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In 1729, the Paxtang Township of Lancaster County was established. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name Peshtank, which meant "standing water". [4]On March 4, 1785, Dauphin County was formed from Lancaster County, with the word "Dauphin" referring to the Dauphin of France, the heir apparent to the French throne whose country the area government wanted to honor for its ...
Swatara, Derry Township, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Dauphin County; Streams. Swatara Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania
New Castle is the county seat of Lawrence County which has a population of approximately 91,000. In 1998, New Castle was a host city for the History Channel Great Race. Over 15,000 spectators gathered downtown for the festivities. The city celebrated its 200th birthday in 1998 with a downtown fireworks festival that attracted over 30,000 people.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years.
Chambers Hill is a community in Swatara Township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is located in the area between 40 degrees 15'41 North and 76 degrees 48'42 West, between Harrisburg and Hershey. With ranges in elevation from 415–660 feet a view of the Harrisburg skyline to the west, or Three Mile Island to the south, can often be seen.
Lower Swatara Township was incorporated from Swatara Township on November 7, 1961, as a first class township. Within Lower Swatara is the Conrad and Margaret Allerman House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [9] The township formerly housed the Star Barn Complex, which moved to neighboring Lancaster County in 2017. [10]
Oberlin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the census-designated place of Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, before it was split into three separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census, the population was 588.
Swatara is an unincorporated community in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located near Hershey in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. [ 1 ] 40°16′37″N 76°39′58″W / 40.277°N 76.666°W / 40.277; -