Profile for Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, PA

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

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37% of Orwigsburg residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Orwigsburg ancestry & family history guide.

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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Orwigsburg business guide
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• Courts in Pennsylvania
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• Crime in Schuylkill County
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• Independent living centers in Pennsylvania
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Orwigsburg was $22,538, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Schuylkill County economic census
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26% of Orwigsburg residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Orwigsburg, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $342.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,008.

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Libraries in Orwigsburg include Orwigsburg Area Fr Public Library ... View libraries

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

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The average commute time for Orwigsburg workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Orwigsburg travel guide
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• Pennsylvania tourism bureau

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