Bressler is an

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and

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(CDP) located in Swatara Township,

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, in the

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. The community was formerly part of the census-designated place of Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, before splitting into three separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census the population of Bressler was 1,437. Bressler PA Bible church.JPG, Bressler Bible Church Bressler PA Old School Dauphin Co.JPG , Old school building Bressler is located in southern Dauphin County, in the southwestern part of Swatara Township. It is part of the

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. It is bordered to the south by the borough of Steelton, to the west by Enhaut, and to the north by Oberlin. It is southeast of downtown

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Demographics

As of the

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, there were 1,437 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.9% White, 17.6% Black, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% from some other race and 2.5% from two or more races. 10.3% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

References

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