Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|County in Pennsylvania, United States}} {{for|other places with a similar name|Lebanon (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Lebanon County | state = Pennsylvania | ex image = St Lukes LebCo PA 1.jpg | ex image cap = St. Luke's Episcopal Church | seal = Seal of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.png | seal size = 100 | founded date = February 16 | founded year = 1813 | seat wl = Lebanon | largest city wl = Lebanon | area_total_sq_mi = 362 | area_land_sq_mi = 362 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.7 | area percentage = 0.2 | census yr = 2020 | pop = 143,257 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="qf">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: Lebanon County, PA |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lebanoncountypennsylvania/PST045224|access-date=July 11, 2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 146380 {{increase}} | density_sq_mi = 401 | web = https://www.lebanoncountypa.gov/ | time zone = Eastern | district = 9th }}

'''Lebanon''' '''County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɛ|b|ən|ə|n}} {{respell|LEB|ə|nən}}; {{langx|pdc|Lebnen Kaundi}}) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,257.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42075.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606194850/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42075.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> Its county seat is the city of Lebanon.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> It lies 72 miles northwest of Philadelphia, which is the nearest major city. The county is part of the South Central region of the commonwealth.{{efn|Includes Lancaster, York, Berks, Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Lebanon, Adams and Perry Counties}}

The county was formed from portions of Dauphin and Lancaster counties in 1813, with minor boundary revisions in 1814 and 1821.<ref>[http://lebanoncountyhistoricalsociety.org/research-archives/lebanon-county Our County] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709121102/http://lebanoncountyhistoricalsociety.org/research-archives/lebanon-county |date=July 9, 2013}}. Lebanon County Historical Society. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref> Lebanon County comprises the Lebanon metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area.

==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|362|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|362|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 9, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> Most of it is drained by the Swatara Creek into the Susquehanna River while some eastern portions are drained by the Tulpehocken Creek (which originates in the county near Myerstown) eastward into the Schuylkill River. It consists in large part of a valley.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Lebanon (county)|display=Lebanon, a S. E. county of Pennsylvania}}</ref>

===Climate=== The county has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and the hardiness zone is 7a, except in higher areas north of the Interstate 78 and 81 corridor, where it is 6b. Average monthly temperatures in center-city Lebanon range from 29.4 °F in January to 74.3 °F in July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U |url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |access-date=July 29, 2021 |website=prism.oregonstate.edu}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties=== * Schuylkill County (northeast) * Berks County (east) * Lancaster County (south) * Dauphin County (west and northwest)

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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1820 = 16988 | 1830 = 20557 | 1840 = 21872 | 1850 = 26071 | 1860 = 31831 | 1870 = 34096 | 1880 = 38476 | 1890 = 48131 | 1900 = 53827 | 1910 = 59565 | 1920 = 63152 | 1930 = 67103 | 1940 = 72641 | 1950 = 81683 | 1960 = 90853 | 1970 = 99665 | 1980 = 108582 | 1990 = 113744 | 2000 = 120327 | 2010 = 133568 | 2020 = 143257 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 146380 | estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 6, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}} | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref> 1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=March 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320031117/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt|archive-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref> 1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lebanoncountypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref> | align = right }}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 143,257. The median age was 41.8 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.2 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A075&in=state%3A42|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 82.7% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 6.6% from some other race, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 14.2% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A075&in=state%3A42|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

74.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 25.4% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A075&in=state%3A42|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 55,808 households in the county, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.6% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 59,084 housing units, of which 5.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 70.1% were owner-occupied and 29.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Lebanon County, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=P004:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+[73]&g=050XX00US42075|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US42075|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US42075|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |111,034 |116,010 |style='background: #ffffe6; |114,004 |92.27% |86.85% |style='background: #ffffe6; |79.58% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |1,298 |2,134 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,555 |1.07% |1.59% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.78% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |114 |133 |style='background: #ffffe6; |119 |0.09% |0.09% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08% |- |Asian alone (NH) |1,055 |1,504 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,192 |0.87% |1.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.53% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |27 |30 |style='background: #ffffe6; |39 |0.02% |0.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02% |- |Other race alone (NH) |93 |111 |style='background: #ffffe6; |460 |0.07% |0.08% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |737 |1,236 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,540 |0.61% |0.92% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.47% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |5,969 |12,410 |style='background: #ffffe6; |20,348 |4.96% |9.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |14.20% |- |'''Total''' |'''120,327''' |'''133,568''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''143,257''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2000 census===

As of the 2000 census, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|332|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of {{convert|136|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.46% White, 1.29% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.26% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 4.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.6% were of German, 11.8% {{clarify span|text=American|reason=“American” is not a US census ethnic category. The appropriate designation needs to be given, and a proper citation for all the appurtenent data.|date=January 2024}} and 6.1% Irish ancestry. 92.5% spoke English, 4.2% Spanish and 1.1% Pennsylvania Dutch as their first language.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

There were 46,551 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males. ==Metropolitan statistical area== The U.S. Office of Management and Budget<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb|title=Office of Management and Budget|website=White House|access-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429235115/https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/|archive-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref> has designated Lebanon County as the '''Lebanon, PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA)'''. As of the 2010 U.S. census<ref name="census.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=2010 U.S. Census website |access-date=July 10, 2016 }}</ref> the metropolitan area ranked 16th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 296th most populous in the United States with a population of 133,568. Lebanon County is also a part of the larger '''Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area (CSA)''', which combines the populations of Lebanon County as well as Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, and York counties in Pennsylvania. The combined statistical area ranked 5th largest in the state and 43rd largest in the U.S., with a population of 1,219,422.

==Politics and government==

{{PresHead|place=Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|archive-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1880|Republican|5,042|3,218|13|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1884|Republican|5,207|2,977|22|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1888|Republican|6,096|3,670|129|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1892|Republican|5,403|3,409|329|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|7,288|2,819|216|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|7,089|3,050|479|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|6,938|2,449|497|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|6,874|2,858|515|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1912|Progressive|2,378|2,972|5,230|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|5,876|3,821|531|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|8,778|3,016|608|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|9,494|2,464|825|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|16,841|3,278|345|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1932|Republican|10,487|5,924|1,373|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|13,213|13,800|463|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|13,449|13,315|93|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|15,206|11,818|129|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|15,553|9,418|270|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|20,726|11,611|135|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|22,556|10,406|41|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|25,525|11,761|67|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1964|Republican|17,891|15,882|72|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|21,832|9,529|2,664|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|25,008|6,683|629|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|20,880|11,785|665|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|24,495|8,281|2,731|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|27,008|10,520|188|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|24,415|11,912|281|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|21,512|12,350|9,159|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|21,885|14,187|4,663|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|28,534|16,093|1,270|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|37,089|18,109|467|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|34,314|23,310|939|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|35,872|19,900|1,005|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|40,525|18,953|3,025|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|46,731|23,932|1,195|Pennsylvania}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|48,282|24,734|970|Pennsylvania}} |} {{P.A. GovHead|place=Lebanon County|Seat=|source=}}  {{P.A. GovRow|2014|Republican|22,738|13,629|0}} {{P.A. GovRow|2018|Republican|28,096|20,159|853}} {{P.A. GovRow|2022|Republican|31,731|23,646|1,089}} {{P.A. GovFoot}} ===Voter registration=== According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans comprise a majority of registered voters in Lebanon County. {| class=wikitable ! colspan = 6 | Lebanon County voter registration statistics as of January 2, 2024<ref name="Voter Registration">{{cite web |url=https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Pages/VotingElectionStatistics.aspx |format=XLS |title=November 2022 Voter Registration Statistics |access-date=November 7, 2022 |author=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309182141/https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Pages/VotingElectionStatistics.aspx |archive-date=March 9, 2021 }}</ref> |- ! colspan = 2 | Political party ! Total voters ! Percentage |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} | Republican | align = center | 50,528 | align = center | 55.42% |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic | align = center | 26,238 | align = center | 28.78% |- | {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}} | No party affiliation | align = center | 10,420 | align = center | 11.43% |- | {{party color cell|Other party (United States)}} | Minor parties | align = center | 3,978 | align = center | 4.36% |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! align = center | 91,164 ! align = center | 100.00% |}

