Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
| Orwigsburg | |
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| Borough | |
Orwigsburg
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| Etymology: Peter Orwig | |
| Motto: "From where it all began is happening again;" | |
 Location of Orwigsburg Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°39′24″N 76°6′7″W / 40.65667°N 76.10194°WCoordinates: 40°39′24″N 76°6′7″W / 40.65667°N 76.10194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Founded | 1796 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Austin Scandiber |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,106 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (550/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17961 |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 366 |
| Website | www.orwigsburg.net |
Orwigsburg is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for its founder, Peter Orwig, from West Brunswick Township in 1823. The population was 3,061 at the 2013 census. Orwigsburg was the original county seat until the seat was moved to Pottsville in 1851.
Orwigsburg is located at 40°39′24″N 76°6′7″W / 40.65667°N 76.10194°W (40.656567, −76.101882).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,106 people, 1,158 households, and 795 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,419.3 people per square mile (547.6/km²). There were 1,217 housing units at an average density of 556.1 per square mile (214.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.71% White, 0.32% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
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