derry township school district calendar 2017-2018

The two highways merge at the western end of Hershey at an interchange with Pennsylvania Route 39. Route 322, also known as Governor Road, passes south of the center. Route 422, also known as Chocolate Avenue, runs through the center of Hershey, and U.S. Hershey was made up of 83.5% White, 6.6% Asian, 6.2% African American, and 3.5% in other categories. 2010 Īs of the 2010 census, there were 14,257 people living there. Hershey was made up of 82.3% White, 5.5% Asian, 2.7% African American, and 1.1% in other categories. Demographics 2020 Īs of the 2020 census, there were 13,858 people living there. Census Bureau, the Hershey CDP has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.3 km 2), of which 14.4 square miles (37.2 km 2) is land and 0.058 square miles (0.15 km 2), or 0.41%, is water. Over half the population of Derry Township is within the Hershey CDP.Īccording to the U.S. To the west is the borough of Hummelstown. It is bordered to the east by Palmdale (also in Derry Township) and by Campbelltown (in South Londonderry Township, Lebanon County). Hershey is located in southeastern Dauphin County, in the center and eastern parts of Derry Township. The purpose was to provide 'a perfect American town in a bucolic natural setting, where healthy, right-living, and well-paid workers lived in safe, happy homes.' Geography The town had a public trolley system, a free school to educate the children of employees, a free vocational school to train orphaned and underprivileged boys, and later an amusement park, golf courses, community center, hotel, zoo, and a sports area. The town was founded by Hershey in 1903 for the company’s workers, and their homes had modern amenities such as electricity, indoor plumbing, and central heating. Hershey is located 75.2 miles (121.0 km) southwest of Allentown, 14.7 miles (23.7 km) east of Harrisburg, and 94.5 miles (152.1 km) northwest of Philadelphia.

The population was 13,858 at the 2020 census. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality, and all its municipal services are provided by Derry Township. The community is located 14 miles (23 km) east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It is home to The Hershey Company, which was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Derry township school district calendar 2017-2018