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Jennerstown, Pennsylvania

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Jennerstown is home to the Mountain Playhouse, one of the oldest venues for summer stock theatre in the United States. The Mountain Playhouse has maintained a full schedule of live theatre productions nightly from May through October each year for the last seventy-seven years. Jennerstown Speedway is
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Throughout its history, Jennerstown has served primarily as a wayside for travelers and as a farming community. Its post office was established in 1832, initially under the name of Laurel Hill. The village contained seven or eight houses, a store and a tavern at that time. Jennerstown incorporated
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In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.77.
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of 2000, there were 714 people, 302 households, and 212 families residing in the borough. The population density was 369.4 inhabitants per square mile (142.6/km). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 177.5 per square mile (68.5/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00%
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Jennerstown was first settled in the late 18th century as a stage coach stop on the Forbes Road, one of the first roads constructed by English-speaking settlers over the Allegheny Mountains. The town, originally named Laurel Hill, was later renamed Jennerville in honor of Dr.
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Aerial view of Jennerstown and vicinity, May 12, 1939. Notice that Stoughton Lake has yet to be built, its future location near the photo's center. The Jennerstown Speedway is visibly clearly at lower left.
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The median income for a household in the borough was $ 39,886, and the median income for a family was $ 46,111. Males had a median income of $ 28,750 versus $ 22,273 for females. The
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as a borough in 1874. Jennerstown has never been a large town, and its current population represents a peak.
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There were 302 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were
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for the borough was $ 19,540. About 4.2% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the
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Location of Jennerstown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
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The population was 679 at the 62: 47: 1: 1037:Somerset County, Pennsylvania 802:. United States Census Bureau 777:. United States Census Bureau 339:. The borough is the home of 333:Metropolitan Statistical Area 219:352.57/sq mi (136.15/km) 926:United States Census Bureau 876:United States Census Bureau 417:United States Census Bureau 1599: 381:Jennerstown is located at 1538: 1204: 1048: 690: 677: 662: 647: 632: 617: 602: 587: 572: 557: 542: 527: 512: 497: 482: 467: 452: 445: 440: 435: 432: 412:(40.161763, -79.062686). 343:. The town was named for 73: 61: 46: 39: 34:Jennerstown, Pennsylvania 983:The Jennerstown Speedway 800:"Census Population API" 718:there were 94.3 males. 330:Johnstown, Pennsylvania 55:Pennsylvania Wagon Road 1211: 997:Jennerstown SpeedTrap 742: 358:. It is also west of 1210: 922:"U.S. Census website" 740: 428:Historical population 400:40.16167°N 79.06278°W 365:It is connected with 242: • Summer ( 93:40.16167°N 79.06278°W 1551:United States portal 1495:Reading Number Three 950:Population Estimates 899:. U.S. Census Bureau 341:Jennerstown Speedway 328:. It is part of the 216: • Density 1544:Pennsylvania portal 824:Bureau, US Census. 429: 405:40.16167; -79.06278 396: /  98:40.16167; -79.06278 89: /  53:1806 tavern on the 1212: 993:Mountain Playhouse 988:Jenner Art Gallery 856:has generic name ( 832:. 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Jennerstown, PA
1806 tavern on the Pennsylvania Wagon Road
Pennsylvania Wagon Road
Location of Jennerstown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
40°09′42″N 79°03′46″W / 40.16167°N 79.06278°W / 40.16167; -79.06278
Country
United States
State
Pennsylvania
County
Somerset
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
Zip code
Area code
814
FIPS code
www.jennerstownboro.com
borough
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
United States
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Metropolitan Statistical Area
2020 census
Jennerstown Speedway
Edward Jenner

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