Sunbury, Pennsylvania
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Sunbury is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,610 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Northumberland CountyGR6.
Located at the site of the former Fort Augusta, Sunbury was incorporated as a borough on March 24, 1797, and as a city on December 29, 1920. The local newspaper is The Daily Item, and there are a variety of local radio stations, including the All News/Sports channel WKOK 1070 kHz AM, the Big Country Radio Network (WLGL 92.3 FM, WYGL 100.5 FM, and WWBE 98.3 FM) and WFYY Y106.5 FM.
A fabridam, an inflated fabric-tube dam barrage impounding the Susquehanna River, has created the 3,000-acre (1,214-hectare) Augusta Lake for recreation.
[edit] Geography
Sunbury is located at (40.863894, -76.789174)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.40%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,610 people, 4,540 households, and 2,637 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,932.3/km² (4,997.1/mi²). There were 5,072 housing units at an average density of 923.7/km² (2,388.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.26% White, 1.29% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.91% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.
There were 4,540 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,893, and the median income for a family was $33,148. Males had a median income of $26,497 versus $18,994 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,350. About 14.6% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
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Municipalities and Communities of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Sunbury) |
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| Cities | Shamokin | Sunbury |
| Boroughs | Herndon | Kulpmont | Marion Heights | McEwensville | Milton | Mount Carmel | Northumberland | Riverside | Snydertown | Turbotville | Watsontown |
| Townships | Coal | Delaware | East Cameron | East Chillisquaque | Jackson | Jordan | Lewis | Little Mahanoy | Lower Augusta | Lower Mahanoy | Mount Carmel | Point | Ralpho | Rockefeller | Rush | Shamokin | Turbot | Upper Augusta | Upper Mahanoy | Washington | West Cameron | West Chillisquaque | Zerbe |
| Communities and CDPs | Edgewood | Elysburg | Fairview-Ferndale | Marshallton | Trevorton |
