Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 Dauphin County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Founded | March 4, 1785 |
| Named for | Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France |
| Seat | Harrisburg |
| Largest city | Harrisburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 558 sq mi (1,445 km2) |
| • Land | 525 sq mi (1,360 km2) |
| • Water | 33 sq mi (85 km2), 5.9% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2017) | 275,710 |
| • Density | 520/sq mi (200/km2) |
| Congressional district | 10th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC−5/−4 |
| Website | www.dauphincounty.org |
Footnotes: | |
Pennsylvania Historical Marker | |
| Designated | December 9, 1982[1] |
Dauphin County /ˈdɔːfɪn/ is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 268,100.[2] The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg,[3]Pennsylvania's state capital and tenth largest city. The county was created ("erected") on March 4, 1785, from part of Lancaster County and was named after Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France,[4] the first son of king Louis XVI.
Dauphin County is included in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Located within the county is Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, site of the 1979 nuclear core meltdown.
Contents
1 Geography
1.1 Adjacent counties
1.2 Major highways
2 Demographics
3 Metropolitan Statistical Area
4 Politics and government
4.1 County commissioners
4.2 Other county offices
4.3 State Representatives[25]
4.4 State Senate[25]
4.5 United States House of Representatives[26]
4.6 United States Senate[26]
5 Education
5.1 Colleges and universities
5.2 Public school districts
5.3 Public charter schools
5.4 Intermediate unit
5.5 Library system
5.6 Private schools
6 Economy
7 Recreation
8 Communities
8.1 City
8.2 Boroughs
8.3 Townships
8.4 Census-designated places
8.5 Unincorporated communities
8.6 Population ranking
9 Notable people
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Geography[edit]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 558 square miles (1,450 km2), of which 525 square miles (1,360 km2) is land and 33 square miles (85 km2) (5.9%) is water.[5] The county is bound to its western border by the Susquehanna River. It has a humid continental climate (Dfa except for some Dfb in highlands) and the hardiness zone ranges from 6a to 7a. The area code is 717 with an overlay of 223.
Adjacent counties[edit]
Northumberland County (north)
Schuylkill County (northeast)
Lebanon County (east)
Lancaster County (south)
York County (southwest)
Cumberland County (west)
Perry County (west)
Juniata County (northwest)
Major highways[edit]
I-76 / Penna Turnpike
I-81
I-83
I-283
US 22
US 11 / US 15
US 209
US 322
US 422
PA 25
PA 39
PA 147
PA 225
PA 230
PA 283
PA 325
PA 581
PA 341
PA 341 Truck
PA 441- PA 441 Truck
PA 443
PA 743
PA 849
SR 3032
SR 3032
Demographics[edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 18,155 | — | |
| 1800 | 22,270 | 22.7% | |
| 1810 | 31,883 | 43.2% | |
| 1820 | 21,653 | −32.1% | |
| 1830 | 25,243 | 16.6% | |
| 1840 | 30,118 | 19.3% | |
| 1850 | 35,754 | 18.7% | |
| 1860 | 46,756 | 30.8% | |
| 1870 | 60,740 | 29.9% | |
| 1880 | 76,148 | 25.4% | |
| 1890 | 96,977 | 27.4% | |
| 1900 | 114,443 | 18.0% | |
| 1910 | 136,152 | 19.0% | |
| 1920 | 153,116 | 12.5% | |
| 1930 | 165,231 | 7.9% | |
| 1940 | 177,410 | 7.4% | |
| 1950 | 197,784 | 11.5% | |
| 1960 | 220,255 | 11.4% | |
| 1970 | 223,834 | 1.6% | |
| 1980 | 232,317 | 3.8% | |
| 1990 | 237,813 | 2.4% | |
| 2000 | 251,805 | 5.9% | |
| 2010 | 268,100 | 6.5% | |
| Est. 2017 | 275,710 | [6] | 2.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2017[2] | |||
As of the 2010 census, the county was 72.7% White, 18.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 3.2% Asian, and 3.1% were two or more races. 7.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 251,798 people, 102,670 households, and 66,119 families residing in the county. The population density was 479 people per square mile (185/km²). There were 111,133 housing units at an average density of 212 per square mile (82/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.11% White, 16.91% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.97% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. 4.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.2% were of German, 7.5% Irish, 7.3% American and 7.2% Italian ancestry. 91.8% spoke English and 3.9% Spanish as their first language.
According to 2005 estimates, 73.9% of the county's population was non-Hispanic whites. 17.8% of the population was African-Americans. 2.5% were Asians. Latinos now were 5.0% of the population.[12]
In 2000 there were 102,670 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.60% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.80 males.
A study by Echelon Insights found Dauphin County to be the most typical county in America, with its 2016 presidential vote, median income, higher education rate, and religiosity all very close to the national averages.[13]
- County poverty demographics
According to research by The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, which is a legislative Agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the poverty rate for Dauphin County was 13.4% in 2014.[14] The statewide poverty rate was 13.6% in 2014. The 2012 childhood poverty rate by school district was: Central Dauphin School District - 39.3% living at 185% or below than the Federal Poverty Level; Derry Township School District - 14.3, Halifax Area School District - 30.8, Harrisburg City School District - 89.7%, Lower Dauphin School District - 20.0%, Middletown Area School District - 38.9, Millersburg Area School District - 38.9%, Steelton-Highspire School District - 74.8%, Susquehanna Township School District - 35.5% and Millersburg Area School District - 33.8%.[15]
- Live Birth rate
Dauphin County's live birth rate was 3,688 births in 1990. The County's live birth rate in 2000 was 3,137 births, while in 2011 it was 3,439 babies.[16] Over the past 50 years (1960 to 2010), rural Pennsylvania saw a steady decline in both the number and proportion of residents under 18 years old. In 1960, 1.06 million rural residents, or 35 percent of the rural population, were children.
Metropolitan Statistical Area[edit]
The United States Office of Management and Budget[17] has designated Dauphin County as the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census[18] the metropolitan area ranked 5th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 96th most populous in the United States with a population of 549,475. Dauphin County is also a part of the larger Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Dauphin County as well as Adams, Cumberland, Lebanon, Perry and York Counties in Pennsylvania. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 5th in the State of Pennsylvania and 43rd most populous in the United States with a population of 1,219,422.
Politics and government[edit]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third parties |
|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 46.2% 60,863 | 49.1% 64,706 | 4.7% 6,214 |
2012 | 46.2% 57,450 | 52.3% 64,965 | 1.5% 1,886 |
2008 | 44.9% 58,238 | 53.9% 69,975 | 1.3% 1,632 |
2004 | 53.9% 65,296 | 45.6% 55,299 | 0.5% 613 |
2000 | 53.3% 53,631 | 44.1% 44,390 | 2.6% 2,637 |
1996 | 47.8% 44,417 | 44.0% 40,936 | 8.2% 7,618 |
1992 | 46.0% 45,479 | 37.4% 36,990 | 16.6% 16,441 |
1988 | 57.8% 48,917 | 41.4% 35,079 | 0.8% 681 |
1984 | 61.3% 54,330 | 37.9% 33,576 | 0.9% 752 |
1980 | 56.2% 44,039 | 34.8% 27,252 | 9.1% 7,096 |
1976 | 56.3% 46,819 | 41.3% 34,342 | 2.4% 1,961 |
1972 | 69.4% 54,307 | 28.9% 22,587 | 1.8% 1,376 |
1968 | 59.2% 48,394 | 31.2% 25,480 | 9.7% 7,914 |
1964 | 47.8% 42,718 | 51.6% 46,119 | 0.7% 594 |
1960 | 64.2% 61,726 | 35.3% 33,962 | 0.4% 427 |
1956 | 67.5% 61,342 | 32.1% 29,226 | 0.4% 375 |
1952 | 65.1% 58,385 | 34.6% 30,985 | 0.3% 286 |
1948 | 62.2% 46,861 | 36.8% 27,729 | 1.1% 796 |
1944 | 59.1% 44,725 | 40.5% 30,684 | 0.4% 333 |
1940 | 52.4% 42,394 | 47.3% 38,305 | 0.4% 282 |
1936 | 47.4% 39,598 | 51.8% 43,256 | 0.8% 644 |
1932 | 60.3% 36,278 | 37.3% 22,412 | 2.4% 1,462 |
1928 | 83.8% 49,108 | 15.6% 9,115 | 0.7% 394 |
1924 | 68.0% 27,838 | 22.0% 9,004 | 10.0% 4,074 |
1920 | 65.4% 26,094 | 30.0% 11,990 | 4.6% 1,839 |
1916 | 52.2% 13,954 | 42.9% 11,483 | 4.9% 1,315 |
1912 | 23.3% 6,012 | 28.9% 7,470 | 47.8% 12,337 |
1908 | 63.4% 15,637 | 30.6% 7,546 | 6.0% 1,488 |
1904 | 72.6% 16,508 | 22.2% 5,040 | 5.2% 1,186 |
1900 | 64.2% 14,673 | 32.4% 7,390 | 3.4% 783 |
1896 | 66.8% 14,752 | 29.8% 6,584 | 3.3% 733 |
1892 | 57.5% 11,010 | 39.3% 7,520 | 3.3% 627 |
1888 | 57.7% 10,852 | 40.8% 7,684 | 1.5% 286 |
Like most of the rest of the Susquehanna Valley, Dauphin County was once reliably Republican. However, there has been a decided shift toward the Democrats in national and statewide elections in recent years, who overtook the Republican countywide registration during the summer of 2008. Bob Casey Jr. carried the county in the 2006 Senate election when he unseated Rick Santorum. According to the Dauphin County Board of Elections, in 2008 Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Dauphin County since 1964, receiving 9.0% more of the vote than John McCain.[20] It was also only the third time Dauphin County had supported a Democrat for president since 1936. Obama won Dauphin with a slightly reduced majority in 2012, while Hillary Clinton won it with a narrow plurality in 2016. It is now one of the few blue counties in traditionally heavily Republican south-central Pennsylvania.
Nonetheless, the GOP still holds all of the county row offices, as well as a majority on the county commission. All but one state house seat is in Republican hands, as well as both of the state senate seats and all three congressional seats. Most local elected officials are also Republican, by a margin of 3 to 1. This is because most Democratic strength is concentrated in Harrisburg, while the suburbs and rural areas remain heavily Republican.
County commissioners[edit]
- Jeffrey Haste, Chairman, Republican
- Michael Pries, Vice Chairman, Republican
- George P. Hartwick III, Secretary, Democrat
In December 2015, the Commissioners adopted a new $5 per year car registration fee. The funds to be used for development programs. The County receives substantial dollars from the taxes on Gaming ($6.4 million in 2015).[21] The commissioners disperse these funds for community projects and development on an annual basis. The county also levies an annual property tax. Real estate tax levy is 6.876 millage.
- Budget
- $243 million (2016)
- $187 million (2014)[22]
- $193 million (2013)[23]
- $119,417,496 (2010–11)[24]
- $119,923,654 (2009–10)
Other county offices[edit]
- Clerk of Courts, Dale Klein, Republican
- Controller, Timothy DeFoor, Republican
- Coroner, Graham Hetrick, Republican
- District Attorney, Fran Chardo, Republican
- Prothonotary, Matt Krupp, Republican
- Recorder of Deeds, Jim Zugay, Republican
- Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court, Jean Marfizo King, Republican
- Sheriff, Nick Chimienti, Republican
- Treasurer, Janis Creason, Republican
- Solicitor, Joseph A. Curcillo, III, Esquire
State Representatives[25][edit]
David Hickernell, Republican, 98th district
Patty Kim, Democrat, 103rd district
Sue Helm, Republican, 104th district
Ron Marsico, Republican, 105th district
Tom Mehaffie, Republican, 106th district
Mike Tobash, Republican, Pennsylvania's 125th district
State Senate[25][edit]
John DiSanto, Republican, 15th district
Mike Folmer, Republican, 48th district
United States House of Representatives[26][edit]
Scott Perry, Republican, 10th district
United States Senate[26][edit]
| Senator | Party |
|---|---|
| Pat Toomey | Republican |
| Bob Casey | Democrat |
Education[edit]
Map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania School Districts
Colleges and universities[edit]
- Dixon University Center
- Harrisburg Area Community College
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
- Penn State Harrisburg
- Penn State Hershey Medical Center
- Temple University Harrisburg Campus
- Widener University School of Law
Public school districts[edit]
- Central Dauphin School District
- Derry Township School District
- Halifax Area School District
- Harrisburg School District (Pennsylvania)
- Lower Dauphin School District
- Middletown Area School District
- Millersburg School District
- Steelton-Highspire School District
- Susquehanna Township School District
Susquenita School District (also in Perry County)- Upper Dauphin School District
Williams Valley School District (also in Schuylkill County)
Public charter schools[edit]
Several public charter schools are established in Dauphin County [27]
- Infinity Charter School
- Sylvan Heights Science Charter School
- Capital Area School for the Arts
- Premier Arts and Science Charter School
Intermediate unit[edit]
The Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 is a state approved education agency that offers: school districts, charter schools, private schools, and home school students, a variety of services including: a completely developed K–12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services.
Library system[edit]
The Dauphin County Library System provides library service to the residents of the county through a main central library in the state capital and county seat of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and eight branch libraries. DCLS is a private, non-profit corporation. It is governed by a 17-member Board of Trustees, five appointed annually by the Dauphin County Commissioners, and twelve elected for three-year terms. The Library is a member of the Pennsylvania library system.
Private schools[edit]
As reported by the National Center for Educational Statistics[28]
- Armstrong Valley Christian School – Halifax
- Berrysburg Christian Academy – Elizabethvile
Bishop McDevitt High School – Harrisburg- Cathedral Consolidated School – Harrisburg
- Covenant Christian Academy – Harrisburg
- East Shore Montessori School – Harrisburg
- Emmanuel Wesleyan Academy – Gratz
- Garden Spot Amish School – Millersburg
- Garden Spot School – Millersburg
Goddard School – Harrisburg- Hansel and Gretel Early Learning Centers – Harrisburg
- Harrisburg Adventist School – Harrisburg
- Harrisburg Christian School – Harrisburg
- Hershey Christian School – Hershey
- Hillside Amish School – Harrisville
- Hillside Seventh Day Adventist School – Harrisburg
- Keystone Math and Science Academy – Harrisburg
- Kinder-Care Learning Center – Harrisburg
- KinderCare Learning Center – Hershey
- Londonderry School – Harrisburg
- Mahantango School – Lykens
- Matterstown School – Millersburg
- Middletown Christian School – Middletown
Milton Hershey School – Hershey- North Mountain View Amish – Millersburg
- Northern Dauphin Christian School – Millersburg
- Pride of the Neighborhood Academies – Harrisburg
- Rakers Mill School – Elizabethville
- Rolling Acres School – Lykens
- Seven Sorrows of BMV School – Middletown
- Sonshine Learning Station – Middletown
- South Mountain View School – Spring Glen
- Specktown School – Lykens
- St. Catherine Laboure School – Harrisburg
- St Joan of Arc Elementary School – Hershey
- St. Margaret Mary School – Harrisburg
- St. Stephen's Episcopal School – Harrisburg
- Tender Years Inc. – Hershey
- The Nativity School of Harrisburg – Harrisburg
- Windy Knoll School – Spring Glen
- Wordsworth Academy – Harrisbrug
- Yeshiva Academy – Harrisburg
Economy[edit]
The largest employers in Dauphin County in 2013 were:
- Commonwealth Government
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Co.
- The Hershey Company
- Pinnacle Health Hospitals
- PHEAA – Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
- Federal Government
- TYCO Electronics Corp.
- Pennsylvania State University
- Dauphin County government
Source – Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, April 26, 2013
Recreation[edit]
There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Dauphin County.
- Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
- Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area
Communities[edit]
Map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (red), townships (white), and census-designated places (blue).
