{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, United States}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = Borough <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.jpg | image_caption = Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania | image_flag = | image_seal = SelinsgroveBoroSign1sml.jpg | seal_size = 150x100px | image_shield = | nickname = The Grove | motto = | image_map = File:Snyder County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Selinsgrove Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location of Selinsgrove in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. | pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA | pushpin_label = Selinsgrove | pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_mapsize = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania <!-- Location ------------------> | coordinates = {{coord|40|48|09|N|76|51|47|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Snyder | established_title = | established_date = | government_type = | government_footnotes = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Jeff Reed <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 4.92 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.90 | area_land_km2 = 4.74 | area_water_km2 = 0.18 | area_water_percent = 3.7 <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="STopozone">{{cite web |title=Selinsgrove Topo Map, Snyder County PA (Sunbury Area) |url=https://www.topozone.com/pennsylvania/snyder-pa/city/selinsgrove/ |website=TopoZone |publisher=Locality, LLC |access-date=26 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> | elevation_m = 135 | elevation_ft = 444 | elevation_point = borough benchmark | elevation_max_footnotes = <ref name="STopozone"/> | elevation_max_m = 182 | elevation_max_ft = 600 | elevation_max_point = southwest boundary of borough | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = <ref name="STopozone"/> | elevation_min_m = 127 | elevation_min_ft = 418 | elevation_min_point = Susquehanna River | elevation_min_rank = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=December 2024|reason=No mention of Selinsgrove at this URL}} | population_total = 5713 {{increase}} | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = 1244.33 | population_density_sq_mi = 3223.38 | population_note = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = Eastern (EST) | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 17870 | area_codes = 570 and 272 | website = [https://selinsgrove.org/ Borough Website] | footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = 2021 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> |population_est = 5741 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 42-69216 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.83 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.07 }}

'''Selinsgrove''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|i:|.|l|ɪ|n|z|ˌ|ɡ|r|oʊ|v}} is the largest borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population is estimated to be 5,761 for the 2020 Census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

Selinsgrove is geographically located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Pennsylvania, along U.S. Routes 11 and 15, 45 miles north of Harrisburg and {{convert|5.7|mi|}} southwest of Sunbury. It is the home of Susquehanna University.

==History== Selinsgrove was founded in 1787 by Captain Anthony Selin, who fought in the American Revolution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.captainselinscompany.org/pdfs/selinawi.pdf |title=The Military Career of Capt. Anthony Selin |author=Steve Collward |access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref>

The Penns Creek Massacre on October 16, 1755 was the first of a series of deadly raids on Pennsylvania settlements by Native Americans allied with the French in the French and Indian War.<ref>Snyder County Post, 255 Years Ago This Week...The Penns Creek Massacre of 1755, 2010</ref> A marker on the bank of Penns Creek north of Selinsgrove commemorates the massacre of 14 settlers and the capture of 11 more. In response to this and other Indian actions that day, Fort Augusta, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, the largest of Pennsylvania's frontier forts, was built in 1756 as a result of this conflict.<ref>Smith, Ivan., Seven Years War Timeline, Nova Scotia's Electric Scrapbook, 2013-12-11</ref>

Selinsgrove Hall and Seibert Hall at Susquehanna University and Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion on Market Street are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}}. Selinsgrove borders the Susquehanna River. The portion of the borough that is located between Penns Creek and the Susquehanna River is known locally as the "Isle of Que" (pronounced ''queue'').

