Millersville Borough: Community

Borough History

{Office} The village of Millersburg was founded in 1761 by John Miller who, during the middle of the 18th century, operated a blacksmith shop and hardware store. The village's name was changed in the 1820's to Millerstown, and finally became known as Millersville in the mid-1850's. The original Miller homestead, built in 1763, is now used by Millersville University to house its police department.

Millersville was incorporated as a borough in 1932. Prior to this time, Millersville was the largest village in Manor Township. Millersville's significant growth began after 1855 with the founding of the first Pennsylvania Normal School, which has grown to become Millersville University.

The Borough's current land area is approximately 1.9 square miles and the population according to the 2000 census was 7774. The Borough is five miles southwest of the center of the City of Lancaster, and six miles east of the Susquehanna River.

Around Town . . .

{MU} The Millersville University campus occupies about one-quarter of the Borough's land area. Set on 245 acres of land, the campus includes 10 residence halls and three dining areas set in two residential complexes, and 60 other campus buildings, most of which lie between these two complexes. These other buildings include two gymnasiums, a library, a health center, a student center, several instructional buildings, and a number of administration buildings.

Within Millersville Borough there is one community park and two other community recreation facilities. The 21-acre Millersville Borough Community Park is located off Blue Rock Road at the northern end of the Borough. This park includes a wide range of recreation amenities and improvements, including playing fields and courts, playgrounds, picnic facilities, and a perimeter walking path.

Two Penn Manor School District buildings are located within the Borough's land area: Penn Manor High School and Eshleman Elementary School.

Millersville Borough is very fortunate to have a wide variety of civic, fraternal service, religious, and other community organizations which provide Borough residents with various human service needs. These organizations contribute significantly to the quality of life of Borough residents.

Police protection in Millersville Borough is provided on a 24-hour basis by the Borough's own police department. The department currently has 13 officers which include a Police Chief, two patrol sergeants, seven full-time patrol officers, one sergeant assigned to criminal investigations, a school resource officer, and two part-time officers.

Fire protection is provided by the Millersville Volunteer Fire Company. As of 1999, the Company maintains a roster of 66 active volunteers, which is presently sufficient to meet its needs. Forty-seven of these volunteers are firefighters, while four are fire police.

Ambulance service within Millersville Borough is provided on a 24-hour basis by the private Lancaster Emergency Medical Services Association, which also serves the Millersville University campus, most of Manor Township, the western portion of Lancaster Township, and the southwest section of Lancaster City.


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