Lebanon County (

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: Lebanon Kaundi) is a

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in the

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,568. Its

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is the city of

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

. The county was formed from portions of Dauphin and Lancaster counties in 1813, with minor boundary revisions in 1814 and 1821. Lebanon County comprises the Lebanon, Pennsylvania, metropolitan statistical, which is part of the

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. Lebanon is 72 miles northwest of

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, which is the nearest major city.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. Most of it is drained by the

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into the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...

while some eastern portions are drained by the Tulpehocken Creek (which originates in the county near Myerstown) eastward into the

Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It fl ...

. It consists in large part of a valley.

Climate

The county has a hot-summer

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(''Dfa'') and the

hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...

is 6b except along the northern boundary with Dauphin where it is 6a. Average monthly temperatures in center-city Lebanon range from 29.4 °F in January to 74.3 °F in July.

Adjacent counties

* Schuylkill County (northeast) *

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(east) * Lancaster County (south) *

Dauphin County Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth ...

(west and northwest)

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The

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was 332 people per square mile (128/km²). There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile (53/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.46%

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, 1.29%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.89%

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, 0.04%

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, 2.26% from

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, and 0.94% from two or more races. 4.96% of the population were

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of any race. 45.6% were of

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, 11.8%

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and 6.1%

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ancestry. 92.5% spoke

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, 4.2%

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and 1.1%

as their first language. There were 46,551 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were

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living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

2020 census

Metropolitan Statistical Area

The

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has designated Lebanon County as the Lebanon, PA

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(MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. census the metropolitan area ranked 16th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 296th most populous in the United States with a population of 133,568. Lebanon County is also a part of the larger Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Lebanon County as well as Adams,

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, Dauphin,

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, and York Counties in Pennsylvania. The combined statistical ara ranked 5th largest in the state and 43rd largest in the U.S. with a population of 1,219,422.

Politics and government

Voter registration

According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans comprise a majority of registered voters in Lebanon County.

United States House of Representatives

The county is located in the 9th congressional district, represented by

Dan Meuser Daniel Philip Meuser ( ; born February 10, 1964) is an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist who is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district. A Republican, he previously served as the secretary of rev ...

, Republican.

State Senate

All of the county falls within the 48th Senatorial District. The seat is currently held by Lebanon business owner and Republican

Chris Gebhard Christopher Gebhard (born 1974 or 1975) is a Pennsylvania state senator who represents the 48th district, which includes all of Lebanon County and portions of Dauphin and York counties. He is a member of the Republican Party and the owner of an ...

State House of Representatives

The county is divided into the 101st, 102nd and 104th Pennsylvania House Districts.

101st District

:The 101st District, served by Republican Frank Ryan, includes:

102nd District

:The 102nd District, served by Republican Russ Diamond, includes:

104th District

The 104th District, which includes North Annville Twp. and East Hanover Twp., is represented by Republican Sue Helm.

County government

The county is governed by three commissioners, who are elected every four years from a slate of four candidates (two Democrats and two Republicans). Other elected officials include County Controller, Sheriff, Coroner, Prothonotary and Clerk of Court, Recorder of Deeds, County Treasurer, and Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court.

Electoral history

For most of its history, Lebanon County has been one of the most

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counties in Pennsylvania. The county is strongly Republican even by the standards of south-central Pennsylvania. It is very conservative for an urban county, having only supported a

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for president once since 1880. That came when

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won it in his 46-state landslide reelection; even then, FDR only carried it by 587 votes. The only other time since 1880 that the county has failed to support a Republican was in 1912, when the GOP was mortally divided and

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carried it on the Bull Moose ticket. As a measure of how Republican the county has been, Democrats have only crossed the 40 percent mark three times since 1936–FDR in 1940 and 1944, and

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

in 1964. In the latter election, Lebanon County was one of only four counties in the state to vote for

Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for presiden ...

, along with Snyder, Union, and Wayne counties. Republicans are no less dominant at the state and local level. The row offices and all but one county commission seat are held by Republicans, and there are no elected Democrats above the county level. In the 2006 election for U.S. Senate, the county cast 21,756 votes (55.1%) for Republican

Rick Santorum Richard John Santorum ( ; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007 and was the Senate's thir ...

and 17,737 (44.9%) for Democrat

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, who won the race. In that year's

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, the county cast 22,775 votes (57.5%) for Republican

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and 16,813 (42.5%) for Democrat

Ed Rendell Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philade ...

, who won the race. In the 2004 presidential election, the county cast 37,089 votes (66.6%) for Republican

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and 18,109 (32.5%) for Democrat

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. In that same year's election for U.S. Senate, the county cast 35,336 votes (66.8%) for Republican

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, 13,182 for Democrat

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, 3,320 (6.3%) for Constitution Party candidate Jim Clymer, and 1,083 (2.0%) for

Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

Betsy Summers. In the 2008 presidential election the county cast 34,314 votes (58.59%) for Republican

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...

and 23,310 votes (39.8%) for

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

. In the 2016 presidential election, the county cast 38,804 votes (65,9 %) for Republican

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and 17,860 votes (30,3 %) for Democrat

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

. In the 2002 gubernatorial election, the county cast 22,659 votes (62.7%) for Republican Mike Fisher and 12,712 (35.2%) for Democrat

, who won the race. In the 2002 race for the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican George Gekas received 21,733 votes (60.9%) from the county while Democrat

Tim Holden Thomas Timothy Holden (born March 5, 1957) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation during ...

received 13,945 (39.1%); Holden won.

