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Lykens
Pennsylvania · PA · Dauphin County
About Lykens
Borough in Pennsylvania, US1848Established
1,873Population
1.2 sq miArea
705 ftElevation
Lykens is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Anthracite coal mining sustained a population of 2,762 in 1900 and 2,943 in 1910. The population was 1,865 at the 2020 census. Lykens is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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