Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania

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Jersey Shore is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA on the West Branch Susquehanna River, 15 miles (24 km) west by south of Williamsport. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the past, Jersey Shore held farms, railroad shops, cigar factories, a foundry, and a large silk mill. In 1900, 3,070 people lived here; in 1910, 5,381; and in 1940, 5,432. The population was 4,482 at the 2000 census. The current mayor of Jersey Shore is Mark Lehman.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Why "Jersey Shore"? 4 Media 5 Notable former Jersey Shore residents 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Geography

Jersey Shore is located at 41°12′9″N, 77°16′0″W (41.202587, -77.266715)^GR1. 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.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,482 people, 1,771 households, and 1,190 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,406.9/km² (3,655.1/mi²). There were 1,904 housing units at an average density of 597.7/km² (1,552.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.75% White, 0.38% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.

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 per capita income for the borough was $15,343. About 6.5% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Why "Jersey Shore"?

Jersey Shore was originally named Waynesburg by the two brothers, Reuben and Jeremiah Manning, who laid out the town. 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.

[edit] Media

WJSA-AM-FM

[edit] Notable former Jersey Shore residents

• Hunter S. Thompson^[1]
• Robbie Gould

[edit] References

1. ^ Thompson, Hunter S. (2002). Songs of the Doomed: more notes on the death of the American dream. New York, New York: Touchstone. 0-7432-4099-5. 

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 41.202587° -77.266715°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
• Official Lycoming County Map showing all townships, villages, boroughs, cities, county roads, rivers, creeks, and some streams
• History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania edited by John F. Meginness; Chapter 28, ©1892 (copyright expired)
• The Jersey Shore Borough Web Site