Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Population: 47,472
Located in Dauphin County
Located in the agricultural region of the Susquehanna Valley, Harrisburg offers its residents a dynamic city rife with opportunities and history. For the past 25 years, Harrisburg has continuously revitalized itself to attract businesses, residents and visitors by greatly improving economic conditions while maintaining its rich historic architecture.
Harrisburg's western boundary is formed by the Susquehanna River, which also serves as the boundary between Dauphin and Cumberland counties. The city is divided into numerous neighborhoods and districts, there are 13 neighborhoods and 10 historic districts. The neighborhoods include: Allison Hill, Bellevue Park, Camp Curtin, Capitol District, Central Business District (Downtown Harrisburg), City Island, East Harrisburg, Italian Lake, Midtown, Northern Tier, Shipoke, South Harrisburg and Uptown.
Like many of Pennsylvania's cities and boroughs that are at "build-out" stage, there are several townships outside of Harrisburg city limits that, although autonomous, use the name Harrisburg for postal and name-place designation. They include the townships of: Lower Paxton, Middle Paxton, Susquehanna, Swatara and West Hanover in Dauphin County. The borough of Penbrook, located just east of Reservoir Park, was previously known as East Harrisburg. Penbrook, along with the borough of Paxtang, also located just outside of the city limits, maintain Harrisburg zip codes as well.
Education
Public schools
The City of Harrisburg is served by the Harrisburg School District. The school district provides education for the city’s youth beginning with all-day kindergarten through twelfth grade. A multi-year restructuring plan is aimed at making the district a model for urban public schools. The Central Dauphin School District, the largest public school district in the metropolitan area, also maintains one public charter school, the Sylvan Heights Science Charter School. In addition, Harrisburg is home to an arts-focused magnet school, the Capital Area School for the Arts. In 2003, SciTech High, a regional math and science magnet school affiliated with Harrisburg University, opened its doors to students.
Private schools
Harrisburg is home to an extensive Catholic educational system. There are nearly 40 parish-driven elementary schools and seven Catholic high schools within the region administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, including Bishop McDevitt High School. Numerous other private schools, such as the The Londonderry School and The Circle School, which is a Sudbury Model school, also operate in Harrisburg. Harrisburg Academy, founded in 1784 is one of the oldest independent college preparatory schools in the nation. The Rabbi David L. Silver Yeshiva Academy, founded in 1944, is a progressive, modern Jewish day school. Also, Harrisburg is home to Harrisburg Christian School, founded in 1955.
Higher Education
Several colleges and universities are located within and around the town of Harrisburg, including: Dixon University Center, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg Eastgate Center, Temple University Harrisburg Campus and Widener University Harrisburg Campus (including its School of Law).
Culture
Downtown Harrisburg has two major performance centers. The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, where education, science and the performing arts take place under one roof. The Forum, a 1,763-seat concert and lecture hall built in 1930-31, is located within the State Capitol Complex and has been home to the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra.
Beginning in 2001, downtown Harrisburg saw a surge of commercial nightlife development. This has been credited with reversing the city's financial decline, and has made downtown Harrisburg a destination for events from jazz festivals to Top-40 nightclubs.
Harrisburg is also the home of the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest agricultural exhibition of its kind in the nation. In 2004, Harrisburg hosted CowParade, an international public art exhibit that has been featured in major cities all over the world. Fiberglass sculptures of cows are decorated by local artists, and distributed over the city centre, in public places such as train stations and parks. They often feature artwork and designs specific to local culture, as well as city life and other relevant themes.
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