Union County is a
county
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in the
Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...
of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. As of the
2020 census, the population was 42,681. Its
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...
is
Lewisburg.
The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part of
Northumberland County. Its name is an allusion to the federal Union. Mifflinburg was established by legislation as the first county seat until it was moved to New Berlin in 1815. Lewisburg became county seat in 1855 and has remained so since. Union County comprises the Lewisburg, PA
Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the
Bloomsburg-
Berwick-
Sunbury, PA
Combined Statistical Area
Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...
.
Geography
![McLaurin(1902) pic](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/McLaurin%281902%29_pic.088_Oil_Rush_in_Venango_County%2C_PA%2C_in_1866.jpg)
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water.
It is the fourth-smallest county in Pennsylvania by area. Union has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and average temperatures in Lewisburg range from 27.2 °F in January to 72.7 °F in July, while in Hartleton they range from 26.4 °F in January to 72.1 °F in July
Adjacent counties
*
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Lycoming County (north)
*
Northumberland County (east)
*
Snyder County (south)
*
Mifflin County
Mifflin County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,143. Its county seat is Lewistown. The county was created on September 19, 1789, from parts of Cumberland County and Northumberlan ...
(southwest)
*
Centre County
Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The lands ...
(west)
*
Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
**Clinton County, New York
** Clinton County, Ohio
*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, ...
(northwest)
State protected areas
*
R. B. Winter State Park
*
Sand Bridge State Park
*
Shikellamy State Park
Shikellamy State Park is a Pennsylvania state park located at the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. The park is divided into two sections. The older part, on a bluff on the western bank of th ...
's overlook is in Union County. The
marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
is across 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 ...
in
Northumberland County.
Major highways
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 41,624 people, 13,178 households, and 9,211 families residing in the county. The
population density
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was 131 people per square mile (51/km
2). There were 14,684 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile (18/km
2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.08%
White
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, 6.91%
Black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have o ...
or
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
, 0.16%
Native American, 1.06%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.04%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.37% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 1.37% from two or more races. 3.90% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race. 41.2% were of
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
, 13.9%
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
, 6.5%
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
, 5.9%
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and 5.3%
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
ancestry. 90.4% spoke
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, 3.7%
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
, 2.0%
Pennsylvania Dutch
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and 1.2%
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
as their first language.
There were 13,178 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.90% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.10% under the age of 18, 13.90% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 123.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.50 males.
2020 Census
Micropolitan Statistical Area
![BloomsburgBerwickSunburyCSA2014](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/BloomsburgBerwickSunburyCSA2014.jpg)
The
United States Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). OMB's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, but it also examines agency programs, pol ...
has designated Union County as the Lewisburg, PA
Micropolitan Statistical Area (µSA). As of the
2010 census the micropolitan area ranked 12th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the
263rd most populous in the United States with a population of 44,947. Union County is also a part of the
Bloomsburg–Berwick–Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Union County, as well as
Columbia,
Montour,
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
and
Snyder Counties in Pennsylvania. The
Combined Statistical Area
Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...
ranked 8th in the State of Pennsylvania and
115th most populous in the United States with a population of 264,739.
Government
County Commissioners
*Preston Boop (R)
*Jeff Reber (R)
*Stacy Richards (D)
State government
*David H. Rowe – State Representative,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 85
*
Garth D. Everett – State Representative,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 84
The 84th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Joseph Hamm since 2021.
District profile
The 84th district encompasses part Lycoming County and all of Sullivan Coun ...
*
Gene Yaw
E. Eugene Yaw (born February 26, 1943) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 23rd district since 2009.
Early life and education
Yaw was born to Emerson A. ...
– State Senator,
Pennsylvania Senate, District 23
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capi ...
Federal level
*
Fred Keller, Republican, Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District in 2019 after
redistricting
Redistribution (re-districting in the United States and in the Philippines) is the process by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed. Redistribution is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral dist ...
.
*
Pat Toomey
Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator for Pennsylvania since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms as the U.S. representat ...
, US Senator
*
Bob Casey, Jr
Robert Patrick Casey Jr. (born April 13, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Casey previously served as Penn ...
., US Senator
Politics
In presidential elections, Union County has voted for Democratic candidates less than almost any county in the nation.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
was the last
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
candidate to win the county, in
1828. The county has been solidly Republican in Presidential elections since
John C. Frémont
John Charles Frémont or Fremont (January 21, 1813July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from California and was the first Republican nominee for president of the United States in 1856 ...
's win against
James Buchanan
James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ...
in
1856. The only exception was
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected pr ...
's loss to
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...
of the
Bull Moose (Progressive) Party – which had splintered from the Republican Party – in
1912
Events January
* January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established.
* January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens.
* January 6 ...
. The county has also voted for Republican Senators, State Treasurers, and State Auditors for decades.
