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We would like to provide the residents of  Selinsgrove  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Selinsgrove Home page. The Selinsgrove Home page provides as much information as possible on Selinsgrove. Knowing Selinsgrove’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Selinsgrove’s Home page, you will also find Selinsgrove’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Selinsgrove has a population of 5923. 48.1% of Selinsgrove’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.9 are female. 30.6% of Selinsgrove is married and 47% own their own home. The Average Home price is $155,265, and the average rent is $836. Household median income in Selinsgrove is $52,368, and the individual median income is $19,474. Selinsgrove’s Ethnic is the following: White(88.4%), Hispanic(6.5%), Black(4.3%), Multiple(3.9%), Asian(1.6%), Other(1.5%), Native(0.2%).


Selinsgrove was founded in 1787 by Captain Anthony Selin, who fought in the American Revolution.The Penns Creek Massacre on October 16, 1755 was the first of a series of deadly raids on Pennsylvania settlements by Native Americans allied with the French in the French and Indian War. A marker on the bank of Penns Creek north of Selinsgrove commemorates the massacre of 14 settlers and the capture of 11 more.


In response to this and other Indian actions that day, Fort Augusta, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, the largest of Pennsylvania's frontier forts, was built in 1756 as a result of this conflict.Selinsgrove Hall and Seibert Hall at Susquehanna University and Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion on Market Street are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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