===United States Senate=== {{U.S. SenHead|place=Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) l|website=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2018|Republican|29,836|18,368|945|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|46,172|24,745|2,222|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Seat=3|source=}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2016|Republican|39,386|19,079|3,060|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. SenRow|2022|Republican|35,023|19,695|1,773|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. SenFoot}}

===United States House of Representatives=== The county is located in the 9th congressional district, represented by Dan Meuser, Republican.

===State senate=== All of the county falls within the 48th Senatorial District. The seat is currently held by Lebanon business owner and Republican Chris Gebhard.

===State House of Representatives=== The county is divided into the 98th, 101st, and 102nd Pennsylvania House Districts.

====98th District==== The 98th District, which includes Mt. Gretna Borough, South Annville Township, and South Londonderry Township is represented by Republican Tom Jones.

====101st District==== :The 101st District, served by Republican John Schlegel, includes: {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Cornwall Borough * Lebanon City * North Cornwall Twp. * North Lebanon Twp. * South Lebanon Twp. * West Cornwall Twp. * West Lebanon Twp. {{div col end}}

====102nd District==== :The 102nd District, served by Republican Russ Diamond, includes: {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Annville Twp. * Bethel Twp. * Cleona Borough * Cold Spring Twp. * East Hanover Twp. * Heidelberg Twp. * Jackson Twp. * Jonestown Borough * Millcreek Twp. * Myerstown Borough * North Annville Twp. * Richland Borough * North Londonderry Twp. * Palmyra Borough * Richland Borough * Swatara Twp. * Union Twp. {{div col end}}

===County government=== The county is governed by three commissioners, who are elected every four years from a slate of four candidates (two Democrats and two Republicans). Other elected officials include County Controller, Sheriff, Coroner, Prothonotary and Clerk of Court, Recorder of Deeds, County Treasurer, and Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court.

===Electoral history=== For most of its history, Lebanon County has been one of the most Republican counties in Pennsylvania. The county is strongly Republican even by the standards of south-central Pennsylvania. It is very conservative for an urban county, having supported a Democrat for president only once since 1880. That came when Franklin D. Roosevelt won the county in his 46-state landslide reelection; even then, FDR carried it by only 587 votes. The only other time since 1880 that the county has failed to support a Republican was in 1912, when the GOP was mortally divided and Theodore Roosevelt carried it on the Bull Moose ticket.

In 1964, Lebanon County was one of only four counties in the state to vote for Barry Goldwater, along with Snyder, Union, and Wayne counties.

In the 2006 election for U.S. Senate, the county cast 21,756 votes (55.1%) for Republican Rick Santorum and 17,737 (44.9%) for Democrat Bob Casey, Jr., who won the race. In that year's gubernatorial election, the county cast 22,775 votes (57.5%) for Republican Lynn Swann and 16,813 (42.5%) for Democrat Ed Rendell, who won the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID%3D12%26ElectionID%3D24 |title=Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information |access-date=March 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529001955/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=24 |archive-date=May 29, 2008 }}</ref>

