Lewistown

Summary

Lewistown is a borough of Pennsylvania^[1]. Lewistown ranks in the top 7% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lewistown is located in Mifflin County^[3].
• Lewistown is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lewistown's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania^[5].
• Lewistown's instance of is recorded as county seat^[6].
• Lewistown's shares border with is recorded as Lock Haven^[7].
• Lewistown's postal code is recorded as 17044^[8].
• Lewistown's Commons category is recorded as Lewistown, Pennsylvania^[9].
• 1790 marks the founding of Lewistown^[10].
• Lewistown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.5975, 'lon': -77.573333333333}^[11].
• Lewistown has a population of {'amount': '+8998'}^[12].
• Lewistown has a population of {'amount': '+8338'}^[13].
• Lewistown has a population of {'amount': '+8579'}^[14].
• Lewistown's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[15].
• Lewistown's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[16].
• Lewistown's capital of is recorded as Mifflin County^[17].
• Lewistown's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lewistown'}^[18].
• Lewistown's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+3867'}^[19].
• Lewistown's different from is recorded as Lewisburg^[20].
• Lewistown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+520'}^[21].
• Lewistown covers an area of {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+2.05'}^[22].
• Lewistown covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+5.310316'}^[23].
• Lewistown's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'percent', 'amount': '+0.9753'}^[24].
• Lewistown's territory overlaps is recorded as Lewistown urban area^[25].
• Lewistown's water area is recorded as {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+0.051791'}^[26].
• Lewistown's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+22931'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lewistown is in the country of United States^[4]. Lewistown is located in Mifflin County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+2.05'}^[22] and {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+5.310316'}^[23]. Lewistown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+520'}^[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8998'}^[12], {'amount': '+8338'}^[13], and {'amount': '+8579'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of Pennsylvania^[5] and county seat^[6].

History and Context

1790 marks the founding of Lewistown^[10].

Why It Matters

Lewistown ranks in the top 7% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).^[2] Lewistown has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Lewistown is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]