Carbon County, Pennsylvania

administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Jim Thorpe
Foundation :	March 13, 1843
Made up from:	Monroe County Northampton County
Area code :	001 570
Demographics
Residents :	58,802 (2000)
Population density :	59.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1003 km²
Water surface :	16 km²
map

Website : www.carboncounty.com

Carbon County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 58,802 people and a population density of 60 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Jim Thorpe .

geography

The county covers an area of 1,003 square kilometers, 16 square kilometers of which is water.

history

In 1746, 12 families of the Moravian Congregation founded the Gnadenhütten settlement at what is now the small town of Lehighton. Gnadenhütten was destroyed in the French and Indian War of 1755.

The county was established on March 13, 1843. The name “Carbon” (German: “Coal”) refers to the coal deposits in this region.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church (2013)

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , St. Mark's Episcopal Church and Cedarcroft . Twelve structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 22, 2018).

Cities and towns

Map of the Carbon County

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	44,510	-
1910	52,846	18.7%
1920	62,565	18.4%
1930	63,380	1.3%
1940	61,735	-2.6%
1950	57,558	-6.8%
1960	52,889	-8.1%
1970	50,573	-4.4%
1980	53,285	5.4%
1990	56,846	6.7%
2000	58,802	3.4%
1900-1990 2000


Banks Township Beaver Meadows Bowmanstown East Penn Township East side Franklin Township Jim Thorpe Kidder Township Lansford	Lausanne township Lehigh Township Lehighton Lower Towamensing Township Mahoning Township Nesquehoning Packer Township Palmerton	Parryville Penn Forest Township Summit Hill Towamensing Township Tresckow Weatherly Weissport East Weissport

Individual evidence

↑ Carbon County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Kyle Fisher: After Gnadenhütten. The Moravian Indian Mission in the Old Northwest, 1782-1812 . In: Journal of Moravian history , vol. 17 (2017), no. 1, pp. 27–57.
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 44 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Carbon County, Pennsylvania - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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[1] Carbon County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Kyle Fisher: After Gnadenhütten. The Moravian Indian Mission in the Old Northwest, 1782-1812 . In: Journal of Moravian history , vol. 17 (2017), no. 1, pp. 27–57.

[3] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 44 .

[4] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2018.

[5] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2018.

[6] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[7] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011