===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present) |single line = Y |width = auto |Jan record high F = 72 |Feb record high F = 77 |Mar record high F = 87 |Apr record high F = 94 |May record high F = 96 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 105 |Aug record high F = 105 |Sep record high F = 100 |Oct record high F = 92 |Nov record high F = 80 |Dec record high F = 73 |year record high F = 105 |Jan high F = 35.7 |Feb high F = 38.5 |Mar high F = 47.6 |Apr high F = 60.9 |May high F = 71.6 |Jun high F = 80.4 |Jul high F = 85.0 |Aug high F = 82.7 |Sep high F = 75.7 |Oct high F = 63.4 |Nov high F = 51.1 |Dec high F = 40.2 |year high F = 61.1 |Jan mean F = 27.5 |Feb mean F = 29.5 |Mar mean F = 37.6 |Apr mean F = 49.2 |May mean F = 59.8 |Jun mean F = 69.2 |Jul mean F = 73.6 |Aug mean F = 71.6 |Sep mean F = 64.5 |Oct mean F = 52.6 |Nov mean F = 41.5 |Dec mean F = 32.5 |year mean F = 50.8 |Jan low F = 19.4 |Feb low F = 20.4 |Mar low F = 27.5 |Apr low F = 37.4 |May low F = 48.0 |Jun low F = 58.0 |Jul low F = 62.2 |Aug low F = 60.6 |Sep low F = 53.2 |Oct low F = 41.7 |Nov low F = 31.9 |Dec low F = 24.9 |year low F = 40.4 |Jan record low F = −27 |Feb record low F = −22 |Mar record low F = -11 |Apr record low F = 7 |May record low F = 23 |Jun record low F = 33 |Jul record low F = 41 |Aug record low F = 35 |Sep record low F = 29 |Oct record low F = 16 |Nov record low F = -5 |Dec record low F = −11 |year record low F = -27 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.07 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.30 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.26 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.68 |May precipitation inch = 3.76 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.38 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.29 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.78 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.41 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.88 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.05 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.24 |year precipitation inch = 43.10 |Jan snow inch = 9.7 |Feb snow inch = 7.6 |Mar snow inch = 5.6 |Apr snow inch = 0.6 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.2 |Nov snow inch = 1.2 |Dec snow inch = 4.1 |year snow inch = 29.0 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 12.2 |Feb precipitation days = 9.6 |Mar precipitation days = 11.3 |Apr precipitation days = 12.3 |May precipitation days = 12.9 |Jun precipitation days = 11.7 |Jul precipitation days = 11.0 |Aug precipitation days = 10.9 |Sep precipitation days = 9.9 |Oct precipitation days = 10.6 |Nov precipitation days = 10.0 |Dec precipitation days = 10.8 |year precipitation days = 133.2 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 5.0 |Feb snow days = 4.1 |Mar snow days = 2.4 |Apr snow days = 0.4 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.1 |Nov snow days = 0.7 |Dec snow days = 2.7 |year snow days = 15.4 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA >{{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ctp | title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = August 7, 2021 | archive-date = July 5, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120705132003/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ctp | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00367931&format=pdf | title = Station: Selingsgrove 2 S, PA | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = August 7, 2021}}</ref> }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1860= 1261 |1870= 1453 |1880= 1431 |1890= 1315 |1900= 1326 |1910= 1473 |1920= 1937 |1930= 2797 |1940= 2877 |1950= 3514 |1960= 3948 |1970= 5116 |1980= 5227 |1990= 5384 |2000= 5383 |2010= 5654 |2020= 5713 |estyear= 2021 |estimate= 5741 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> {{increase}} |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=December 2024|reason=No mention of Selinsgrove at this URL}} }} Selinsgrove is the principal city in the Selinsgrove, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area'','' and is also part of the larger Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area.

As of the census of 2010, there were 5,654 people, 1,812 households, and 930 families residing in the borough.<ref name="U.S. Census Bureau">{{cite web |title=Community Facts: Selinsgrove borough, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=21 January 2020 }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|2,976|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,934 housing units, of which 122 were vacant. The racial makeup of the borough was 91.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 1.8% from "some other race," and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.0% of the population. A majority of the Hispanic or Latino population was Mexican.

The presence of Susquehanna University strongly impacts the borough's demographics: 31.1% of the population lives in group quarters - largely dormitories - rather than in households. The student population is also visible in the disproportionate share of 18- to 24-year-olds.

