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Hebron is a census-designated place in South Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,305. The Lebanon County Prison is located within the CDP.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,305 to 939 (-28%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Passages that mention Hebron, cut from the printed page as they were published.
ron Church had been laid the Orths, Ulrichs, Graefts, Imhoffs and Rauchs, under the leadership of John Graeff, agreed upon the transfer of the congregation to Lebanon. Thus, by faith, the remnant of the Hebron Church was able to lay the corner stone of the new church, on Tenth Street between Cumberland and Willow Streets, on June 11, 1848, and consecrate the building on Dec. 16, 1848. On June 2, 1853, the Rev. Edward de Schweinitz occupied the parsonage on the north side of the
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The residential portion of the church was not occupied until 1751, when Pastor Christian Henry Rauch took up his abode in the new edifice. He came to Hebron from Shekomeka, New York, where he had been at work among the Indians. It was he who introduced into the congregation the “choir” system of the Brethrens’ Church. Instead of societies within the church each class of members constituted among themselves a group of believers to seek the good of the com-
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.