Gratz, Pennsylvania
| Gratz, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
Market Street in Gratz
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 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′35″N 76°43′04″W / 40.60972°N 76.71778°WCoordinates: 40°36′35″N 76°43′04″W / 40.60972°N 76.71778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Settled | 1805 |
| Incorporated | 1852 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 765 |
| • Density | 260/sq mi (100.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17030 |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
Gratz is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 765 at the 2010 census, up from 676 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Gratz was named after the founder Simon Gratz.
Gratz is located in northeastern Dauphin County at 40°36′35″N 76°43′04″W / 40.609747°N 76.717835°W. It sits along the northern base of Short Mountain, a western extension of Bear Mountain, part of the Ridge and Valley Province of the Appalachian Mountains. Pennsylvania Route 25 passes through the borough, leading east 18 miles (29 km) to Interstate 81 and west 14 miles (23 km) to Millersburg on the Susquehanna River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 676 people, 301 households, and 194 families residing in the borough. The population density was 225.2 people per square mile (87.0/km2). There were 331 housing units at an average density of 110.3 per square mile (42.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.56% White, 0.30% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
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