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Pottsville is a city and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. [3] The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, 52 miles (84 km) south of Wilkes-Barre.
Schuylkill County (/ ˈ s k uː l k ɪ l /, [1] locally /-k əl /; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,049. [2] The county seat is Pottsville. [3] The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state. [a]
The population density was 1,559.8 inhabitants per square mile (602.2/km 2). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 696.6 per square mile (269.0/km 2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.25% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Asian, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83%. [2] Of the 713 households 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.1% of households were one person and 16.7% were one person aged 65 or older.
The population density was 1,065.4 inhabitants per square mile (411.4/km 2). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 569.9 per square mile (220.0/km 2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.56% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
In the race for the open seat in the 140th state House District, Democrat Jim Prokopiak, a school board member in Bucks County, defeated Republican Candace Cabanas.
Property owners in Pottsville may face a tax hike in 2025. City council held a special meeting Wednesday in City Hall to unveil the preliminary budget that includes a 3 mil tax hike. “This ...
By 2010, the District's population declined to 20,095 people. [2] The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 86.6% high school graduates and 14.3% college graduates. [3] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.