Editing Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|official_name = Jonestown, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]]
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|government_type = Borough Council
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name =  Joe Quairoli <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.jonestownpa.org/council.html | title = Jonestown Borough Directory | access-date = December 1, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120415173948/http://www.jonestownpa.org/council.html | archive-date = April 15, 2012 }}</ref>
|leader_title1 = Council President 
|leader_name1 = Dawn Sellers
|leader_title2 = Council Vice President
|leader_name2 = Robin Wolferd
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1761
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1870
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|population_total = 1638
|population_density_km2 = 998.28
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code = 17038
|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
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'''Jonestown''', previously known as Williamsburg, is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] [[metropolitan statistical area]]. The population was 1,629 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Jonestown is located at {{coord|40|24|50|N|76|28|45|W|type:city}} (40.414001, -76.479030).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all of which is land.

Jonestown is bordered to the north, east, and south by [[Swatara Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Swatara Township]], and to the west by [[Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 703
|1890= 643
|1900= 571
|1910= 603
|1920= 580
|1930= 624
|1940= 721
|1950= 853
|1960= 813
|1970= 954
|1980= 814
|1990= 931
|2000= 1028
|2010= 1905
|2020= 1629
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1634
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 1,905 people living in the borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 89.9% White, 1.8% Black, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% from some other race and 1.3% from two or more races. 5.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,028 people, 402 households, and 272 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,597.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 418 housing units at an average density of {{convert|649.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.58% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 402 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $45,208. Males had a median income of $30,700 versus $20,724 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,322. About 6.9% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

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[[Category:Boroughs in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1761]]