Major population centers are Lewisburg, Mifflinburg, and New Berlin. Union County is home to Bucknell University , a highly selective four year liberal arts university which includes a nationally known college of engineering. The Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary and the Allenwood Federal Prison Camp, operated by the United States Bureau of Prisons , are both located in Union County. The two installations house over 5,000 inmates and are the county's largest employers. Other major Union County employers include Evangelical Community Hospital , the JPM Corporation , the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit , Pennsylvania House Furniture , Ritz-Craft home manufacturers, and Playworld Systems , manufacturers of playground equipment serving international markets.
Agriculture is also of great significance to the county's economy.
Union County is served by the Lewisburg and Mifflinburg area public school districts. In 1999, the Lewisburg Middle School was named the top middle school in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved.