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Dauphin, PA - History
We would like to provide the residents of Dauphin a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Dauphin Home page. The Dauphin Home page provides as much information as possible on Dauphin. Knowing Dauphin’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Dauphin’s Home page, you will also find Dauphin’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Dauphin has a population of 1097. 37% of Dauphin’s inhabitants are Male, and 63 are female. 45.6% of Dauphin is married and 77.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $160,744, and the average rent is $851. Household median income in Dauphin is $49,327, and the individual median income is $36,148. Dauphin’s Ethnic is the following: White(97.4%), Hispanic(2%), Other(0.9%), Multiple(0.6%), Asian(0.5%), Black(0.5%).
Dauphin is located on the western edge of Dauphin County at 40°22′00″N 76°55′52″W, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River. The land at the river's edge is alluvial floodplain, but Dauphin sits at the head of a narrow valley between two mountains, at the mouth of Stony Creek. The valley between the two mountains is called Stony Valley, which contains the villages of Singersville and Ellendale Forge.
This section along the Susquehanna River is a gateway from the southeastern plains into the Appalachian Mountains and the north-central part of the state. Berrier Island is also located at Dauphin.Dauphin is surrounded by Middle Paxton Township, which comprises mountains and valleys south of the confluence of the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers.
From south to north, the mountains in the township are Blue Mountain, Second Mountain, Third or Stony Mountain, and Peters Mountain. The eastern ends of these valleys are generally undeveloped state game lands and protected watershed. U.S. Routes 22 and 322 pass through the borough as a four-lane expressway, close to the Susquehanna River, with full access from Pennsylvania Route 225 at the west end of town and with westbound access from the east end of town.
US 22/322 leads south 8 miles (13 km) to the center of Harrisburg and northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Duncannon. PA 225 leads north over Peters Mountain 9 miles (14 km) to Halifax. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 1.16%, is water.
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