Palmyra, Pennsylvania

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Palmyra is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon County, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,096 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Palmyra is located at 40°18′29″N, 76°35′38″W (40.307960, -76.593782)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.


[edit] History

Palmyra, formerly known as Palmstown, was founded in the mid 1700s by Johannes Palm, M.D. Palm was a Bavarian immigrant who in addition to founding the town that bore his name, served in the American Revolution as a medical doctor.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,096 people, 3,200 households, and 1,952 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,473.0/km² (3,814.3/mi²). There were 3,363 housing units at an average density of 698.1/km² (1,807.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.72% White, 0.90% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 3,200 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $39,677, and the median income for a family was $49,091. Males had a median income of $35,140 versus $25,524 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,500. About 3.9% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

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Municipalities and Communities of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
(County Seat: Lebanon)
Cities Lebanon
Boroughs Cleona | Cornwall | Jonestown | Mount Gretna | Myerstown | Palmyra | Richland
Townships Annville | Bethel | Cold Spring | East Hanover | Heidelberg | Jackson | Millcreek | North Annville | North Cornwall | North Lebanon | North Londonderry | South Annville | South Lebanon | South Londonderry | Swatara | Union | West Cornwall | West Lebanon
Communities and CDPs Annville | Avon | Campbelltown | Fort Indiantown Gap | Fredericksburg | Lebanon South | Mount Gretna Heights | Newmanstown | Pleasant Hill | Quentin | Sand Hill | Schaefferstown | Timber Hills
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