Montoursville, Pennsylvania
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Montoursville is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,777. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Montoursville is located at (41.252729, -76.915507)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 10.8 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.5 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.12%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,777 people, 2,067 households, and 1,393 families residing in the borough. The population density was 456.5/km² (1,181.0/mi²). There were 2,169 housing units at an average density of 207.3/km² (536.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.02% White, 0.10% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 2,067 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $37,484, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $24,449 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,648. About 2.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable Residents
- Blaise Alexander, NASCAR driver
- Mike Mussina, baseball player
- Kelly Mazzante, WNBA player
[edit] TWA Flight 800
Montoursville became famous worldwide when, on July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 exploded off East Moriches, New York, with the loss of 230 lives. On board were 16 students from Montoursville High School and their five adult chaperones who were on a class trip to France as part of a student exchange program.
Condolences came from as far away as Japan, Australia, and Belgium. Tom Ridge, Homeland Security Secretary (2003-2005), was governor of Pennsylvania at the time of the crash, and attended a vigil at the school with his wife. Ridge and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani would also attend a memorial service honoring the victims. Among those who sent condolences were President Bill Clinton, the U.S. softball team at the Atlanta Olympics, and Francois Bujon de l'Estang, French ambassador to the United States (1995-2002).
A memorial is located on the grounds of Montoursville High School. It is a statue of an angel (sculpted by James Barnhill of Asheville, North Carolina) on a base engraved with the names of the 21 local victims and a brief history. The memorial is in a circular grove of 21 trees (one for each victim). The angel was chosen because a cloud seen above the high school on July 21, 1996, was thought by many onlookers to resemble an angel, with 21 small clouds at its feet.
Randolph Hudson of State College was chosen as the memorial designer and Beth Hershberger served as landscape designer.
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
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Municipalities and Communities of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Williamsport) |
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| Cities | Williamsport |
| Boroughs | Duboistown | Hughesville | Jersey Shore | Montgomery | Montoursville | Muncy | Picture Rocks | Salladasburg | South Williamsport |
| Townships | Anthony | Armstrong | Bastress | Brady | Brown | Cascade | Clinton | Cogan House | Cummings | Eldred | Fairfield | Franklin | Gamble | Hepburn | Jackson | Jordan | Lewis | Limestone | Loyalsock | Lycoming | McHenry | McIntyre | McNett | Mifflin | Mill Creek | Moreland | Muncy Creek | Muncy | Nippenose | Old Lycoming | Penn | Piatt | Pine | Plunketts Creek | Porter | Shrewsbury | Susquehanna | Upper Fairfield | Washington | Watson | Wolf | Woodward |
| Communities and CDPs | Garden View |