Of the 1,812 households, 930 were families, 449 of which included related children under age 18. Among the families, 632 were husband-wife families, of which 231 had children at home. Only 92 households included 5 or more people.

Among the 882 non-family households, 404 were women living alone and 255 were men living alone. There were 1,760 people living in group quarters, of whom 153 were institutionalized. Among the non-institutionalized 1,607 living in group quarters - i.e. university students - 54% were female.

The borough's median age was 22.9 years. Due to the college, 39% of residents were age 18-24. Another 14% were under 18, 17% were 25-44, 16% were 45-64, and 14% were 65 and older.

Women make up the borough's majority, 53.6% of the population, implying that there are 86 men for every 100 women in Selinsgrove. Among those age 65 and older, 65% are women. The share of women is 52 or 53% for ages 18–24, 25-44, and 45-64. Among children, girls are 49% of the population.

According to the 2013-2017 American Community Survey, median income for a household in the borough was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $54,190. The unemployment rate for residents age 25-64 was 1.8% and the labor force participation rate was 84.1%. About 11% of families and 10% of the population (excluding students) were below the poverty line. However, income and poverty statistics for a community this small are reported with large margins of error and do not cover the student population.<ref name="U.S. Census Bureau"/>

==Economy== The largest local employers are housing-related manufacturers and educational institutions including the public schools and Susquehanna University. Educational services and health care/social assistance combined are projected to be about 90.7% of all job growth by 2014 in the central region. Manufacturing of both non-durable and durable goods are expected to lose over 4,000 jobs (a change of about -9.1% in employment) in the same time period. Construction is the only goods-producing sector projecting job growth, where employment may increase by about 210 jobs (or about 2.1%).<ref>[http://www.cpwdc.org/labormarketinfo/Research/Central%20Industry%20Projections%202004-2014.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928104231/http://www.cpwdc.org/labormarketinfo/Research/Central%20Industry%20Projections%202004-2014.pdf|date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>

Outside of the community local region employment includes: service jobs in local businesses, area hospitals which include UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.susquehannahealth.org/in-the-community/blog/lock-haven-sunbury-hospitals-join-upmc-susquehanna-to-further-quality-care-in|title=Lock Haven & Sunbury Hospitals Join UPMC Susquehanna to Further Quality Care in Region|last=UPMC Susquehanna|publisher=UPMC Susquehanna|date=September 28, 2017|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> in Sunbury and Evangelical Hospital in Lewisburg.

==Government== thumb|right|Downtown Market Street, looking northeast in Selinsgrove

The borough is governed by an elected council of seven residents. There is an elected mayor, a borough manager and a chief of police.<ref>{{cite web|author=Snyder County Commissioners |url=http://www.selinsgrove.org/ |title=Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania |publisher=Selinsgrove.org |access-date=2010-01-26}}</ref>

The borough council consists primarily of Democrats and Republicans, but members of the Green Party and Libertarian Party have also served.

Selinsgrove is located within the 85th Legislative District for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Selinsgrove is also situated within The Pennsylvania Senate District 27, an office held by Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/Senate_bio.cfm?id=1202 |title=Pennsylvania State Senate Member Information| access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref> Selinsgrove is in the US House of Representatives 15th district, represented by Glenn Thompson.

==Transportation== US Routes 11, 15 and 522, along with PA Route 35 pass through Selinsgrove. Intercity bus service is provided between the borough and Harrisburg to the south and Williamsport and Elmira, New York to the north by Fullington Trailways.<ref>[http://www.fullingtontours.com/pages/fab28 FAB 28 – Elmira – Williamsport – Harrisburg], Fullington Trailways. Retrieved 2019-01-31.</ref>

==Education== thumb|right|200 px|Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts

Selinsgrove Area School District is the local public school system. The district operates four schools clustered on a campus located in Selinsgrove borough, including the Selinsgrove Area High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/Profile/403 |title=Selinsgrove Area School District Fast Facts 2015 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>

