Web links
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