Education

Colleges and universities

Harrisburg Area Community College , mottoeng = Knowledge Restores Truth , established = 1964, accredited in 1967 , type = Public, Community College , president = John J. "Ski" Sygielski, Ed.D. , city = Harrisburg , state = PA , country = USA , undergrad = 19,000 , admini ...

(Lebanon Campus) *

Lebanon Valley College Lebanon Valley College (LVC, Lebanon Valley, or The Valley) is a private college in Annville, Pennsylvania. History Lebanon Valley was founded on February 23, 1866, with classes beginning May 7 of that year and its first class graduating in 1870 ...

Evangelical Seminary Evangelical Seminary is a private graduate school and interdenominational seminary in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. It is part of Kairos University. History The Evangelical Congregational (EC) Church began with the conversion of Jacob Albright, ...

Public school districts

* Annville-Cleona School District * Cornwall-Lebanon School District *

Eastern Lebanon County School District Eastern Lebanon County High School, referred to as ELCO High School, is located in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. It is a four-year high school with a total student enrollment of 747. The high-school campus also contains the district's intermediate and ...

* Lebanon School District * Northern Lebanon School District * Palmyra Area School District

Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:

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, and, in at most two cases,

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. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Lebanon County:

City

(county seat)

Boroughs

* Cleona *

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* Mount Gretna * Myerstown *

Palmyra Palmyra (; Palmyrene: () ''Tadmor''; ar, تَدْمُر ''Tadmur'') is an ancient city in present-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second ...

* Richland

Townships

* Annville *

Bethel Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ...

* Cold Spring * East Hanover *

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

* Millcreek * North Annville *

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* North Lebanon * North Londonderry * South Annville *

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* South Londonderry * Swatara *

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

* West Cornwall * West Lebanon

Census-designated places

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s are geographical areas designated by the

for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. * Annville * Avon * Campbelltown *

Fort Indiantown Gap Fort Indiantown Gap, also referred to as "The Gap" or "FIG", is a census-designated place and National Guard Training Center primarily located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. A portion of the installation is located in eastern Daup ...

* Fredericksburg *

Hebron Hebron ( ar, الخليل or ; he, חֶבְרוֹן ) is a Palestinian. city in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judaean Mountains, it lies above sea level. The second-largest city in the West Bank (after East J ...

* Lebanon South * Mount Gretna Heights * Newmanstown * Pleasant Hill *

Quentin Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name ''Quintinus'', diminutive form of ''Quintus (praenomen), Quintus'', that means "the fifth".Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et com ...

* Sand Hill * Schaefferstown * Timber Hills

Other unincorporated communities

Anthracite Anthracite, also known as hard coal, and black coal, is a hard, compact variety of coal that has a submetallic luster. It has the highest carbon content, the fewest impurities, and the highest energy density of all types of coal and is the hig ...

* Bellegrove *

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* Bordnersville * Buffalo Springs * Bunker Hill * Canaan Grove * Clear Spring * Coffeetown * Colebrook * Coheva *

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* East Hanover *

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* Edisonville * Eustontown * Flintville *

Fontana Fontana may refer to: Places Italy *Fontana Liri, comune in the Province of Frosinone *Fontanafredda, comune in the Province of Pordenone *Fontanarosa, comune in the Province of Avellino *Francavilla Fontana, comune in the Province of Brindisi * ...

* Freeport Mills *

Gold Mine Gold Mine may refer to: *Gold Mine (board game) *Gold Mine (Long Beach), an arena *"Gold Mine", a song by Joyner Lucas from the 2020 album '' ADHD'' See also * ''Gold'' (1974 film), based on the novel ''Gold Mine'' by Wilbur Smith *Gold mining ...

* Gravel Hill * Greble * Green Point *

Hamlin Hamlin may refer to: Places * Hamlin, Iowa, a city * Hamlin, Kansas, a city * Hamlin, Kentucky, a town * Hamlin, Maine, a town * Hamlin, Michigan, a former community * Hamlin, New York, a town ** Hamlin (CDP), New York, a census-designated pl ...

* Harper Tavern * Hauckville * Heilmandale * Indiantown * Inwood *

Iona Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: �iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there ...

* Johnstown * Kleinfeltersville * Kutztown *

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* Lickdale * McGillstown * Midway * Millardsville * Millbach * Millbach Springs *

Mount Ararat Mount Ararat or , ''Ararat''; or is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in the extreme east of Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and th ...

* Mount Pleasant * Mount Wilson *

Mount Zion Mount Zion ( he, הַר צִיּוֹן, ''Har Ṣīyyōn''; ar, جبل صهيون, ''Jabal Sahyoun'') is a hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City. The term Mount Zion has been used in the Hebrew ...

Murray Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust * D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...

* Nacetown * Ono * Pansy Hill * Plainville * Prescott * Reinoeldville * Reistville * Rocherty * Rockwood * Sheridan * Shirksville * Springhaven * Stricklerstown * Syner * Union Water Works * Upper Lawn * Valley Glenn * Waldeck * Weavertown, Jackson Township * Weavertown, North Lebanon Township * West Jonestown * Westmont * Woodfort * Zinns Mill

Ghost towns

* Cold Spring * Rausch Gap

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Lebanon County. † ''county seat''

Parks and recreational places

Memorial Lake State ParkUnion Canal Tunnel ParkLions Lake ParkColeman's Memorial ParkStoever's Dam ParkSouth Hill's ParkMount Gretna LakeMiddle Creek Wildlife Management AreaLebanon Valley Rails to Trails

References

External links

*
County of Lebanon
(official website)
Lebanon County Pages

Lebanon County Historical Society

Lebanon County Tourism Promotion Agency

Lebanon Valley Exposition Center and Fairgrounds

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