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Elizabethtown
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Elizabethtown
Total population
11,925
Median home value
$238,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$76,105
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Elizabethtown is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the state capital. Small factories existed at the turn of the 20th century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. As of the 2020 census, the population of the borough was 11,639. Elizabethtown is commonly referred to in south-central Pennsylvania as E-Town. This nickname is also used for the local college and high school.
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Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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Largest nearby schools
- Elizabethtown Area SHSHigh · Elizabethtown · 1,249 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- Donegal HSHigh · Mount Joy · 930 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- Elizabethtown Area MSMiddle · Elizabethtown · 875 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Donegal Intermediate SchoolElementary · Marietta · 833 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Bear Creek SchoolElementary · Elizabethtown · 816 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- Donegal Primary SchoolElementary · Mount Joy · 570 students · 15:1 ratio
- Farmdale El SchElementary · Mount Joy · 517 students · 14.8:1 ratio
- East High Street El SchElementary · Elizabethtown · 481 students · 14.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist