Lykens

Lykens was laid out in 1848. The borough was named for Andrew Lycan. Anthracite coal mining sustained a population of 2,762 in 1900 and 2,943 in 1910. The population was 1,865 at the 2020 census. Lykens is part of the HarrisburgCarlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. U.S. Route 209 passes through the borough, leading northeast 29 miles (47 km) to Pottsville and west 14 miles (23km) to Millersburg on the Susquehanna River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), all of it land. The median income for a household in the borough was $33,846, and the median age for a family was $40,909. About 6.2% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 10.7% ofThose age 65 or over. The GAR Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is located in northeastern Dauphin County at 40°3401N 76°4209W, in the valley of Wiconisco Creek, between Short Mountain and Big Lick Mountain to the north, and Berry Mountain toThe south. The town's nickname is "Lykens" which means "the little town" in French.

History

Lykens was laid out in 1848. The borough was named for Andrew Lycan. The GAR Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is one of the oldest buildings in the city, dating back to the early 19th century. It was built on the site of a former sawmill in the early 1900s. The building is now home to the Lykens Museum of Art and Science, which was built in the same building in the late 1800s. It has a collection of more than 1,000 pieces of art, including several works of art by the likes of Picasso, Mathewson, and Van Dyke. The museum is located on the corner of Main Street and Main Street in the town of Lykens, New York. It opened its doors to the public in 1903. The city's first post office was opened in 1847. It closed in 1852. It reopened again in 1853, and was renamed Lykens in 1855. It became a borough in 1856. The town's name was changed to Lykens after Lycan, who was born in the area in 1824. It's now a suburb of New York City, with a population of about 2,000. It also has its own museum of art and science, which opened in the mid-19th century, and is located in the borough's historic district. It dates back to 1848, when Lykens was first laid out. The current GAR building was constructed in the 1930s.

Geography

Lykens is located in northeastern Dauphin County at 40°3401N 76°4209W, in the valley of Wiconisco Creek. U.S. Route 209 passes through the borough, leading northeast 29 miles to Pottsville and west 14 miles (23 km) to Millersburg on the Susquehanna River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), all of it land. The borough is located between Short Mountain and Big Lick Mountain to the north, and Berry Mountain toThe south of the borough is the town of Lykens, which was once known as "Lykens" The borough was once called "Lyken's Landing" and was the site of the Lykens Lighthouse, which is now a National Register of Historic Places site. The town is now known as Lykens and has a population of about 1,000. It is located on the banks of the Wiconico Creek, a tributary of the Susquehannock River. It was once a part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and was known as the "Turnpike Highway" until the turnpike was built in the late 1800s. The turnpikes were built to connect the towns of Lyken and Millersberg, which are now separated by a river. The Turnpikes are now the center of the town and the town's population has grown to around 1,200.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,937 people, 810 households, and 528 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,450.5 people per square mile (558.1/km²) The racial makeup of the borough was 97.47% White, 0.36% African American,0.21% Native American, 1.03% from two or more races, and 1.15% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population. The median income for a household in the Borough was $33,846, and the median income. for a family was $40,909. The per capita income for the borough is $17,459. About 6.2% of families and 8.3% of people were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 10.7% ofThose age 65 or over. The borough is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to New Jersey and New Jersey via the Raritan River and the Susquehannock River. It is the only borough in New Jersey that is not part of the New York City metropolitan area. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War, when the Battle of the Bulge took place in 1864. The town was once known as "The Bulge" because of its location on the Delaware River. The name is derived from the word "bulge" or "bullet" which means "to shoot".

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania = 15.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 68. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 40. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Lykens = 4.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,865 individuals with a median age of 33.4 age the population dropped by -4.57% in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,535.25 residents per square mile of area (592.95/km²). There are average 2.98 people per household in the 350 households with an average household income of $51,306 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.10% of the available work force and has dropped -4.74% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.42%. The number of physicians in Lykens per 100,000 population = 334.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Lykens = 40.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 31.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 128. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 197. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 19.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania which are owned by the occupant = 78.47%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 48 years with median home cost = $123,950 and home appreciation of -2.63%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $15.32 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,057 per student. There are 13.9 students for each teacher in the school, 712 students for each Librarian and 396 students for each Counselor. 5.75% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 6.53% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 0.62% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).