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Salladasburg, Pennsylvania
Salladasburg United Methodist Church and Cohick's Trading Post
Salladasburg United Methodist Church and Cohick's Trading Post
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Salladasburg
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Salladasburg
Coordinates: 41°16′40″N 77°13′33″W / 41.27778, -77.22583
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lycoming
Settled 1837
Incorporated (borough) 1883
Area
 - Total 0. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The following is a list of the sixty-seven counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. For other meanings of ' Lycoming', please see Lycoming. Lycoming County is a County located in the Commonwealth Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve.sq mi (2. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.km²)
 - Land 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi (2. 0 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation 652 ft (199 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 260
 - Density 333. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (128. 7/km²)
Time zone Eastern Time Zone (North America) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 17740
Area code(s) 570
FIPS code 42-67616[1]
GNIS feature ID 1186873[2]

Salladasburg is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout This is a list of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. For other meanings of ' Lycoming', please see Lycoming. Lycoming County is a County located in the Commonwealth The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 260, at the 2000 census, making it the smallest borough in Lycoming County. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Williamsport is a city in and the County seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced It is home of Cohick's Trading Post and its famous home made ice cream. Ice cream or ice-cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from Dairy products such as Milk and Cream, combined

Salladasburg is located on Larrys Creek, at the confluence of the Second Fork of Larrys Creek. Larrys Creek is a 229 mile (369 km long Tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Lycoming County in the U Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water. It is also located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 287 and Pennsylvania Route 973. Pennsylvania Route 287 is a Pennsylvania Highway which runs generally north-south in north central Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Route 973 ( PA 973) is a Highway which runs for 26 Miles (42 Kilometers generally east-west in Lycoming County in north

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History

Salladasburg was laid out by Jacob P. Sallada in 1837. He started the town with lots for homes and built a church for use by Lutherans and Presbyterians only. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity The population of Salladasburg was 374 as of the 1890 census and is now set at just 260 residents. The borough had a number of stores and shops, one hotel, a gristmill, and tannery. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice A gristmill or grist mill is a building where Grain is ground into Flour, or the grinding mechanism itself Tanning is the process of converting Putrescible skin into non-putrescible Leather, usually with Tannin, an Acidic Chemical compound There were two schools and three churches. Salladasburg was incorporated as a borough in May 1883 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U

Geography

Salladasburg is located at 41°16′40″N, 77°13′33″W (41. 277733, -77. 225907). [3] It is surrounded by Mifflin Township. Mifflin Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States As the crow flies, Lycoming County is about 130 miles (209 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 165 miles (266 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh. " As the crow flies " is a phrase used to describe the most direct route between two points on a Planetary body. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census square miles (2. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 260 people, 105 households, and 70 families residing in the borough. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 333. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 people per square mile (128. 7/km²). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 145. 0/sq mi (55. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99. 23% White, and 0. 77% from two or more races.

There were 105 households out of which 30. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48. 6% were married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33. 3% were non-families. 25. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 48 and the average family size was 2. 99.

In the borough the population was spread out with 27. 7% under the age of 18, 7. 7% from 18 to 24, 28. 1% from 25 to 44, 21. 9% from 45 to 64, and 14. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,122. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 11. 8% of families and 14. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under the age of eighteen and 9. 5% of those sixty five or over.

References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

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