Carbon County, Pennsylvania
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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 |
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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.
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
Population development | |||
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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 |
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
Coordinates: 40 ° 55 ′ N , 75 ° 42 ′ W