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Created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County. Its name is an allusion to the Federal Union. Lewisburg, the county seat after 1855, was laid out in 1785 and named for Ludwig (Anglicized to “Lewis”) Derr, its founder. It was incorporated as a borough on March 21, 1822. New Berlin was the county seat from 1815 to 1855.
Settlers appeared in the Buffalo Valley in 1750, and the area was raided during the French and Indian War. Indians held little girls from the LeRoy and Leininger families captive for years. At Fort Stanwix in 1768 Pennsylvania purchased the area from several Indian nations. New settlers arrived via the Tulpehocken Road, although Indians raided again in 1777. The Evangelical Association was founded in New Berlin, and its activities were centered there for many years. In 1830, the Western Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal linked Lewisburg to the outside world, and New Berlin ceased growing when the county seat was transferred to Lewisburg. The Panic of 1873 eclipsed Lewisburg, however. Between 1865 and 1910, Mifflinburg grew to be the horse buggy capital of America. Dinkey railroads exploited lumber in remote parts of county. Iron making from local ore was successful until 1865, but could not compete after that. Today, farms cover almost one-third of the county, and it is competitive in the production of field grains, poultry, and dairy products. Furniture and cabinet manufacture, yarn and apparel, printing, road paving materials, and cable assemblies are major businesses in the county. Governor Simon Snyder was from Selinsgrove, which was part of Union County until 1855.
Union County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 316.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 137.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 45.5%. On the 2000 census form, 98.6% of the population reported only one race, with 6.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.50 persons compared to an average family size of 3.00 persons.
In 2008 accommodation and food services was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $11,968. Per capita income grew by 3.8% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009)
43,560
Covered Employment
16,404
Growth (%) since 1990
20.4%
Average wage per job
$35,987
Households (2000)
13,178
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
11.2%
Labor Force (persons) (2009)
17,833
Average wage per job
$38,351
Unemployment Rate (2009)
9.1
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
2.7%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008)
$29,321
Average wage per job
$39,502
Median Household Income (2008)
$45,545
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
0.1%
Poverty Rate (2008)
13.6
Average wage per job
$30,210
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
73.1
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.3%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
18.0
Average wage per job
$38,950
1. BUFFALO CROSS ROADS EL SCHOOL
Address: 954 Johnson Mill Rd, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 966-8370
County: Union County
Enrollment: 66
Grades: KG-4
2. DONALD H EICHHORN MS
Address: 2057 Washington Ave, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 523-3220
County: Union County
Enrollment: 414
Grades: 6-8
3. KELLY EL SCHOOL
Address: 325 Hospital Dr, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 523-3220
County: Union County
Enrollment: 573
Grades: KG-3
4. LAURELTON EL SCHOOL
Address: 105 Weikert Rd, Laurelton, PA 17835
Phone: (570) 966-8360
County: Union County
Enrollment: 68
Grades: KG-4
5. LEWISBURG HS
Address: 815 Market St, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 523-3220
County: Union County
Enrollment: 608
Grades: 9-12
6. LINNTOWN EL SCHOOL
Address: 1951 Washington Ave, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 523-3220
County: Union County
Enrollment: 280 4-5
7. MIFFLINBURG AREA INTRMD SCHOOL
Address: 250 Mabel Street, Mifflinburg, PA 17844
Phone: (570) 966-8270
County: Union County
Enrollment: 312 4-5
8. MIFFLINBURG AREA MS
Address: 100 Mabel St, Mifflinburg, PA 17844
Phone: (570) 966-8290
County: Union County
Enrollment: 533
Grades: 5-8
9. MIFFLINBURG AREA SHS
Address: 75 Market St, Mifflinburg, PA 17844
Phone: (570) 966-8230
County: Union County
Enrollment: 689
Grades: 9-12
10. MIFFLINBURG EL SCHOOL
Address: 115 Shipton St, Mifflinburg, PA 17844
Phone: (570) 966-8320
County: Union County
Enrollment: 450
Grades: KG-4
11. NEW BERLIN EL SCHOOL
Address: 535 Liberty St, New Berlin, PA 17855
Phone: (570) 966-8380
County: Union County
Enrollment: 77
Grades: KG-4
12. SUN AREA CTC
Address: 815 E Market St & 21st Century, New Berlin, PA 17855
Phone: (570) 966-1034
County: Union County
Enrollment: 0
Grades: 9-12
13. WHITE DEER EL SCHOOL
Address: 631 New Columbia Rd, New Columbia, PA 17856
Phone: (570) 568-6201
County: Union County
Enrollment: 295
Grades: KG-5
