St. Marys
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city in Pennsylvania, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Elk
- Type
- Council-Manager Government
- Mayor
- Lyle Garner
- Total
- 99.51 sq mi (257.72 km )
- Land
- 99.32 sq mi (257.23 km )
- Water
- 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km )
- Elevation
- 1,666 ft (508 m)
- Density
- 128.0/sq mi (49.43/km )
- Time zone
- Eastern (EST)
- Summer dst
- EDT
- Area code
- 814 / 582
- Fips code
- 42-67344
- Website
- City of Saint Marys
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- St. Marys
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Elk County
- Population
- 12738
- Area
- 257.762975
- Elevation
- 508
- Official website
- www.cityofstmarys.com
- Image
- St Marys City Hall Apr 10.JPG
- Households
- 5931
- Dialing code
- 814
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- Commons category
- St. Marys, Pennsylvania
- water area
- 0.520842
- postal code
- 15857
- category of associated people
- Category:People from St. Marys, Pennsylvania
- inception
- 1804-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.2021
- per capita income
- 32627
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
St. Marys is a city in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,738 at the 2020 census. It was founded December 8, 1842, and was originally inhabited mostly by Bavarian Roman Catholics. It is home to Straub Brewery and the first Benedictine convent in the United States. In 1992, the borough of St. Marys absorbed the surrounding township of Benzinger and incorporated as a city. Despite being Pennsylvania's second-largest city by area after Philadelphia, it is one of the state's least densely populated cities.
St. Marys is in the center of Pennsylvania's Elk country. It is one of the few places east of the Mississippi River that allows hunting of wild elk. The area is known for its access to outdoor activities, including trout streams and state hunting lands inside the city limits.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “St. Marys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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