Tag: East York
East York is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,777 at the 2010 census.
East York is located within Springettsbury Township at 39°58′07″N 76°40′40″W / 39.968531°N 76.677739°W / 39.968531; -76.677739. It is located just east of the city of York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km), all of it land.
The suburb of East York was developed with the foresight that industrial expansion would attract a great increase in population. John H. Longstreet’s vision foresaw the pathway of expansion.
Many beautiful homes were soon built and more building lots awaited new owners.
Known to many as the Keesey Tract, the East York area was listed as “fronting, for two-thirds of a mile, on both sides of Market Street, York’s main thoroughfare, and part of the Great Lincoln Highway.” Only an eleven-minute ride from Center Square in York, it featured high ground with perfect…
