Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Waynesburg FIPS code | 42-38128[6] | |
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GNIS feature ID | 1213696[4] | |
Website | www |
Jersey Shore is a
History
Jersey Shore was incorporated as a
Jersey Shore was originally named Waynesburg by the two brothers, Reuben and Jeremiah Manning, who laid out the town circa 1785.[8] Around the time that this was happening, a settlement arose on the eastern side of the West Branch Susquehanna River (Nippenose Township), opposite Waynesburg. A rivalry developed between the two settlements, and those on the eastern shore began referring to the settlement on the western shore as the "Jersey Shore," because the Manning family had relocated from New Jersey. The nickname became so fixed that in 1826 the original name of Waynesburg was officially abandoned and changed to Jersey Shore.[9]
Jersey Shore's location on the West Branch Susquehanna River, just downstream from the mouth of
The
Jersey Shore was once a major player in the
On October 10, 1911, Jersey Shore Hospital was founded by four physicians. At that time, the hospital consisted of 14 beds in the rebuilt home of the L.D. Herrit family. Over the next few years, x-ray services, a maternity ward, and nurses’ residence were added. It was not until 1922 that Jersey Shore Hospital was recognized as a community hospital by the borough and became a not-for-profit institution, which the hospital still maintains.
Jersey Shore Steel Company was founded in 1938, near the end of the Great Depression by John A. Schultz. The company began manufacturing steel rails for the railroad industry. In its first year of business Jersey Shore Steel was able to produce 15,000 tons of rail steel.[12] When John A. Schultz died in 1943, the business was passed onto his sons Charles and John A. Jr. The brothers oversaw expansion and devastation. A massive fire nearly destroyed the steel mill in 1963, and the Agnes Flood of 1972 caused tremendous damage. The company, which is owned by a third generation of the Schultz family, operates two mills, the original mill in Jersey Shore and a second mill downstream in Montoursville. It is capable of producing 170,000 tons of rail steel annually.[12]
The Jersey Shore Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[13]
Industry
In the past, Jersey Shore held farms, railroad shops, cigar factories, a foundry, and a large silk mill.
Woolrich, Inc. had a mill in Jersey Shore,[14] in addition to ones in the neighbouring towns of Woolrich and Avis, which closed in 2008.[15]
Geography
Jersey Shore is located at 41°12′9″N 77°16′0″W / 41.20250°N 77.26667°W (41.202587, -77.266715).[16] It is just east of the confluence of Pine Creek with the Susquehanna, surrounded to the north, west, and south by Porter Township and to the east (across the Susquehanna) by Nippenose Township.[17] As the crow flies, Lycoming County is approximately 130 miles (209 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 165 miles (266 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1840 | 525 | — | |
1850 | 640 | 21.9% | |
1860 | 1,365 | 113.3% | |
1870 | 1,394 | 2.1% | |
1880 | 1,411 | 1.2% | |
1890 | 1,853 | 31.3% | |
1900 | 3,070 | 65.7% | |
1910 | 5,381 | 75.3% | |
1920 | 6,103 | 13.4% | |
1930 | 5,781 | −5.3% | |
1940 | 5,432 | −6.0% | |
1950 | 5,595 | 3.0% | |
1960 | 5,613 | 0.3% | |
1970 | 5,322 | −5.2% | |
1980 | 4,631 | −13.0% | |
1990 | 4,353 | −6.0% | |
2000 | 4,482 | 3.0% | |
2010 | 4,361 | −2.7% | |
2020 | 4,158 | −4.7% | |
2021 (est.) | 4,132 | [7] | −0.6% |
Sources:[6][18][19][5] |
As of the
There were 1,771 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,594, and the median income for a family was $39,261. Males had a median income of $27,045 versus $18,220 for females. The
Attractions
Jersey Shore is the southern terminus of the 65-mile (105 km) long Pine Creek Rail Trail.
Media
Notable people
- Robbie Gould, professional football player
- Hunter S. Thompson, author, journalist[20]
See also
References
- ^ Grundhauser, Eric (August 15, 2017). "Why There's a Jersey Shore in the Middle of Pennsylvania". Atlas Obscura.
- ^ "Borough Goverment [sic] - Jersey Shore Borough".
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Lloyd, Thomas W. (1929). History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania. Indianapolis, Indiana: Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- OCRtypos).
- ^ *"Potter County, PA Lookups". Potter County Historical Society. Retrieved May 1, 2007.
- ^ Shieck, Paul J., and Cox, Harold E. (1978). West Branch Trolleys: Street Railways of Lycoming & Clinton Counties, pp. 55-80. Forty Fort, Pennsylvania: Harold E. Cox.
- ^ a b "High Strength Steel Rail Since 1938". Jersey Shore Steel Company. Archived from the original on March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2007.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Woolrich, Pa.: Company town has rich past, new hope for vitality". pennlive. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Woolrich Closes Sewing Plant... | SGB Media Online". sgbonline.com. April 21, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "2007 General Highway Map Lycoming County Pennsylvania" (PDF) (Map). 1:65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. Retrieved December 27, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ISBN 0-7432-4099-5.