Aaronsburg
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Location in Pennsylvania | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Pennsylvania | |
County : | Center County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 54 ′ N , 77 ° 27 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 613 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 471.5 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 358 m | |
Postal code : | 16820 | |
Area code : | +1 814 | |
FIPS : | 42-00100 | |
GNIS ID : | 1168362 |
Aaronsburg is a city with 613 inhabitants (2010 census) in Center County in the US state of Pennsylvania .
history
Aaronsburg was founded by Aaron Levy in 1786. It was planned as a larger city with neatly aligned streets and should become a county seat. But water shortage prevented growth and so Bellefonte was appointed county seat .
In 1949 a Jewish trader with the same name as the founder of the place organized a historical pageant, which was attended by more than 40,000 people. A film was made and a book was written for this event.
Infrastructure
Aaronsburg owns two churches (Salem Lutheran and Reformed), three cemeteries, a library, a historical museum and a pottery.
Web links
- Demographic information (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=46
- ^ Arthur H. Lewis: The Aaronsburg Story , New York: Vanguard Press, 1955