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Schuylkill County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census,the population was 143,049. The county seat is Pottsville. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
Kline Township is a township in Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania. The population was 1,473 at the 2020 census.
Mahanoy Township is a township in Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania,United States. The population was 3,045 at the 2020 census.
Mahanoy City is a borough located 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre and 13 miles southwest of Hazleton,in northern Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania,United States. It is part of the Coal Region of Pennsylvania and is surrounded by Mahanoy Township.
Rush Township is a township in Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania,United States. The population was 3,423 at the 2020 census. The township is served by Tamaqua Area School District and Mahanoy Area School District.
Ashland is a borough in Schuylkill County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania,15 miles (24 km) northwest of Pottsville. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. A small part of the borough also lies in Columbia County,although all of the population resided in the Schuylkill County portion as of the 2020 census. The borough lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850,Ashland was incorporated in 1857,and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington,Kentucky. The population in 1900 was 6,438,and in 1940,7,045,but had dropped to 2,471 at the 2020 census.
Jacob Krebs was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1826 to 1827.
The Little Schuylkill River is a 30.6-mile-long (49.2 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
James John Rhoades was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 29th District from 1980 until his death.
The 107th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in the Coal Region and has been represented since 2023 by Joanne Stehr.
The 116th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Luzerne County and Schuylkill County and includes the following areas:
The 123rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Timothy Twardzik since 2021.
Neal P. Goodman is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Kelayres is a census-designated place in Kline Township,Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania,United States on Broad Mountain,just west of McAdoo. Reservoir Number 8 is just west of Kelayres and drains northward into the Catawissa Creek,a tributary of the Susquehanna River. It is served by the Hazleton Area School District. The local pronunciation of the village is "Key-lar-es" and its ZIP code is 18231. As of the 2010 census the population was 533 residents. Kelayres is in area code 570,served by the 929 McAdoo exchange.
Little Mahanoy Creek is a 7.5 miles (12.1 km) tributary of Mahanoy Creek in Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania. It starts in the borough of Frackville and joins Mahanoy Creek in the borough of Gordon. Its one named tributary is Rattling Run. The creek's watershed has an area of 11.6 square miles (30 km2). Its watershed is not affected by mining. Compounds found in the waters of the creek include nitrogen,phosphorus,orthophosphates,phosphates,nitrates,and ammonia.
Davis Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania,in the United States. It is approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long. The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.86 square miles (7.4 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. Six species of fish inhabit the stream,including brown trout and brook trout. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pottsville Formation and the main soils are the Leck Kill soil and the Hezleton soil. The stream has two unnamed tributaries and a lake known as the Pumping Station Reservoir.
Messers Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania,in the United States. It is approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 km) long and flows through Kline Township and East Union Township. The only named tributary of the stream is Negro Hollow,but it has two unnamed tributaries. The creek has some alkalinity,but is slightly acidic. The main rock formations in the watershed of it are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pottsville Formation. The main soils in the watershed are the Leck Kill soil and the Hazleton soil.
Negro Hollow is the only named tributary of Messers Run in Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania,in the United States. It is approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long and flows through Delano Township,Kline Township,and East Union Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.57 square miles (4.1 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. Two species of fish inhabit the stream,including brook trout. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pottsville Formation and the main soils are the Leck Kill soil and the Hezleton soil. The stream has one unnamed tributary.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.
Robert Schnee is an American politician who was elected to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 116th district on April 5,2022.
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- 1 2 ESPOSITO, JAMES; KRAWCZENIUK, BORYS; LEE, HYUN SOO. "Schuylkill County's 3 new lawmakers take office in Harrisburg". Bradford Era . Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ↑ "Watro announces office locations in Mahanoy City, Hazleton". Potter Leader-Enterprise . Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ↑ O’Boyle, Bill. "Rep. Watro announces 2023 trout stocking schedule, Mentored Youth Trout Day". Times Leader . Retrieved 25 March 2023.
