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Minersville is a borough in Schuylkill county. In 1900, 4,815 people lived here; in 1910, 7,240, people lived here; and in 1940, 8,686 people lived here. The population was 4,552 at the 2000 census.
The completion of the Schuylkill Haven and Mine Hill Railroad provided the means to transport the coal produced in the region. The development of the coal industry grew rapidly and attracted many immigrants. The English and Welsh arrived first and brought with them the mining experience from their home lands. The Germans and Irish came next, soon to be followed by many other ethnic groups that make up our community.The influx of inhabitants to the community promoted the need to begin some type of municipal planning. Titus Bennett laid out the town in 1830 on parts of two tracts of land patented to Lawrence Lewis and Robert M. Lewis on July 20, 1829, at that time part of Branch Township.
