[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km2), all land.

McConnells is home to a free daily online and monthly print newspaper, the YoCoNews that covers all of York and Lancaster counties.

The racial makeup of the town was 71.43% White, 28.22% African American, and 0.35% from two or more races.

23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 5.3% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.1% of those 65 or over.