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Also known as Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Lewistown, PA

borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Pennsylvania
County
Mifflin
Type
Borough Council
Mayor
Deborah Bargo
Council president
Larry Searer
Council vice president
Jim Steele
Total
2.05 sq mi (5.31 km )
Land
2.03 sq mi (5.26 km )
Water
0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
Elevation
520 ft (160 m)
Density
4,225.4/sq mi (1,631.44/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes
717 and 223
Fips code
42-43000
School district
Mifflin County School District
Website
lewistownborough .com /index .php

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Encyclopedic overview

Lewistown is a borough in and the county seat of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the principal city of the Lewistown, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Mifflin County. 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lewistown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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