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Dauphin County:
City[edit]
Harrisburg (county seat)
Boroughs[edit]
- Berrysburg
- Dauphin
- Elizabethville
- Gratz
- Halifax
- Highspire
- Hummelstown
- Lykens
- Middletown
- Millersburg
- Paxtang
- Penbrook
- Pillow
- Royalton
- Steelton
- Williamstown
Townships[edit]
- Conewago
- Derry
- East Hanover
- Halifax
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Londonderry
- Lower Paxton
- Lower Swatara
- Lykens
- Middle Paxton
- Mifflin
- Reed
- Rush
- South Hanover
- Susquehanna
- Swatara
- Upper Paxton
- Washington
- Wayne
- West Hanover
- Wiconisco
- Williams
Census-designated places[edit]
Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.
- Bressler
- Colonial Park
- Enhaut
- Hershey
- Lawnton
- Lenkerville
- Linglestown
- Oberlin
- Palmdale
- Paxtonia
- Progress
- Rutherford
- Skyline View
- Union Deposit
- Wiconisco
Unincorporated communities[edit]
- Bachmanville
- Beaufort Farms
- Chambers Hill
- Dietrich
- Deodate
- Carsonville
- Ebenezer
- Edgemont
- Ellendale Forge
- Enders
- Enterline
- Estherton
- Fort Hunter
- Grantville
- Hanoverdale
- Heckton
- Hockersville
- Hoernerstown
- Inglenook
- Jednota
- Killinger
- Malta
- Manada Gap
- Manada Hill
- Matamoras
- Montrose Park
- Oakleigh
- Oakmont
- Oberlin Gardens
- Paxtang Manor
- Piketown
- Powells Valley
- Ritzie Village
- Rockville
- Sand Beach
- Shellsville
- Singersville
- Swatara
- Vaughn
- Waynesville
- Windsor Farms
Population ranking[edit]
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Dauphin County.[18]
† county seat
| Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | † Harrisburg (State Capital) | City | 49,528 |
| 2 | Hershey | CDP | 14,257 |
| 3 | Colonial Park | CDP | 13,229 |
| 4 | Progress | CDP | 9,765 |
| 5 | Middletown | Borough | 8,901 |
| 6 | Linglestown | CDP | 6,334 |
| 7 | Steelton | Borough | 5,990 |
| 8 | Paxtonia | CDP | 5,412 |
| 9 | Hummelstown | Borough | 4,538 |
| 10 | Rutherford | CDP | 4,303 |
| 11 | Skyline View | CDP | 4,003 |
| 12 | Lawnton | CDP | 3,813 |
| 13 | Penbrook | Borough | 3,008 |
| 14 | Millersburg | Borough | 2,557 |
| 15 | Highspire | Borough | 2,399 |
| 16 | Lykens | Borough | 1,799 |
| 17 | Paxtang | Borough | 1,561 |
| 18 | Elizabethville | Borough | 1,510 |
| 19 | Bressler | CDP | 1,437 |
| 20 | Williamstown | Borough | 1,387 |
| 21 | Palmdale | CDP | 1,308 |
| 22 | Enhaut | CDP | 1,007 |
| 23 | Wiconsico | CDP | 921 |
| 24 | Royalton | Borough | 907 |
| 25 | Halifax | Borough | 841 |
| 26 | Dauphin | Borough | 791 |
| 27 | Gratz | Borough | 765 |
| 28 | Oberlin | CDP | 588 |
| 29 | Lenkerville | CDP | 550 |
| 30 | Union Deposit | CDP | 407 |
| 31 | Berrysburg | Borough | 368 |
| 32 | Pillow | Borough | 298 |
Notable people[edit]
Nicholas H. Heck (1882–1953), a geophysicist, seismologist, oceanographer, hydrographic surveyor, and United States Coast and Geodetic Survey officer, was born in Dauphin County in Heckton Mills, near Heckton.
See also[edit]
- Hummelstown brownstone
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
County of Dauphin (official website)- The Historical Society of Dauphin County
- Dauphin County Library System
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Coordinates: 40°25′N 76°47′W / 40.41°N 76.79°W / 40.41; -76.79
Categories:
- Pennsylvania counties
- Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Harrisburg metropolitan area
- Susquehanna Valley
- 1785 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Populated places established in 1785
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