Williamstown, Pennsylvania
Williamstown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is 38 miles (61 km) northeast of Harrisburg. Formerly, anthracite coal mines and hosiery mills were located in the borough. The population was 1,303 at the 2020 census. Williamstown is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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The Williams Valley School District is a small, rural public school district located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The district is highly fragmented, encompassing the boroughs of Williamstown and Tower City as well as the townships of Porter, Rush, Williams, and Wiconisco. The district encompasses approximately 62 square miles.
According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 7,355. By 2010, the district's population increased to 7,463 people. The educational attainment levels for the School District population were 86.2% high school graduates and 11.5% college graduates.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 67.1% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $16,846, while the median family income was $41,005. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Schuylkill County, the median household income was $42,315. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
Williams Valley School District operates one elementary school and one combined junior/senior high school, which are located in Tower City and Williamstown, respectively. High school students may choose to attend Schuylkill Technology Centers for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit IU29 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
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Williams Township is a township that is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,064 at the time of the 2020 census.
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The City Hall building, located at Ninth and Skull Streets, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was an Italianate style three-story brick and sandstone commercial building constructed in 1873 by the Church of the Brethren's United Brethren Mutual Aid Society of Pennsylvania. The building served as the Lebanon City Hall building from 1898 until 1962. The centrally located cupola on the roof had a tall flagpole on its peak and was the building's most recognizable and distinctive feature. The building's water storage tank and a large bronze bell were housed within the cupola. In 1962, the City of Lebanon abandoned the building and moved all their offices into the newly constructed Lebanon County/City Municipal Building at 400 South 8th Street, Lebanon. The City Hall building was demolished the following year.
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Hubley Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 862 at the 2020 census, an increase of a little more than 1% from the previous census in 2010.
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Tower City is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tower City had a population of 1,419.
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