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'''Adams County''' is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,852. Its county seat is Gettysburg. The county was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County, and was named for the second President of the United States, John Adams. On July 1–3, 1863, a crucial battle of the American Civil War was fought near Gettysburg; Adams County, as a result, is a center for Civil War-related tourism. The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania region of the state. Adams County comprises the Gettysburg metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area.<ref>Wikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania</ref>
'''Adams County''' is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,852. Its county seat is Gettysburg. The county was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County, and was named for the second President of the United States, John Adams. On July 1–3, 1863, a crucial battle of the American Civil War was fought near Gettysburg; Adams County, as a result, is a center for Civil War-related tourism. The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania region of the state. Adams County comprises the Gettysburg metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area.<ref>Wikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania</ref>


Revision as of 11:51, 9 January 2025

Adams County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,852. Its county seat is Gettysburg. The county was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County, and was named for the second President of the United States, John Adams. On July 1–3, 1863, a crucial battle of the American Civil War was fought near Gettysburg; Adams County, as a result, is a center for Civil War-related tourism. The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania region of the state. Adams County comprises the Gettysburg metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area.[1]

Key Cities/Towns

Boroughs

  • Abbottstown
  • Arendtsville
  • Bendersville
  • Biglerville
  • Bonneauville
  • Carroll Valley
  • East Berlin
  • Fairfield
  • Gettysburg (county seat)
  • Littlestown
  • McSherrystown
  • New Oxford
  • York Springs

Townships

  • Berwick
  • Butler
  • Conewago
  • Cumberland
  • Franklin
  • Freedom
  • Germany
  • Hamilton
  • Hamiltonban
  • Highland
  • Huntington
  • Latimore
  • Liberty
  • Menallen
  • Mount Joy
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Oxford
  • Reading
  • Straban
  • Tyrone
  • Union

Megan's Law Statistics

(Copy from PA Megan's Law Database, click on Community Tools at top then the 3rd "Count of..." link and tally residents only)

County Total Lifetime Out of State Pre-SORNA SVP SVDC SVP Ten-Year T1 T2 T3
338 73 42 30 0 35 18 54 30 56

Last updated: 12/16/24

Registration Sites

(copy from https://www.meganslaw.psp.pa.gov/VerificationSites/VerificationSiteSearch)

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County Parole/Probation Office Contact Information

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Local Reentry Resources

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SOAB Approved Treatment Providers

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PFR-Friendly Housing Providers

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Employers Who Have Hired PFRs

If you discover friendly or unfriendly employers on this list, please contact us at contact@parsol.org. (List approx. top 10 in county)

Business Address Contact if Known Website Phone Number Notes
ex. Company XYZ 123 Main Street

City, PA 15432

Joe Schmoe,

HR Director

https://companyxyz.com/jobs 717-215-5704 For example, if an employer advertises

that they would like reentrants to apply or is PFR-owned or something like that can go here.

Other PFR-Specific Resources

State Representatives

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State Sentors

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Daily Newspapers

Primary Broadcast Media

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PARSOL Information

Region & Contact

  • Region: Northeast Lehigh Valley Southeast Southwest East Central (Capital Region) Northwest Philadelphia Pittsburgh
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County Contact

  • First Name Last Initial

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania
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