==Parks== '''Kidsgrove Park''' is a 3.25-acre neighborhood park maintained and operated by Kidsgrove, Inc. The park contains a large wooden play structure, universal swings and sandbox, a band shell, picnic pavilions and tables, accessible walking path and permanent restrooms that are open seasonally. Off-street parking is available.<ref name="selinsgrove">{{cite web |url=http://www.selinsgrove.org/Documents/Recreational%20Facilities%20Brochure.pdf |title=Selinsgrove Borough Recreational Facilities |access-date=16 August 2013 |publisher=Selinsgrove Borough Parks & Recreation Commission |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071840/http://www.selinsgrove.org/Documents/Recreational%20Facilities%20Brochure.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''Major Anthony Selin Park''' located on Sassafras Street is equipped with horseshoe, quoit, and basketball courts and soccer fields. A large covered pavilion for picnics can be reserved for outings and reunions. This facility also offers a kitchen area, restrooms, and game equipment. A “Life Trail”, which is a system of exercise and walking trails, is one feature of the park. Local businesses have donated kiosks that provide information on fitness for active adults. During the summer of 2011, this program offered a sport-camp atmosphere promoting physical activity. Activities will include soccer, baseball, lacrosse, volleyball, basketball, etc. A different sport was featured each week. The program consisted of fitness and sports activities.<ref name="selinsgrove" />

'''Pump House Park and Gazebo''' The Pump House Park includes a building that can be rented for any meeting, party, or group event. This facility contains restrooms and a kitchen, as well as a meeting space that comfortably seats about 30 people and can be rearranged for as many as 60. The Gazebo is another great feature of the park, located in an attractive setting along Penns Creek. The Gazebo is a popular spot for outdoor weddings, and also hosts a concert series of local performers during June, July, and August.<ref name="selinsgrove" /> "Music at the Gazebo" is a program that runs from June through August with free concerts held in Pump House Park.

'''East Snyder Park''' is a multi-use facility which is under development using state grants and local donations. It is located along the upper end of University Ave. near Rt. 522, at the location of the existing Penn Township ball fields. The master plan of the park calls for nine professional grade horseshoe pits, baseball, softball, football and soccer fields, a preschool playground with age appropriate apparatus (Kaboom grant) a playground for older children, and a small wetland conservation education area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastsnyderpark.com/blueprintofpark.html |title=East Snyder County Park blueprint |year=2014 |access-date=2014-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107141746/http://www.eastsnyderpark.com/blueprintofpark.html |archive-date=2014-11-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission maintains boating access to the Susquehanna River on the Isle of Que.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fish.state.pa.us/edind.htm |title=Information for Educators |publisher=Fish.state.pa.us |access-date=2013-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420151832/http://www.fish.state.pa.us/edind.htm |archive-date=2013-04-20 }}</ref>

'''Susquehanna Greenway''' is a regional effort to link natural, cultural, historic, and recreational resources along the {{convert|500|mi|km|adj=on}} corridor of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.<ref>http://www.susquehannagreenway.org/greenway/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=413318&greenwayNav={{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 7894</ref>

A public swimming pool was built in the early 1970s.<ref>Moore, Marcia., Online push to benefit Selinsgrove pool, The Daily Item, May 11, 2015</ref>

==Community organizations== '''Selinsgrove Area Community Foundation''' (SACF) was founded in 1994 and is affiliated with the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation (CSCF). SAYF awards scholarships to Selinsgrove Area school students and has provided funding to community projects such as KidsGrove, the Selinsgrove Pool, Snyder County Library System, and improvements at the high school's Bolig football field and track fields.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csgiving.org/affiliates/selinsgrove_acf.html |title=Selinsgrove Area Community Foundation |publisher=Csgiving.org |access-date=2013-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827170429/http://csgiving.org/affiliates/selinsgrove_acf.html |archive-date=2013-08-27 }}</ref>

The Selinsgrove Adult Band gives an annual spring concert utilizing school district facilities. This concert benefits the American Cancer Society.

