Willow Street, Pennsylvania

Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Hans Herr House
Location in Lancaster County
Location in Lancaster County
Willow Street is located in Pennsylvania
Willow Street
Willow Street
Location in Pennsylvania
Willow Street is located in the United States
Willow Street
Willow Street
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°58′45″N 76°16′35″W / 39.97917°N 76.27639°W / 39.97917; -76.27639
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipsWest Lampeter
Pequea
Area
 • Total5.46 sq mi (14.14 km2)
 • Land5.43 sq mi (14.07 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
482 ft (147 m)
Population
 • Total7,578
 • Density1,395/sq mi (538.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17584
Area code717
GNIS feature ID1191509[3]
FIPS code42-85464

Willow Street is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,578 at the 2010 census.[2] In the early part of the 20th century, the main thoroughfare in town was lined with willow trees on both sides for the length of the town, hence the community's name. As time passed and the town grew, the road was widened and sidewalks were installed, which required the trees be removed. Only a few of the original trees remain to this day.

It is the location of the Hans Herr House, the oldest homestead in Lancaster County, and also the Martin Meylin Gunshop, where the long rifle was first made.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Willow Street CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Willow Street". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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