South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
| South Williamsport, Pennsylvania | |
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 Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting South Williamsport |
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 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Lycoming County |
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| Coordinates: 41°13′45″N 77°0′2″W / 41.22917°N 77.00056°WCoordinates: 41°13′45″N 77°0′2″W / 41.22917°N 77.00056°W | |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lycoming |
| Settled | 1790 |
| Incorporated | 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David J. Lechniak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,412 |
| • Density | 3,414.0/sq mi (1,318.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17702 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-72648 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1213653 |
| Website | South Williamsport |
South Williamsport is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is famous for hosting the Little League World Series. The population was 6,412 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
South Williamsport celebrated the centennial of its incorporation as a borough in 1986. On November 29, 1886, the Lycoming County court incorporated the villages of Rocktown, Billman, and vicinities as the borough of South Williamsport. The land had previously been part of Armstrong Township.
The first recorded inhabitants of the Susquehanna River valley were the Iroquoian speaking Susquehannocks. Their name meant "people of the muddy river" in Algonquian. Decimated by diseases and warfare, they had died out, moved away, or been assimilated into other tribes by the early 18th century. The lands of the West Branch Susquehanna River valley were then chiefly occupied by the Munsee clan or phratry of the Lenape, and were under the nominal control of the Five (later Six) Nations of the Iroquois.
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