Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States

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Lock Haven is a small city in central Pennsylvania known historically as a lumber town and home to Lock Haven University.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
climateType humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Clinton County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
distanceFromMajorCity approximately 30 miles west of Williamsport ⓘ
distanceFromStateCapital approximately 90 miles northwest of Harrisburg ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 587 feet ⓘ
experiencedMajorFlood 1972 Hurricane Agnes flooding ⓘ
foundedIn 1833 ⓘ
governingBody Lock Haven City Council ⓘ
hasAirport William T. Piper Memorial Airport ⓘ
hasAreaCode 570 ⓘ
hasFloodControlLevee levee system along the West Branch Susquehanna River ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Lock Haven Commercial Historic District ⓘ
Water Street Historic District ⓘ
hasMayor mayor of Lock Haven (office) ⓘ
hasPark Riverwalk along the West Branch Susquehanna River ⓘ
Triangle Park ⓘ
hasUniversity Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasZIPCode 17745 ⓘ
incorporatedAsBoroughIn 1840 ⓘ
incorporatedAsCityIn 1870 ⓘ
isCountySeatOf Clinton County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
knownFor Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
historic lumber industry ⓘ
locatedIn central Pennsylvania ⓘ
locatedInRegion Susquehanna River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Susquehanna Valley
locatedOnRiver West Branch Susquehanna River ⓘ
namedFor canal locks on the West Branch Canal ⓘ
nearestLargeUniversity Pennsylvania State University (University Park campus, regionally nearby) ⓘ
nearMountainRange Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
partOfMetropolitanArea no major metropolitan area (small independent city) ⓘ
populationEstimate approximately 9,000–10,000 inhabitants ⓘ
primaryEconomicHistory lumber and timber industry in the 19th century ⓘ
primaryHigherEducationInstitution Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
regionalRole educational center for Clinton County ⓘ
service and retail hub for surrounding rural areas ⓘ
sportsAffiliation home of Lock Haven University Bald Eagles athletics ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportationRoute Pennsylvania Route 120 ⓘ
Pennsylvania Route 150 ⓘ
U.S. Route 220 ⓘ
universityType public university campus town ⓘ

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Alison Bechdel → placeOfBirth → Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
Central Pennsylvania → contains → Lock Haven, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States
John Sloan → birthPlace → Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district → contains → Lock Haven, Pennsylvania (depending on cycle) ⓘ
linked to: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States
Riverwalk along the West Branch Susquehanna River → maintainedBy → City of Lock Haven (municipal government) ⓘ
linked to: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States