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Rural community is part of the beautiful Lewistown Valley
Formed from Schuylkill Township in 1868, the first settlement was in 1803 by Germans and New Englanders.

Population: 936  Founded: 1811

Government
Three-member board of supervisors.
Members:Craig Wagner, chairman; David Price, vice chairman; Randall Bensinger

Municipal Address and Phone Number
P.O. Box 210
9 Township Road, Tamaqua, PA 18252
570-668-4603
Fax: 570-668-0960

Office Hours
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

Regular Meeting Time
8 p.m. first Thursday of each month


Part of the Tamaqua Area School District

DISTRICT OFFICE:
P.O. Box 112, Tamaqua, Pa 18252
Phone: 570-668-2570
Fax: 5570-668-6850
Superintendent: Frederick T. Bausch

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 2270

HIGH SCHOOL:
Stadium Hill Road, Tamaqua, Pa 18252
Phone: 570-668-1901
Fax: 570-668-2970
Principal: Raymond J. Kinder

TAMAQUA MIDDLE SCHOOL:
502 Penn Street, Tamaqua, Pa 18252
Phone: 570-668-1210
Fax: 570-668-5027
Principal: Koreen Nalesnick
Assistant Principal: Francis W. Chickelly Sr.

TAMAQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
West Elm and Nescopec Streets, Tamaqua, Pa 18252
Phone: 570-668-3306
Fax: 570-668-3235
Principal: Koreen Nalesnick


RUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
50 Meadow Avenue, Tamaqua, Pa 18252
Phone: 570-668-6932
Fax: 570-668-6858
Principal: Koreen Nalesnick


WEST PENN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
RR 2 Box 224, New Ringgold, Pa 17960
Phone: 570-386-5051
Fax: 570-386-3226
Principal: Koreen Nalesnick
Assistant Principal: Francis W. Chickelly Sr.

BOARD MEETING DATE/TIME:
7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month; committee meeting, 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month

Map of Walker Township