McKnightstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] It was formerly part of the Cashtown-McKnightstown CDP as of the 2000 census, and was then split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census the population was 226.[4]

McKnightstown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Keystone Marker
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°52′07″N 77°19′39″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Township	Franklin
Area [1]
• Total	1.45 sq mi (3.74 km2)
• Land	1.45 sq mi (3.74 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	387
• Density	267.63/sq mi (103.34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17343[3] (established 1860)
FIPS code	42-46312
GNIS feature ID	2630025[3]

The founder of the Eshelman manufacturing company was born in the town, and the 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy travelled through the town on the Lincoln Highway before a modern highway bypassed the town in 1948-9.[5]

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  House on Lincoln Highway at Flohr's Church Road

Demographics

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