Profile for Sunbury, Pennsylvania, PA

Sunbury is on the Susquehanna River

Thomas Edison built an electric lighting plant here

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 112. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 10.8 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• River Festival - Aug. 16-18, 2007
• Northumberland County Expo - Aug. 23-25, 2007
• Sunbury Celebration - July 12-15, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Shikellamy State Park

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.)

Listed places near Sunbury

Cemeteries (10)

Colleges (2)

Communities (14)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (5)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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35% of Sunbury residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sunbury ancestry & family history guide.

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• Northumberland County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - PA data
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sunbury was $13,350, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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6% of Sunbury residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Sunbury festival dates:

• River Festival - Aug. 16-18, 2007
• Northumberland County Expo - Aug. 23-25, 2007
• Sunbury Celebration - July 12-15, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Sunbury festival web sites:

• River Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Pennsylvania county fairs
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Median rent in Sunbury, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $318.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $696.

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Libraries in Sunbury include Degenstein Community Library, John R Kauffman Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Sunbury include Daily Item

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

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The average commute time for Sunbury workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Sunbury between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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