In April 2016, a murder in Selinsgrove<ref name="DailyItemMurderStory">{{cite web|last1=Moore|first1=Marcia|title=Selinsgrove police confirm identity of murder victim|url=http://www.dailyitem.com/news/selinsgrove-police-confirm-identity-of-murder-victim/article_3c4e1b0a-faa0-11e5-8df8-4bd2aaca6d54.html|website=The Daily Item|date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> attracted international attention when 9-year-old Hilde Lysiak covered the story for her ''Orange Street News'' and was subsequently criticized because of her age and the subject of the story.<ref name="Washington Post">{{cite web|last1=Jackman|first1=Tom|title=9-year-old reporter breaks crime news, posts videos, fires back at critics|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2016/04/05/9-year-old-reporter-breaks-crime-news-posts-videos-fires-back-at-critics/?tid=ss_fb-bottom|website=True Crime|publisher=The Washington Post|access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref>

==Cemeteries== * Evergreen (Baker's) * Saint Paul's United Church of Christ * Trinity (English, New) Lutheran * Sharon (German) Evangelical Lutheran * Wagenseller's Union * Old Lutheran Cemetery - The grave of three-term Pennsylvania Governor Simon Snyder is located here. .

==Notable people== * Benjamin Burnley of rock group Breaking Benjamin * Jacob Coxey, socialist and populist politician * Jim Davidson, actor and model, Selinsgrove High School alumni * Aaron Fink, member of rock group Breaking Benjamin and Lifer * Euell Gibbons, naturalist, died in Sunbury * Jeremy Hummel of the rock group Breaking Benjamin * Hilde Lysiak, journalist, editor and publisher of the ''Orange Street News'', the only publication devoted exclusively to covering the events of Selinsgrove<ref>{{cite news |title=9-year-old reporter breaks crime news, posts videos, fires back at critics|date=5 April 2016 |access-date=7 April 2016 |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2016/04/05/9-year-old-reporter-breaks-crime-news-posts-videos-fires-back-at-critics/}}</ref> * [http://www.matthewlysiak.com Matthew Lysiak] nationally recognized [https://web.archive.org/web/20141207024007/http://www.matthewlysiak.com/articles-1.html journalist] and [https://www.amazon.com/Newtown-American-Tragedy-Matthew-Lysiak/dp/1476753741 Author] currently resides in Selinsgrove * Jeanne Shaheen, Governor of New Hampshire from 1997–2003; elected junior senator from New Hampshire in 2008. * Simon Snyder, governor of Pennsylvania 1808-1817 * Amos Alonzo Stagg, football coach, served as an advisor at Susquehanna University from 1947 to 1952 <!-- *** INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTABLE PEOPLE SECTIONS *** If you add/edit this section, it is YOUR responsibility to ensure ALL of the following is met: 1) You MUST insert each person into the list, sorted/ordered by last name (surname). 2) Each person MUST meet the Wikipedia:Notability (people) guideline. 3) If a person has a Wikipedia article, then you MUST wikilink the persons name to the correct wikipedia article. Their wikipedia article MUST state the person has resided in this city. 4) If a person doesn't have a Wikipedia article, then you MUST add a citation reference (Wikipedia:Citing sources) to prove notability (Wikipedia:Notability (people)) and the reference MUST state the person has resided in this city (Wikipedia:Verifiability). *** END OF INSTRUCTIONS *** -->

==Popular culture== On April 30, 1988 the world's longest banana split was created in Selinsgrove. It was {{convert|7.32|km|miles}} long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long133.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051109153504/http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long133.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 9, 2005 |title=World's longest banana split |publisher=Thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com |date=1988-04-30 |access-date=2013-08-17}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{commons category|Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania}} {{wikivoyage|Selinsgrove}} * [http://www.selinsgrove.org/ Official Borough Site] * [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/04/national/04GROV.html?ex=1144987200&en=dc2c0d96398280a6&ei=5070 "As Diversity Sweeps Nation, a Placid Town Is Unchanged,"] Dan Barry, New York Times

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