In the 2004 presidential election, the county cast 37,089 votes (66.6%) for Republican George W. Bush and 18,109 (32.5%) for Democrat John Kerry. In that same year's election for U.S. Senate, the county cast 35,336 votes (66.8%) for Republican Arlen Specter, 13,182 for Democrat Joe Hoeffel, 3,320 (6.3%) for Constitution Party candidate Jim Clymer, and 1,083 (2.0%) for Libertarian Betsy Summers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=11 |title=Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information |access-date=March 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127051425/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=11 |archive-date=November 27, 2008 }}</ref> In the 2008 presidential election the county cast 34,314 votes (58.59%) for Republican John McCain and 23,310 votes (39.8%) for Barack Obama.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2008&fips=42075&f=1&off=0&elect=0 |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - State Data |access-date=January 5, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201041545/http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2008&fips=42075&f=1&off=0&elect=0 |archive-date=December 1, 2008 }}</ref> In the 2016 presidential election, the county cast 38,804 votes (65,9%) for Republican Donald Trump and 17,860 votes (30,3%) for Democrat Hillary Clinton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/pennsylvania/|title=Pennsylvania Election Results 2016: President Live Map by County, Real-Time Voting Updates|website=Election Hub|date=November 8, 2016 |access-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107044131/https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/pennsylvania/|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref>

In the 2002 gubernatorial election, the county cast 22,659 votes (62.7%) for Republican Mike Fisher and 12,712 (35.2%) for Democrat Ed Rendell, who won the race. In the 2002 race for the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican George Gekas received 21,733 votes (60.9%) from the county while Democrat Tim Holden received 13,945 (39.1%); Holden won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID%3D12%26ElectionID%3D7 |title=Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information |access-date=May 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515030551/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=7 |archive-date=May 15, 2008 }}</ref>

==Education== 300px|thumb|Map of Lebanon County school districts

===Colleges and universities=== * Harrisburg Area Community College (Lebanon Campus) * Lebanon Valley College * Evangelical Seminary

===Public school districts=== * Annville-Cleona School District * Cornwall-Lebanon School District * Eastern Lebanon County School District * Lebanon School District * Northern Lebanon School District * Palmyra Area School District

==Communities== right|thumb|300px|Map of Lebanon County with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (red), townships (white), and census-designated places (blue)

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Lebanon County:

===City=== * Lebanon (county seat)

===Boroughs=== * Cleona * Cornwall * Jonestown * Mount Gretna * Myerstown * Palmyra * Richland

===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Annville * Bethel * Cold Spring * East Hanover * Heidelberg * Jackson * Millcreek * North Annville * North Cornwall * North Lebanon * North Londonderry * South Annville * South Lebanon * South Londonderry * Swatara * Union * West Cornwall * West Lebanon {{div col end}}

===Census-designated places=== Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Annville * Avon * Campbelltown * Fort Indiantown Gap * Fredericksburg * Hebron * Lebanon South * Mount Gretna Heights * Newmanstown * Pleasant Hill * Quentin * Sand Hill * Schaefferstown * Timber Hills {{div col end}}

===Other unincorporated communities=== {{div col|colwidth=12em}} * Anthracite * Bellegrove * Beverly Heights * Bordnersville * Buffalo Springs * Bunker Hill * Canaan Grove * Clear Spring * Coffeetown * Colebrook * Coheva * Dogtown * East Hanover * Ebenezer * Edisonville * Eustontown * Flintville * Fontana * Freeport Mills * Gold Mine * Gravel Hill * Greble * Green Point * Hamlin * Harper Tavern * Hauckville * Heilmandale * Indiantown * Inwood * Iona * Johnstown * Kleinfeltersville * Kutztown * Lawn * Lickdale * McGillstown * Midway * Millardsville * Millbach * Millbach Springs * Mount Ararat * Mount Pleasant * Mount Wilson * Mount Zion * Murray * Nacetown * Ono * Pansy Hill * Plainville * Prescott * Reinoeldville * Reistville * Rocherty * Rockwood * Sheridan * Shirksville * Springhaven * Stricklerstown * Syner * Union Water Works * Upper Lawn * Valley Glenn * Waldeck * Weavertown, Jackson Township * Weavertown, North Lebanon Township * West Jonestown * Westmont * Woodfort * Zinns Mill

