Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
Lemoyne is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, which lies across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Lemoyne was incorporated as a borough on May 23, 1905. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 4,553. Lemoyne is served by Interstate 83 and U.S. Routes 11/15. Lemoyne is a part of the West Shore School District. Name. Following the 1724 stone house built by John Harris and John Kelso, the emerging settlement was first named by Thomas Penn as the "Manor of Lowther  in 1750. Once the camelback bridge was completed in 1815, the town became Bridgeport". In 1888, the name was then changed to "Riverton"; once the population of 800 was reached, which was needed to obtain a Post Office, it was denied out of possible confusion for Riverton, Virginia. Therefore in 1905 it was finally renamed "Lemoyne", said to be in honor of Charles le Moyne, a French soldier who supposedly settled near Harrisburg following an Ohio expedition. Another possible theory was that it was named in honor of Dr. Francis J. LeMoyne. Geography. Lemoyne is located on the eastern edge  of Cumberland County at (40.244217, -76.899119), on the west bank of the Susquehanna River, directly across from Harrisburg. It is bordered to the north by Wormleysburg, to the west by Camp Hill, and to the south by the borough of New Cumberland and Lower Allen Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics. As of the 2010 Census, there were people, with a population density of in the borough. There were housing units at an average density of . Age and sex. The median age was 38.3 years, with  under the age of 5, in the 5 to 17 age range, in the 18 to 20 age range, in the 21 to 24 age range, in the 25 to 34 age range, in the 35 to 44 age range, in the 45 to 54 age range, in the 55 to 59 age range, in the 60 to 64 age range, in the 65 to 74 age range, in the 75 to 84 age range, and age 85 and over. were under the age 18 and were age 65 and over. of the population were females, giving a ratio of  females to males. of those over the age of 18 were female with of those age 65 and over being female. Race and Hispanic or Latino origin. The racial and ethnic makeup of the borough was white, African American or Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, from some other race, and from two or more races. were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Households and families. There were households, with being considered families. The average size of a household was and of families . of the families had children under the age of 18 . of the families were a husband-wife family, of those having children under the age of 18. of families had a female householder with no husband present, of those having children under the age of 18. of families were of some other classification. There were households not considered a family, with of those being someone living alone being age 65 and over.