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Created on January 27, 1750 from part of Lancaster County, and named for Cumberland County in England. Carlisle, the county seat since 1752, was incorporated as a borough on April 13, 1782. It was named for the county town of England’s Cumberland County. Shippensburg was the county seat from 1750 to 1752.
First settlement was in a group of sheds at the site of Shippensburg, 1730. Title was acquired from Indians in 1736, but the area was contested with Maryland until 1737. Cumberland bore the brunt of Indian attacks from the west in 1756–1759 and 1763–1764. The sale of wheat to Baltimore was important to the early economy. The Cumberland Valley Railroad began in the 1830s. Iron works and paper mills sprang up, although iron production collapsed after 1900. Dickinson College was chartered in 1783. Carlisle Barracks began as a powder magazine in 1777, became the Army’s cavalry school, the Indian School (1879– 1918), and since 1951 the Army War College. Until the 1960s Carlisle was known for manufacturing carpets, clothes, publications, and auto tires, and the county has had a strong lumber industry. After 1900 the population grew on the west shore of the Susquehanna because of railroad yards and state government. Because of public sector jobs the county has not been hurt badly by the national trend toward deindustrialization, although Cumberland no longer is a strong manufacturing area. Farms cover 44 percent of the county, and it is among the top ten counties in production of dairy products, corn, wheat, apples, hogs, and poultry. Famous residents have included James Wilson, Gov. Joseph Ritner, inventor Daniel Drawbaugh, athlete Jim Thorpe, and Molly Pitcher.
Carlisle produced several Revolutionary leaders, but it was a center of opposition to the U.S. Constitution. A fugitive slave case, Oliver vs. Kauffman, in 1847, helped bring about the national Compromise of 1850. The Confederate army occupied Carlisle in 1863.
Cumberland County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 550.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 422.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 35.1%. On the 2000 census form, 99.0% of the population reported only one race, with 2.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.41 persons compared to an average family size of 2.92 persons.
In 2008 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $23,833. Per capita income grew by 3.2% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).
| People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence) |
Value | Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population (2009) | 232,483 | Covered Employment | 125,401 |
| Growth (%) since 1990 | 19.1% | Average wage per job | $41,302 |
| Households (2000) | 83,015 | Manufacturing – % all jobs in County | 7.6% |
| Labor Force (persons) (2009) | 125,017 | Average wage per job | $45,108 |
| Unemployment Rate (2009) | 6.7 | Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County | 10.2% |
| Per Capita Personal Income (2008) | $40,227 | Average wage per job | $47,435 |
| Median Household Income (2008) | $60,534 | Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County | 11.0% |
| Poverty Rate (2008) | 7.6 | Average wage per job | $43,369 |
| H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000) | 86.1 | Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County | 7.2% |
| Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000) | 27.9 | Average wage per job | $56,763 |
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1. ALLEN MS
Address: 4225 Gettysburg Rd, Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: (717) 761-1500
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 452
Grades: 6-8
2. BELLAIRE EL SCHOOL
Address: 623 W Penn St, Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717) 240-6800
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 382
Grades: KG-5
3. BIG SPRING HS
Address: 100 Mount Rock Rd, Newville, PA 17241
Phone: (717) 776-2436
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 1,057
Grades: 9-12
4. BIG SPRING MS
Address: 47 Mount Rock Rd, Newville, PA 17241
Phone: (717) 776-2471
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 722
Grades: 6-8
5. BOILING SPRINGS HS
Address: 4 Forge Rd, Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Phone: (717) 258-6484
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 745
Grades: 9-12
6. BROAD STREET EL SCHOOL
Address: 200 S Broad St, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: (717) 691-4574
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 238 1-5
7. CAMP HILL MS
Address: 2401 Chestnut St, Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: (717) 901-2450
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 272
Grades: 6-8
8. CAMP HILL SHS
Address: 100 S 24th St, Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: (717) 901-2500
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 377
Grades: 9-12
9. CARLISLE AREA HS
Address: 623 W Penn St, Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717) 240-6800
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 1,484
Grades: 9-12
10. CEDAR CLIFF HS
Address: Carlisle & Warwick Roads, Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: (717) 737-8654
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 1,416
Grades: 9-12
11. COMMONWEALTH CONNECTIONS ACADEMY CS
Address: 5010 Trindle Rd Suite 200, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: (717) 605-8900
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 2,736
Grades: KG-12
12. CRESTVIEW EL SCHOOL
Address: 623 W Penn St, Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717) 240-6800
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 484
Grades: KG-5
13. CUMBERLAND VALLEY HS
Address: 6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: (717) 766-0217
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 2,570
Grades: 9-12
14. CUMBERLAND-PERRY AVTS
Address: 110 Old Willow Mill Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: (717) 697-0354
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 0
Grades: 10-12
15. EAGLE VIEW MS
Address: 6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: (717) 766-0217
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 961 6-8
16. EAST PENNSBORO AREA MS
Address: 529 N Enola Dr, Enola, PA 17025
Phone: (717) 732-0771
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 795
Grades: 5-8
17. EAST PENNSBORO AREA SHS
Address: 425 W Shady Ln, Enola, PA 17025
Phone: (717) 732-0723
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 923
Grades: 9-12
18. EAST PENNSBORO EL SCHOOL
Address: 840 Panther Pkwy, Enola, PA 17025
Phone: (717) 732-0441
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 574
Grades: KG-4
19. ELMWOOD EL SCHOOL
Address: 100 E Elmwood Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: (717) 691-4578
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 352 1-5
20. GOOD HOPE MS
Address: 451 Skyport Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: (717) 761-1865
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 887
Grades: 6-8
21. GRACE B LUHRS UNIV ELEMENTARY
Address: Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257
Phone: (717) 477-1612
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 126
Grades: KG-5
22. GREEN RIDGE EL SCHOOL
Address: 1 Green Ridge Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: (717) 766-4911
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 420
Grades: KG-5
23. HAMILTON EL SCHOOL
Address: 623 W Penn St, Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717) 240-6800
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 308
Grades: KG-5
24. HAMPDEN EL SCHOOL
Address: 441 Skyport Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Phone: (717) 737-4513
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 670
Grades: KG-5
25. HIGHLAND EL SCHOOL
Address: 1325 Carlisle Rd, Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: (717) 901-9860
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 453
Grades: KG-5
26. HILLSIDE EL SCHOOL
Address: 516 7th St, New Cumberland, PA 17070
Phone: (717) 774-1321
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 375
Grades: KG-5
27. HOOVER EL SCHOOL
Address: 420 S 24th St, Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: (717) 901-2600
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 276 3-5
28. IRON FORGE EDUCNL CTR
Address: 4 Forge Rd, Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Phone: (717) 258-6484
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 328 4-5
29. JAMES BURD EL SCHOOL
Address: 600 Brad St, Shippensburg, PA 17257
Phone: (717) 530-2780
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 423
Grades: KG-3
30. KINDERGARTEN CENTER AT FILBERT ST
Address: 505 S Filbert Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: (717) 506-0852
County: Cumberland County
Enrollment: 283
Grades: KG