Robert P. Casey is the only Democratic gubernatorial candidate to win the county in the last fifty years. The county seat of Lewisburg is heavily Democratic, having given
Joe Biden over 70% of its vote in 2020. However, the rest of the county is overwhelmingly Republican.
Education
Public school districts
*
Lewisburg Area School District
The Lewisburg Area School District is a small, rural/suburban public school district in Union County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses an area of approximately . It serves the borough of Lewisburg, Kelly Township, East Buffalo Township ...
**
Lewisburg Area High School
Lewisburg Area High School is a small rural/suburban public school located in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by the Lewisburg Area School District. Lewisburg Area High School serves: Lewisburg Boro ...
*
Mifflinburg Area School District
**
Mifflinburg Area High School
*
Milton Area School District
The Milton Area School District is a small, rural public school district headquartered in Milton, Pennsylvania. The district is located in Northumberland and Union counties. Milton Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2 ...
(also in Northumberland County)
**
Milton Area High School
Milton Area High School is a rural/suburban public high school located at 700 Mahoning Street, Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by the Milton Area School District. In 2013, the Milton Area High Scho ...
*
Warrior Run School District
Warrior Run School District is a small, rural, public school district that covers . It spans townships in three different counties: Gregg Township in Union County, Delaware Township and Lewis Township in Northumberland County, and Anthony ...
(also in Montour and Northumberland Counties)
**
Warrior Run High School
Vocational school
*
SUN Area Technical Institute - New Berlin
Higher education
*
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering. ...
- Lewisburg
Private schools
*Beaver Run School - Lewisburg
*Bridgeville Parochial School - Mifflinburg
*Buffalo Creek Parochial School - Mifflinburg
*Calvary Holiness Academy - Millmont
*Camp Mount Luther - Mifflinburg
*County Line Amish School - Winfield
*East End Parochial School - Lewisburg
*Green Grove School - Mifflinburg
*Hartleton Mennonite School - Millmont
*Kumon Math and Learning of Lewisburg
*Limestone Valley Parochial School - Mifflinburg
*Morningstar Mennonite School - Mifflinburg
*Mountain Laurel School
*Mountain View Parochial School
*Norbrld Area Head Start
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit #16 (CSIU), located in the Milton Industrial Park, Milton, Pennsylvania, was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1971 as one of 29 Intermediate Units in the commonwealth. Intermediate units serve ...
16
*Ridge View Parochial School
*Shady Grove Christian School
*Snyder Union Mifflin Child Development - Mifflinburg
*Sunnyside School - Millmont
*Union Co ARC Child Development Center - Lewisburg
*Union Co CC and Learning Center - Lewisburg
*White Springs School - Mifflinburg
Communities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:
cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
,
boroughs
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
,
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
, and, in most cases,
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
. The following boroughs and townships are located in Union County:
Boroughs
*
Hartleton
*
Lewisburg (county seat)
*
Mifflinburg
Mifflinburg is a borough in Union County, located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley. Mifflinburg was first settled in 1792 by Elias and Catharina Jungman (Youngman) and their two children. They divided the land into 60’ by 1 ...
*
New Berlin
Townships
*
Buffalo
*
East Buffalo
*
Gregg
*
Hartley
Hartley may refer to:
Places Australia
*Hartley, New South Wales
*Hartley, South Australia
**Electoral district of Hartley, a state electoral district
Canada
*Hartley Bay, British Columbia
United Kingdom
*Hartley, Cumbria
*Hartley, Plymou ...
*
Kelly
Kelly may refer to:
Art and entertainment
* Kelly (Kelly Price album)
* Kelly (Andrea Faustini album)
* ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap
* "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland
* ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadi ...
*
Lewis
Lewis may refer to:
Names
* Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Music
* Lewis (musician), Canadian singer
* "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...
*
Limestone
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*
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 Buffalo
*
White Deer
Census-designated places
Census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
s are geographical areas designated by the
U.S. Census Bureau
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for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.
*
Allenwood
*
Laurelton
*
Linntown
*
New Columbia
*
Vicksburg Vicksburg most commonly refers to:
* Vicksburg, Mississippi, a city in western Mississippi, United States
* The Vicksburg Campaign, an American Civil War campaign
* The Siege of Vicksburg, an American Civil War battle
Vicksburg is also the name of ...
*
West Milton
*
Winfield
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the
2010 census of Union County.
† ''county seat''
See also
*
References
External links
*
*[ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/union_snyder_GHSN.PDF Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division, "2005 General Highway Map of Union and Snyder Counties".] Note: shows boroughs, townships, roads, villages, some streams. URL accessed on April 5, 2006.
Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance*Snyder, Charles M. ''Union County, Pennsylvania: A Celebration of History'', Penn State Press, 2001
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1813 establishments in Pennsylvania
Populated places established in 1813
Counties of Appalachia