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Lewistown, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 40°35′51″N 77°34′24″W / 40.59750°N 77.57333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Mifflin |
Settled | 1790 |
Incorporated | 1795 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Deborah Bargo |
• Council President | Larry Searer |
• Council Vice President | Jim Steele |
Area | |
• Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) |
• Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 520 ft (160 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,579 |
• Density | 4,226.11/sq mi (1,631.44/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 17044 |
Area code(s) | 717 and 223 |
FIPS code | 42-43000 |
School district | Mifflin County School District |
Website | lewistownborough |
Lewistown is a borough in and the county seat of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] It is the principal city of the Lewistown, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Mifflin County.[4] It lies along the Juniata River, 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Harrisburg.
The number of people living in the borough in 1900 was 4,451; in 1910, 8,166; in 1940, 13,017; and in 2000, 8,998. The population was 8,561 at the 2020 census.[5] Of the four communities in the United States named "Lewistown", Lewistown, Pennsylvania is the largest.
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