Foustown is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in West Manchester Township, York County

York County, Pennsylvania

York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....

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United States

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Foustown is located at 39°59′42"N 76°46′18"W (39.9950974, -76.7716341). It lies 502 feet (153 m) above sea level.

This region of York County is known to have an abundance of clay, which is the main reason why potters from Europe settled here in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.