Shenandoah, Pennsylvania

2010 census

At the census of 2010, there were 5,071 people, 2,213 households, and 1,213 families residing in the borough. There were 3,112 housing units, with 28.9% vacant. The racial makeup of the borough was 86.3% White, 1.7% Black, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 8.7% some other race, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.7% of the population.

2000 census

At the census of 2000, there were 5,624 people, 2,649 households, and 1,380 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 3,339 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.40% White, 0.34% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.76% of the population.

Demographic estimates

In the borough, 30.43% of the population was younger than 20 years old, 24.58% were 20 years of age through 39 years of age, 28.07% were 40 years of age through 64 years of age, and 17.98% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.9 years. 33.3% of residents spoke a language other than English at home, with 30.2 % speaking Spanish at home, 1.9% speaking another Indo-European language, and 1.2% speaking other languages.

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,435, and the median income for families was $42,245. Married-couple families had a median income of $59,079, while nonfamily households had a median income of $27,750. The poverty rate for borough residents was approximately three times that of Pennsylvania residents generally, with 30.6% of the population falling below the poverty line, including 51.0% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Schuylkill Transportation System operates the #10, and 51 bus to/from Pottsville and the #52 bus to/from Ashland

There is a route in the Uptown Vans network which connects Shenandoah to Paterson, New Jersey and New York City.

Notable people

Joseph Awad – poet, painter and public relations executive. National president of the Public Relations Society of America, Poet Laureate of Virginia.
Al Babartsky (19 April 1915 – 29 December 2002) – collegiate and professional American football player. He was one of the Seven Blocks of Granite at Fordham University.
Celia Klemski (May 17, 1919 – October 24, 2016) - secretary for high ranking officials in the Manhattan Project.
Francis Brennan (7 May 1894 – 2 July 1968) – the first American to receive an appointment to the Roman Curia.
John Cavosie – National Football League player.
Walter Ciszek – Jesuit priest and Russian GULAG survivor. Presently under consideration for possible beatification by the Roman Catholic Church and titled Servant of God.
Anthony P. Damato – United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient. A United States Navy was named in honor of Corporal Damato.
John Morgan Davis (9 August 1906 – 8 March 1984) – Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963.
Jimmy Dorsey – jazz musician and bandleader.
Tommy Dorsey – jazz musician and bandleader.
Leo Katalinas – National Football League player.
Herschel Levit – professor, artist, designer, author.
Nicholas Marsicano- painter and teacher of the New York School.
Ron Mattes – National Football League player.
Al Matuza (11 September 1918 – 16 May 2004) – National Football League player.
Rear Admiral Mary Joan Nielubowicz – Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps.
Darryl Ponicsan – author and screenwriter, The Last Detail, Cinderella Liberty.
Abner Charles Powell (15 December 1860 – 7 August 1953)- professional baseball player, manager, owner and innovator.
Frank Racis – National Football League player.
Walter Slowakiewicz – fourth bishop of the Eastern Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church
Barney Wentz – National Football League player.
Jerry Wolman - former owner of Philadelphia Eagles of NFL and Philadelphia Flyers of NHL.
Nellie King - MLB pitcher and broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Ted Twardzik, founder of Mrs. T's Pierogies.
Tim Twardzik, State Representative, Pennsylvania’s 123rd Legislative District, and co-owner of Mrs. T’s Pierogies

Local media

The Pottsville Republican – Herald, daily newspaper, name merged from the Pottsville Republican and Shenandoah Evening Herald.
The Hazleton Standard-Speaker, daily newspaper, name merged from the Standard Sentinel (morning paper) and Plain Speaker (evening paper).
WCDH 91.5FM, licensed to Shenandoah, with a Contemporary Christian music format.
Locally owned WMBT 1530 on the AM dial served the community from 1963 to 2003.
The Shenandoah Sentinel, online local newspaper.

Education

The school district is Shenandoah Valley School District.

Churches

St Michael Greek Catholic Church (Ruthenian Catholic Church) was first of that denomination in the United States. On 21 November 1886, the church was dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. The new parish was started four years earlier when a group of seventy Galician and Subcarpathian Ruthenian families gathered together and agreed to petition the Ruthenian Catholic Metropolitan of Galicia.

St. George Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church is the oldest Lithuanian parish in the United States. The Lithuanian parish was established in 1872, and the church was built in 1891. The church was demolished in 2010 by the decision of Diocese of Allentown and against the wishes of parishioners.

St. Casimir Roman Catholic Church is listed as one of the oldest Polish parishes in the United States.

Gallery

File:Main St Welcome Sign, Shenandoah PA 01.JPG|Welcome Sign on Main Street.

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File:Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners Memorial, Shenandoah PA 01.JPG|Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners Memorial.

File:Main St, Shenandoah PA 01.JPG|Main Street.

File:St John's Lutheran Church, Shenandoah PA 01.JPG|St. John's Lutheran Church.

File:St Casimir's Catholic Church, Shenandoah PA 01.JPG|St. Casimir's Catholic Church