Red Lion, Pennsylvania

Red Lion is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, lying about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the city of York and counted as part of the York-Hanover metropolitan area. It was settled in 1852 and incorporated on January 16, 1880, taking its name from one of the first pubs in town, the Red Lion Tavern. The borough covers about 3.3 square kilometres (1.3 square miles), all of it land, and recorded a population of 6,506 at the 2020 census. In its history Red Lion was a stop on the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, known locally as the Ma and Pa, and became known for cigar manufacture, producing about a tenth of the cigars made in the United States at its peak, and for furniture factories. The Consumers Cigar Box Company and the Red Lion Borough Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its local culture includes a long-standing community band and a school district recognised for music education.