Hegins (pronounced Higgins) is a
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 ...
located in
Hegins Township,
Schuylkill County in the state 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, ...
, United States. The community is located near the community of
Valley View at the intersection of
Pennsylvania Routes 25 and
125 and is approximately 50 miles northeast of
Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the List of c ...
. As of the 2018
[https://www.census.gov/# ] the population was 850 .
Demographics
Gallery
File:Tri-Valley Public Library, Hegins PA.JPG, Tri-Valley Public Library.
File:Main St in Hegins PA 01.JPG, East Main Street in Hegins.
File:Hegins Fire Co, Hegins PA 01.JPG, Hegins Fire Co.
File:Chestnut St, Hegins PA 01.JPG, Cafe on Chestnut St.
File:Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hegins PA 01.JPG, Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church.
File:Friedens Cemetery, Hegins PA 02.JPG, War Memorial on Friedens Cemetery.
References
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Census-designated places in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania