Scotland, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

39°57′58″N 77°35′44″W / 39.96611°N 77.59556°W / 39.96611; -77.59556CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyFranklinTownshipGreeneElevation

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725 ft (221 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,353 • Density1,693/sq mi (653.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

17254

Area code717FIPS code42-68376GNIS feature ID2633813^[1]

Scotland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was named after Scotland, the ancestral home of an early settler.^[2] As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,353.^[3]

The Chambersburg Mall is located in the area, next to the Scotland exit of I-81. The Scotland School for Veterans' Children was long part of the community.

Geography

Scotland is located in eastern Franklin County, near the center of Greene Township. Interstate 81 passes through the southeastern side of the community, with access from Exit 20. I-81 leads southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Chambersburg, the county seat, and northeast 27 miles (43 km) to Carlisle. Pennsylvania Route 997 passes along the northeastern edge of the community, leading northwest 2 miles (3 km) to U.S. Route 11 at Green Village, and southeast 6 miles (10 km) between Fayetteville and Caledonia State Park.

Conococheague Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, forms the southwestern edge of the community.

Scotland School for Veterans' Children

The Scotland School for Veterans' Children was located in Scotland until Governor Rendell forced the school to close in 2009 by eliminating the state funding.^[4]

Scotland was originally built as a school for orphaned children shortly after the Civil War. It was then converted into a school for children in grades 3-12 that had family members in the military.

Geology

The type section of the Conococheague Formation, a Cambrian limestone and dolomite, is located in Scotland.^[5]

In popular culture

The 2001 film Scotland, PA is set in the community of Scotland, though it was not filmed there. It is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in a fast food restaurant.

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotland, Pennsylvania. Retrieved on 2010-11-22.
^ Espenshade, A. Howry (1925). Pennsylvania place names. State College, PA: The Pennsylvania State College. p. 245.
^ https://data.census.gov/all?q=Scotland+CDP,+Pennsylvania
^ Frame, C. Frank (2009). "Foundation For Scotland School For Veterans' Children". Foundation web site. Foundation For Scotland School For Veterans' Children. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010. It is with a sad heart and a deep sense of loss that we must announce that the Scotland School for Veterans' Children, a 114-year-old veterans' benefit, is closing. As you may know Governor Edward G. Rendell did not fund the school in this year's budget and the legislature upheld that position in their budget approval.
^ Stose, G.W., 1908, "The Cambro-Ordovician Limestones of the Appalachian Valley in Southern Pennsylvania": Journal of Geology, v. 16, p. 698-714.