Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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Location in Pennsylvania | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1820 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Pennsylvania | |
County : | Cumberland County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 13 ′ N , 77 ° 0 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 8,981 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 1,283 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 7 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) | |
Height : | 136 m | |
Postcodes : | 17050, 17055 | |
Area code : | +1 717 | |
Website : | www.mechanicsburgborough.org | |
Mayor : | Jack Knight | |
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Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County in the US state of Pennsylvania with a population of just under 10,000.
Located about 10 kilometers west of Harrisburg , the site is home to the NASCAR Williams Grove Speedway and the NCISRU Navy Law Enforcement Unit .
An electrified experimental operation of the Pennsylvania Railroad drove here from 1906 to 1928 .
On November 14, 2014, the Harrisburger Patriot-News apologized 150 years after it was published for an editorial on the speech by American President Abraham Lincoln.
Personalities
- Lionel Bender (1934-2008), linguist
- Ray Crist (1900-2005), chemist
- Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser (1845–1907), politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mechanicsburg in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 16, 2014
Web links
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