Saylorsburg

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Saylorsburg
Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Saylorsburg
Saylorsburg
Location in Pennsylvania
Basic data
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Monroe County
Coordinates : 40 ° 54 ′  N , 75 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 54 ′  N , 75 ° 19 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,126 (as of 2010)
Population density : 375.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.3 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.0 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 204 m
Postcodes : 18353
Area code : +1 570
FIPS : 42-68088

Saylorsburg is a census-designated place in Monroe County in the US state of Pennsylvania with a population of 1126 (2010).

geography

Saylorsburg is in the Pocono Mountains , on Pennsylvania Route 33 and 60 kilometers southeast of Wilkes-Barre . Stroudsburg is located 15 kilometers to the northeast.

history

Various Indian tribes were the indigenous people of the area. At the beginning of the 19th century , the area of ​​today's Saylorsburg was settled by farmers . The name of the place was chosen in honor of the settlers Charles and Samuel Saylor. Since high-quality and extensive clay deposits were discovered in the area , an important branch of industry for brick production developed. Glazed masonry bricks were specially produced.

The Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen has lived in self-chosen exile in Saylorsburg since 1999 .

Demographic data

In 2010 a population of 1126 was determined. The mean age at this point in time was 42.2 years, above the value of Pennsylvania, which was 40.6 years. 16.5% of today's residents can be traced back to immigrants from Germany. Other significant immigrant groups during the early days of the town came from England ( 13.4%) and Ireland ( 9.5%) .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. ↑ naming
  3. ↑ Brick production ( Memento from June 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ City data

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