Profile for Hershey, Pennsylvania, PA

Developed as a planned community surrounding the chocolate factory. Milton Hershey was the benevolent overseer of the town, building houses in a variety of styles and establishing golf courses, gardens, a zoo, Hershey Park and a school for orphaned boys

Streetlights on the main street are shaped like candy kisses. Streets include Cocoa and Chocolate avenues

Performing arts: Hershey Symphony Orchestra

Hershey attractions: HersheyPark, ZooAmerica, Chocolate World

Sports teams: Bears (AHL)

Historic sites and museums: Hershey Museum of American Life, Derry Township Historical Society Museum

Colleges and universities: Pennsylvania State University -- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
The town of Hershey was the best advertising money could buy.
-- The Emperors of Chocolate
Jo?l Glenn Brenner

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Airports (1)

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Cemeteries (10)

Colleges (2)

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Libraries (4)

Museums (1)

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29% of Hershey residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hershey ancestry & family history guide.

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• Dauphin County Ancestry forum
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hershey was $28,487, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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42% of Hershey residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Hershey, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $577.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,383.

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Libraries in Hershey include Hershey Public Library ... View libraries

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

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Hershey restaurants taking online reservations include Circular Dining Room, The Fountain Cafe at the Hotel Hershey ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Hershey workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Hershey include Best Western Inn Hershey, Hershey Days Inn, Milton Motel, Red Carpet Inn Hershey, Rodeway Inn, Springhill Suites Hershey.

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