Hershey is an unincorporated community within Derry Township in Dauphin County in the U.S.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 14 miles east of Harrisburg.
The community has no legal status as an incorporated municipality and all municipal services are
provided by Derry Township.
The Census Bureau has also defined a census-designated place (CDP) with the same name for
statistical purposes, although the local understanding of the community may differ somewhat from
the census definition.
The population was 12,771 at the 2000 census.
Hershey was originally named Derry Church, Pennsylvania.
It was renamed Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1906 after the growing popularity of Hershey's Chocolate.
It is popularly called Chocolatetown, USA.
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