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Lebanon County (
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: Lebanon Kaundi) is a county in the
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of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is the city of Lebanon. 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
Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area The Harrisburg–York–Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is a region assigned by the U.S. Office of Management Budget that includes six cities in the Harrisburg and York areas along with several Metropolitan statistical areas of Penn ...
. Lebanon is 72 miles northwest of Philadelphia, 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 Swatara Creek into the
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while some eastern portions are drained by the Tulpehocken Creek (which originates in the county near Myerstown) eastward into the Schuylkill River. It consists in large part of a valley.


Climate

The county has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and the
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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 Schuylkill County (, ; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Coal Region and is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the populat ...
(northeast) * Berks County (east) * Lancaster County (south) * Dauphin County (west and northwest)


Major highways

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density 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% White, 1.29% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.89%
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, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.26% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 4.96% of the population were Hispanic or
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of any race. 45.6% were of
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, 11.8%
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and 6.1% Irish ancestry. 92.5% spoke English, 4.2% Spanish and 1.1%
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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 metropolitan statistical area (MSA). As of the
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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, Perry, 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, 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.


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
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, includes:


104th District

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


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 Republican 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt 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 Theodore Roosevelt 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 in 1964. In the latter election, Lebanon County was one of only four counties in the state to vote for
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, 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 and 17,737 (44.9%) for Democrat Bob Casey, Jr., who won the race. In that year's gubernatorial election, the county cast 22,775 votes (57.5%) for Republican Lynn Swann and 16,813 (42.5%) for Democrat Ed Rendell, 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 John Kerry. In that same year's election for U.S. Senate, the county cast 35,336 votes (66.8%) for Republican Arlen Specter, 13,182 for Democrat Joe Hoeffel, 3,320 (6.3%) for Constitution Party candidate Jim Clymer, and 1,083 (2.0%) for
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Betsy Summers. In the 2008 presidential election the county cast 34,314 votes (58.59%) for Republican
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and 23,310 votes (39.8%) for Barack Obama. In the
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, the county cast 38,804 votes (65,9 %) for Republican Donald Trump and 17,860 votes (30,3 %) for Democrat Hillary Clinton. In the 2002 gubernatorial election, the county cast 22,659 votes (62.7%) for Republican Mike Fisher and 12,712 (35.2%) for Democrat Ed Rendell, who won the race. In the 2002 race for the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican
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received 21,733 votes (60.9%) from the county while Democrat Tim Holden received 13,945 (39.1%); Holden won.


Education


Colleges and universities

* Harrisburg Area Community College (Lebanon Campus) * Lebanon Valley College * Evangelical Seminary


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 ...
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Lebanon School District Lebanon School District is an urban public school district in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. One of the oldest school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it encompasses approximately five square miles (1300 hectares). Accor ...
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Northern Lebanon School District The Northern Lebanon School District is a midsize public school district in Lebanon County. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Northern Lebanon was formed in 1957. The District serves six municipalities: Swat ...
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Palmyra Area School District The Palmyra Area School District is the Public school (government funded), public school system in southwest Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the residents of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, Palmyra Borough, North Londonderry Township, P ...


Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases,
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. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Lebanon County:


City

* Lebanon (county seat)


Boroughs

* Cleona * Cornwall * Jonestown *
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* Myerstown * Palmyra * 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 * Jackson * Millcreek * North Annville *
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* North Londonderry * South Annville * South Lebanon * South Londonderry * Swatara * Union * West Cornwall * West Lebanon


Census-designated places

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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 * Lebanon South * Mount Gretna Heights * Newmanstown * Pleasant Hill * Quentin * Sand Hill * Schaefferstown * Timber Hills


Other unincorporated communities

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* Bellegrove *
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* Bordnersville * Buffalo Springs * Bunker Hill * Canaan Grove * Clear Spring * Coffeetown * Colebrook * Coheva * Dogtown * East Hanover *
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* Edisonville * Eustontown * Flintville *
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* Freeport Mills * Gold Mine * Gravel Hill * Greble * Green Point *
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* Harper Tavern * Hauckville * Heilmandale * Indiantown * Inwood *
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* Johnstown * Kleinfeltersville *
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* Lawn * Lickdale * McGillstown * Midway * Millardsville * Millbach * Millbach Springs * Mount Ararat * Mount Pleasant * Mount Wilson *
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*
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* Nacetown *
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* Pansy Hill * Plainville * Prescott * Reinoeldville * Reistville * Rocherty * Rockwood *
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* 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


See also

*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lebanon County, Pennsylvan ...


References


External links

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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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