Salunga-Landisville | |
|---|---|
 Location within Lancaster county | |
  Salunga-Landisville Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania  Salunga-Landisville Salunga-Landisville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°5′42″N 76°24′57″W / 40.09500°N 76.41583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,771 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (600/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Salunga-Landisville consists of two census-designated places (CDPs) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States with a zip code of 17538. As of the 2010 United States Census the population of Salunga CDP was 2,695 people and the population of Landisville CDP was 1,893 people for a combined total of 4,588, a decrease of about 3.8% from the 2000 United States Census which recorded 4,771 in the Salunga-Landisville CDP. The name "Salunga" comes from the nearby Chiquesalunga (now Chickies) Creek,[1] which in turn is derived from the Lenape "Chiquesalunga", meaning "place of the crayfish".[2] Landisville is named for John Landis, the first postmaster there.[1]
- ^ a b Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans (1883). "57". History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Evert & Peck. Retrieved September 27, 2006.
- ^ "Indian Names Data Chart" (PDF). Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Retrieved September 4, 2006.