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  •   Flag Size
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      Country United States
      State Pennsylvania
      Region Lancaster
      Region Type County
      Area Imperial 08
      Area Land Imperial 08
      Area Water Imperial 00
      Area Water Percentage auto
      Area Percentage Round 2
      Area Round 1
      Lat D 40
      Lat M 03
      Lat S 26
      Lat NS N
      Long D 76
      Long M 33
      Long S 21
      Long EW W
      Elevation Imperial 279
      Elevation Round 1
      Population As Of 2000
      Population 2689
      Population Density Imperial 35870
      Population Density Round 1
      Timezone EST
      Utc Offset -5
      Timezone DST EDT
      Utc Offset DST -4
      Postal Code 17547
      Postal Code Type ZIP code
      Area Code 717
      Area Code Type
      Free Type
      Free1 Type
      Map Caption Location of Marietta in Lancaster County
      Map1 Pennsylvania Locator MapPNG
      Map1 Caption Location of Marietta in Pennsylvania
      Map1 Locator Pennsylvania
      Map2 Map of USA PAsvg
      Map2 Caption Location of Pennsylvania in the United States



Marietta is a borough in Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 2,689 at the 2000 census. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River just north of Columbia .


GENERAL INFORMATION

  • ZIP code: 17547

  • Classification: Borough

  • Lies within the Donegal School District


Market Street runs the whole length of the town. The east/west divider is Waterford Avenue.


GEOGRAPHY

Marietta is located at (40.057169, -76.555955).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.9 Km&2 (0.8 Mi&2 ), all land.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,689 people, 1,092 households, and 723 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,384.3/km&2 (3,587.0/mi&2). There were 1,168 housing units at an average density of 601.3/km&2 (1,558.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.83% White , 2.49% African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.15% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.52% from Other Races , and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 1,092 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were Married Couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the borough the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,563, and the median income for a family was $46,905. Males had a median income of $33,783 versus $21,863 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $19,265. About 6.7% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.


SITES AND INTERESTS

  • Museums and Historic Sites

  • ---Le Petite Museum of Music Boxes

  • Attractions

  • ---George's Woodcrafts

  • ---Nissley Winery and Vineyards

  • Restaurants

  • ---Railroad House Restaurant Bed and Breakfast

  • ---Josephine's

  • ---McCleary's Pub

  • ---New Day Cafe

  • ---Shank's Tavern

  • ---River Street Cafe

  • Lodging

  • ---B.F. Hiestand House Bed and Breakfast

  • ---Lavender Patch Bed and Breakfast

  • ---Railroad House Restaurant Bed and Breakfast

  • ---The Noble House Bed and Breakfast

  • ---The River Inn

  • ---Waterford House Bed and Breakfast

  • Services, Auto

  • ---Swedish Motors Inc. {Link without Title}