Loganville

History

Established in the center of Springfield Township in York County, Pennsylvania in 1820, the land which would ultimately become the community of Loganville was surveyed by Robert Richie and plotted by auctioneer Robert Wilson, who later named the town in honor of Colonel Henry Logan, a prominent, 19th-century politician. Wilson subsequently established the town's first post office, operating it from his home as his new town's first postmaster. He was succeeded by Samuel Keyser. The town was subsequently incorporated as a borough on April 2, 1852. Its first elected officials were Chief Burgess John F. Beck Sr., Assistant Burgess Michael Snyder, Judge John F. Beck, Constable Charles Overmiller, and borough council members Daniel Goodling, John Hildebrand, Adam Krout, Samuel Smith, and Frederick Venus. School directors were Joseph Hartman, Casper Hildebrand and Henry Kerlinger. Jacob Glatfelter and George H. Reever held positions as inspectors. On August 20, 1858, musicians Henry Decker and Henry Kerlinger succeeded in forming the Loganville Cornet Band. The original membership roster also included Deterich Hildebrand. George P. Yost, MD and George W. Holtzapple, MD were two of the community's first physicians. By 1880, the borough's population had climbed to three hundred and twelve. By the middle of that decade, leaders of the increasingly popular Logan Cornet Band had increased the ensemble's membership to twenty and had purchased new silver-plated instruments for its members, as well as a concert hall in which to host the band's performances. Teachers in the community's public schools at that time included J. M. Bailey and E. B. Goodling.

Geography

Loganville is located at (39.855156, -76.708459). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,194
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,577
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  9,534
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  8,266
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,736
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  7,518
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  7,063
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,035

Largest nearby schools

• Dallastown Area SHS
  High · Dallastown · 2,014 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• York Co School of Technology
  High · York · 1,620 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• William Penn SHS
  High · York · 1,534 students · 16:1 ratio
• Dallastown Area Intermediate Sch
  Middle · York · 1,484 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Red Lion Area SHS
  High · Red Lion · 1,432 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Spring Grove Area HS
  High · Spring Grove · 1,166 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• Dallastown Area MS
  Middle · Dallastown · 1,027 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• York Academy Regional CS
  Other · York · 963 students · 16.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-10-27
  4 km E of Riverside, Maryland
• M 2.6 — 2021-06-25
  2 km SE of Woodlawn, Maryland
• M 2.81 — 2019-09-15
  5 km ESE of East Berlin, Pennsylvania
• M 3.44 — 2019-06-13
  9 km N of Blain, Pennsylvania
• M 2.64 — 2015-01-25
  4 km ESE of Downingtown, Pennsylvania
• M 3.6 — 2010-07-16
  5 km NNW of Barnesville, Maryland