Elysburg is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...

(CDP) in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County,

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, United States. It is seventy miles north of

Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

. The population was 2,194 at the 2010 census. The area's biggest attraction is

Knoebels Amusement Resort Knoebels Amusement Resort () is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, it is America's largest free-admission park. The park has more than 60 rides including three wo ...

, which is known for having three wooden roller coasters and free admission.

Geography

Elysburg is served by

Pennsylvania Route 54 Pennsylvania Route 54 (PA 54) is a state highway which runs for in eastern Pennsylvania. It runs from U.S. Route 15 (US 15), which is three miles (5 km) west of Montgomery, Lycoming County, in the west, to US 209 in Nesquehoni ...

and

Pennsylvania Route 487 Pennsylvania Route 487 (PA 487) is a , north–south state highway running from PA 61 in Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, to PA 87 (near its intersection with US 220) in Dushore, Sullivan County. In Bloomsburg, PA 487 and US 11 ...

. Elysburg's terrain is mostly gently rolling, with some steep hills in the northeastern part of the CDP. Elysburg's land is mostly residential and

farmland Agricultural land is typically land ''devoted to'' agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other forms of lifeparticularly the rearing of livestock and production of cropsto produce food for humans. It is generally synonymous with bo ...

, with some forest.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000 there were 3,937 people, 1,746 households, and 1,188 families living in the CDP. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

was 708.4 people per square mile (273.3/km²). There were 909 housing units at an average density of 311.5/sq mi (120.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.4%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 855 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,222, and the median income for a family was $51,211. Males had a median income of $45,507 versus $31,985 for females. The

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for the CDP was $20,897. About 4.6% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

* Henry Hynoski, football player and Super Bowl winner with New York Giants

References

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See also

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