Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Wellsboro, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Wellsboro, Pennsylvania - Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Wellsboro is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States, 52 miles (84 km) northwest of Williamsport.
Early in the 20th century, Wellsboro was the shipping point and trade center for a large area.
It is the governmental center of county of Tioga County, and also home to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania.
The Robinson House, Jesse Robinson House, Wellsboro Armory, and Wellsboro Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wellsboro is positioned at 41 44 48 N 77 18 7 W (41.746794, -77.301881). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 4.9 square miles (13 km2), of which, 4.9 square miles (13 km2) of it is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.61%) is water.
Tioga County Courthouse in Wellsboro.
In the borough the populace was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Wellsboro Gazette is a weekly print printed announcement owned by Tioga Publishing Company which covers news in Wellsboro and encircling towns.
Map of Tioga County, Pennsylvania School Districts Residents of Wellsboro may attend the local, enhance schools directed by Wellsboro Area School District which provides full day kindergarten through 12th grade.
In 2013, Wellsboro Area School District ranked 311th out of 498 enhance schools for academic achievement of its pupils, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. Wellsboro inhabitants may also apply to attend any of the Commonwealth's 14 enhance cyber charter schools (in 2013) at no additional cost to the parents.
The resident's enhance school precinct is required to pay the charter school and cyber charter school tuition for inhabitants who attend these enhance schools. By Commonwealth law, since the District provides transit for its own students, then Wellsboro Area School District must furnish transportation to any school that lies inside 10 miles of its borders.
Residents may also seek admission for their school aged child to any other enhance school district.
In 2012, the tuition fees for Wellsboro Area School District were: Elementary School - $8,343.38, High School - $9,951.51. BLa - ST Intermediate Unit #17 provides a wide range of services to kids living in its region which includes the borough of Wellsboro.
Community members have access to the Green Free Library positioned in Wellsboro; the Westfield Public Library which is positioned on Maple Street, in Westfield; the Elkland Area Community Library positioned on East Parkway Avenue, in Elkland and to the statewide PA Power Library which is an online library funded with tax dollars from the state's education budget.
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a state college located in Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Pennsylvania Department of Education (2013).
Pennsylvania Department of Education (2013).
Pennsylvania Department of Education (May 2012).
"Pennsylvania Public School District Tuition Rates".
Media related to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons Official website of the Borough of Wellsboro Municipalities and communities of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
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