Census Facts Shaping the 16th District Portrait
Washington Report outlines Census Bureau data for Lancaster, Lebanon and Lower Dauphin Counties. It notes a 439 322 population with 225 891 women and 213 431 men, 984 percent white, 534 percent urban, and a median age of 29 with 45 to 64 year olds forming about a quarter. It cites 139 205 housing units with 7 percent owner occupied and median home value of 15 000, rental units numbering 40 000 with median rent 70, and 8 224 dwellings lacking plumbing or having 101 or more persons per room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lebanon
Lower Dauphin Counties
Local Firms Named in Appeal for Rabies Control Funds
Ammon E. Shelly of Lititz E. P. Spotts Inc. Honey Brook H. M. Stauffer & Sons Inc. Witmer appear in a listing or notice related to regional rabies control or public health funding, naming multiple business entities.
Kenya Famine Ends As Rains Bring Recovery
M Hershey Seaman of Eastern Mennonite Board reports from Nairobi that renewed rains eased famine in Kenya. Torrential downpours caused brief floods, but within a week the land turned green, cattle regrew milk, and relief efforts shift to rehabilitation for those who relied on soup kitchens during the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hershey Seaman
Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions
Nairobi
Kenya
Advertising in Lancaster Farming Supports Local Farmers
Call us to reach the Lancaster County farm community at the least cost. Dial 3943047 or 626-2191 from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. The 626-2191 number directs Manheim Ephrata and Akron patrons to avoid toll calls.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster
Lancaster Farming
Manheim
Ephrata
Akron
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Binkley & Son
Lititz, Pa
Washington Report
Edwin D. Eshleman
Pennsylvania
Census Bureau
16Th Congressional District
Lower
Dauphin Counties
Cauccasian
Red Rose
Walter Binkley &Son
Lititz
Brown & Rea, Inc
Atglen
Elverson Supply Co
Elverson
J. B. Graybill & Son
Strasburg
E. Musser Heisey & Son
R. D
Mt. Joy, Pa
Heistand Bros
Elizabethtown
Red Rose Farm Service, Inc
N. Church St
Quarryville
Ephrata, Pa
David B. Hurst
Bowmansville
G. R. Mitchell, Inc
Reston, Pa
Chas. E. Lauder & Sons
Terre Hill
Ammon E. Shelly Lititz
Mountville
Mussel Farms, Inc
Columbia
E. P. Spotts, Inc
Honey Brook
H. M. Stauffer & Sons
NEMA
Haverstick Bros
Stone Mill Rd
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