Profile for Catawissa, Pennsylvania, PA

Catawissa is on the Susquehanna River

Quotes:
a mountain-hemmed town with an old-fashioned aspect
-- WPA Guide to Pennsylvania, 1940

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Cemeteries (12)

Colleges (1)

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Hotels (1)

Libraries (3)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Catawissa
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• Columbia County data
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• State data - Pennsylvania
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Columbia County government

33% of Catawissa residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Catawissa ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Catawissa
• Cemeteries in Columbia County
• Libraries in or near Catawissa

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• Columbia County Ancestry forum
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• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Pennsylvania cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Catawissa
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• Communities in Columbia County

• Catawissa business guide
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• Courts in Pennsylvania
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• Crime in Columbia County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Pennsylvania
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Catawissa was $16,154, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Columbia County economic census
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• Pennsylvania economic data

15% of Catawissa residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Pennsylvania
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• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Catawissa
• Historic sites in Pennsylvania
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Columbia County genealogy forum

Median rent in Catawissa, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $282.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $702.

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• Libraries near Catawissa

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Columbia County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Catawissa political report.

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• Columbia County elections board
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The average commute time for Catawissa workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Catawissa travel guide
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• Pennsylvania tourism bureau

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