Formed 1811 Area 784 square miles Population & Housing Information (1990 Census) Schuylkill County: 152,585 Pottsville: 16,303 Urban Population: 63,493 Rural Population: 89,092 Total Housing Units: 66,457 Owner Occupied: 47,461 Median Monthly Housing Cost with mortgage: $496.00 Median Monthly Housing Cost without mortgage: $188.00 Elevation 627 feet above sea level in the center of Pottsville Climate Mean Annual Temperature: 60 degrees Fahrenheit Mean Annual Rainfall: 42 inches Assessed Valuation Schuylkill County: $4.1 billion (1997 estimate) Employment Total Employment: 67,500 (Nov. 1999) Total Income: $2,600,348,000 (1992) Average Annual Wage: $21,038 (1994) Median Household Effective Buying Income: $28,325 (1993) Agriculture 800 farms totaling 97,000 acres (1998)
State Rankings in Production:

2nd 3rd 4th 9th 10th 15th Christmas Trees Potatoes Eggs Apples Broilers Hogs

Health Care Facilities Hospitals: 4 Total Beds: 649 Nursing Homes: 14 Total Beds: 1,646
Communities and Trading Areas County Seat: Pottsville Larger Communities in Schuylkill County:

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