===Ghost towns=== * Cold Spring * Rausch Gap

===Population ranking=== The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Lebanon County.<ref name="census.gov"/>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Rank !City/town/etc. !Municipal type !Population (2010 Census)

|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1 | '''†''' '''Lebanon''' | City | 25,477 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 2 | '''Palmyra''' | Borough | 7,320 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 3 | '''Annville''' (''township'') | CDP | 4,767 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 4 | '''Cornwall''' | Borough | 4,112 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 5 | '''Campbelltown''' | CDP | 3,616 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 6 | '''Myerstown''' | Borough | 3,062 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 7 | '''Pleasant Hill''' | CDP | 2,643 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 8 | '''Sand Hill''' | CDP | 2,496 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 9 | '''Newmanstown''' | CDP | 2,478 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 10 | '''Lebanon South''' | CDP | 2,270 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 11 | '''Cleona''' | Borough | 2,080 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 12 | '''Jonestown''' | Borough | 1,905 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 13 | '''Avon''' | CDP | 1,667 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 14 | '''Richland''' | Borough | 1,519 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 15 | '''Fredericksburg''' | CDP | 1,357 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 16 | '''Hebron''' | CDP | 1,305 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 17 | '''Schaefferstown''' | CDP | 941 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 18 | '''Quentin''' | CDP | 594 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 19 | '''Timber Hills''' | CDP | 360 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 20 | '''Mount Gretna Heights''' | CDP | 323 |- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" | 21 | '''Mount Gretna''' | Borough | 196 |- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" | 22 | '''Fort Indiantown Gap''' | CDP | 143 |}

==Parks and recreational places== * Memorial Lake State Park<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111007194743/http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/memoriallake/ Memorial Lake State Park]</ref> * Swatara State Park<ref>[http://www.stateparks.com/swatara_state_park_in_pennsylvania.html Swatara State Park]</ref> * Union Canal Tunnel Park<ref>[http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/union-canal-tunnel-park Union Canal Tunnel Park]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> * Lions Lake Park<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/lions-lake-park |title=Lions Lake Park |access-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713005134/http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/lions-lake-park |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Coleman's Memorial Park<ref>[http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/colemans-memorial-park Coleman's Memorial Park]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> * Stoever's Dam Park<ref>[http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/stoevers-dam-park-lebanon-pa Stoever's Dam Park]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> * South Hill's Park<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/south-hills-park-lebanon-pa |title=South Hill's Park |access-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713003021/http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/south-hills-park-lebanon-pa |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Mount Gretna Lake<ref>[http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/mount-gretna-lake-mt-gretna-pa Mount Gretna Lake]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> * Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area<ref>[http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/listings/middle-creek-wildlife-management-area Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> * Lebanon Valley Rails to Trails<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010518173755/http://lvrailtrail.com/ Lebanon Valley Rails to Trails]}}</ref> * Bordner Cabin<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://users.mbcomp.com/swatara/State%20Park/bordner_cabin.htm |title=Bordner Cabin |access-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903204739/http://users.mbcomp.com/swatara/State%20Park/bordner_cabin.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References== {{Notelist}}{{reflist|30em}}

==Further reading== * {{citation |page=402 |chapter=County and Local History: Lebanon |title=Writings on Pennsylvania history; a bibliography |publisher=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |date=1946 |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/writingsonpennsy00penn/page/402/mode/2up |via=Internet Archive }}

==External links== * {{OSM relation|417767}} * [https://www.lebanoncountypa.gov/ County of Lebanon] (official website) * [http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/ Lebanon County Pages]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} * [https://lebanoncountyhistory.org/ Lebanon County Historical Society] * [https://visitlebanonvalley.com/about-visit-lebanon-valley/ Visit Lebanon Valley] * [https://lebexpo.org/ Lebanon Valley Exposition Center and Fairgrounds]

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