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Population (year 2000): 2,691. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,804 (+4.2% change)
Males: 1,249 (46.4%), Females: 1,442 (53.6%)
Adams County
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $32,286 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,400 (year 2000)
Races in McSherrystown:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (42.3%), Irish (12.2%),
United States (9.0%), English (4.1%), Italian (3.3%), Polish
(2.8%).
Elevation: 571 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in McSherrystown
- High school or higher: 81.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in McSherrystown borough
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 52.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 10.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -107 (-3.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near McSherrystown:
- HANOVER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; HANOVER,
PA)
- GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA)
- CARROLL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
WESTMINSTER, MD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
McSherrystown:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 49
miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 51 miles;
BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to McSherrystown:
- HANOVER (about 2 miles; HANOVER, PA; ID: 6W6)
- YORK (about 14 miles; YORK, PA; ID: THV)
- CARROLL COUNTY REGIONAL/JACK B POAGE FIELD (about 15
miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; ID: DMW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
McSherrystown:
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
- WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 25 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 34 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
36 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
Private high school in McSherrystown:
- DELONE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 533;
Location: 140 SOUTH OXFORD AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in McSherrystown:
- ANNUNCIATION B V M SCHOOL (Students: 350;
Location: 316 NORTH ST; Grades: KG - 8)
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