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The exact numbers of soldiers from Lycoming County to serve during the Civil War is unknown. [15] What is known is that 2,481 men from Lycoming County served in the war from May 12, 1863, until April 14, 1865. This count was conducted by the local Congressional District. The landlords and employers of Lycoming County routinely froze rent ...
Location of Lycoming County within Pennsylvania. As of 2024, Lycoming County has 52 incorporated municipalities: one city, nine boroughs, and 42 townships. [1] Townships may contain villages, which the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) marks with signs and defines as "unincorporated built-up areas which have a post office or a generally recognized name".
Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. [1] Its county seat is Williamsport. [2] The county is part of the North-Central Pennsylvania region of the state. [a] Lycoming County comprises the Williamsport metropolitan statistical area.
The geography of the township has limited its development. The narrow valley of Lycoming Creek is where most of the settlement of Lewis Township has occurred. James Kyle arrived in the area sometime around 1800. He owned 260 acres (1.1 km 2) along Lycoming Creek. Kyle took out an advertisement in the Lycoming Gazette. The ad placed on March 14 ...
Lycoming Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area .
McNett Township, in the northeastern corner of Lycoming County, was formed by the county Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace on February 10, 1878, from McIntyre Township. The formation was a result of a successful petition and election by the citizens of the northeastern corner of Lycoming County who were under the leadership of H. I. McNett ...
Williamsport, the Lycoming county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) north of the township via PA 54 and U.S. Route 15. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.4 km 2 ), of which 8.8 square miles (22.9 km 2 ) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km 2 ), or 2.32%, are water. [ 1 ]
Limestone Township was established on December 4, 1824, by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lycoming County. It was formed from parts of Nippenose and Wayne townships. Limestone Township was known as "Adams Township" in honor of United States President John Adams until April 14, 1835, when the name as changed to what was deemed to ...