Country United States County Franklin Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 194 m Population 886 (2010) | State Pennsylvania Township Peters ZIP code 17224 Area 11 km² Local time Tuesday 11:02 PM | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind NW at 31 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
Fort Loudon (CDP) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 886.
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Map of Fort Loudon, PA, USA
History
The community is named after the colonial Fort Loudoun, built in 1756 during the French and Indian War. A replica of the fort, built in 1993, stands at the corner of US 30 and Brooklyn Road North, at the southeast corner of the CDP.
Geography
Fort Loudon is located in western Franklin County in the valley of the West Branch Conococheague Creek, with Cove Mountain to the west, Kittatinny Mountain to the north, and Parnell Knob to the east. U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, passes through the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to McConnellsburg and east 13 miles (21 km) to Chambersburg, the Franklin County seat. Pennsylvania Route 75 crosses US 30 southwest of the town center, leading north up the Path Valley to 12 miles (19 km) Fannettsburg and south 6 miles (10 km) to Mercersburg.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fort Loudon CDP has an area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km2), all of it land.