Paxtang is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is a suburb of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is one of the earliest colonial settlements in the United States. The origin of “Paxtang” dates back to the 17th century Susquehannock Indian village of “Peshtank”, which means “still waters”. The village may have been hundreds of years old at this time. During this era, several important trails and routes crisscrossed the area. When William Penn claimed his famous “woods”, an area known as Paxtang, sometimes referred to as Paxton, was an area of rolling hills, meadows, and forests encompassing approximately half of present day Dauphin County. The community is known for the origin of the Paxton Boys in 1763, a group of backcountry Scots-Irish frontiersmen who formed a vigilante group in response to the American Indian uprising known as Pontiac's Rebellion. The population was 1,570 at the 2000 census. Paxtang apartments for rent comparison page shows most up to date rent information on Paxtang apartments and houses. Rent information is obtained from multiple rental sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.