Seltzer, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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Seltzer is a village and census-designated place (CDP) that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 318 at the 2020 census.
Seltzer | |
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Main Street in Seltzer. | |
  Seltzer Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania  Seltzer Seltzer (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′47″N 76°14′8″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 318 |
| • Density | 4,100/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Seltzer is located in Norwegian Township.
History
Seltzer was named after Conrad Seltzer, a nineteenth-century German immigrant who established a meatpacking business.[1] The Seltzer Packing Company became one of the largest of its kind in Pennsylvania. Conrad Seltzer was also elected as Schuylkill County treasurer for one term in 1864, running as a Democrat. His descendants became prominent in Schuylkill County business and politics.[2]
Geography
Seltzer is located at 40°41′47″N 76°14′8″W (40.696252, -76.235543).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.
Demographics
The total population in 2010 was 296 according to the U.S. Census Bureau[4] in this Census Designated Place (CDP). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.
There were 86.2 males per 100 females (137 male, 159 female). The age breakdown shows 35 children under 15 years of age, 47 between ages 15–19, 7 aged 20–34, 124 aged 35–54, 83 aged 55 and older.
20.7% of the population aged 15 and older has never married. 55.6% are now married (in 2010). 9.2% are divorced or separated. 14.6% are widowed. 72.9% of the population 25 years of age or older in the CDP have graduated from high school or attended college, including 11.6% with a graduate or professional degree. The median income per capita (15 years of age and older) was $16,042. 14.9% of the population is living below the poverty line.[5]
Data from the 2010 American Community Survey conducted by the Census Bureau indicates that there were 127 households in the CDP with 78 total families.[6]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,681.[7]
In popular culture
In January 2020, Anheuser-Busch introduced a new product, Bud Light Seltzer, with television commercials featuring the fake "mayor" of the "town" of Seltzer, Pennsylvania, the "unofficial spokes-town" for the product. Anheuser-Busch donated $15,000 to the real Seltzer fire company and threw a launch party.[8][9]
