Stroudsburg
| Stroudsburg | |||
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 Stroudsburg County Courthouse |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Monroe County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 59 ′ N , 75 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,466 (as of 2014) | ||
| Population density : | 1,188.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.6 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 131 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 18360 | ||
| Area code : | +1 570, 272 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-74888 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1188891 | ||
| Mayor : | Tarah Probst | ||
Stroudsburg is a county with the status " Borough " and seat of the county administration ( County Seat ) of Monroe County in the US state of Pennsylvania with 5466 inhabitants (2014).
geography
Stroudsburg is on Interstate 80 and 65 kilometers southeast of Wilkes-Barre . Stroudsburg is drained by the McMichael Creek , which flows through the Towns area from west to east. Stroudsburg lies above it in the catchment area of the Delaware River . The state of New Jersey begins a distance of three miles to the east.
history
In the 1830s Stroudsburg was settled by farmers . They later named the place "Stroudsburg" in honor of the settler Jacob Stroud. The Barry County Courthouse , built in 1890, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places , as was Stroud Manison , Kitson Woolen Mill, and Academy Hill Historic District .
Stroud manison
Kitson Woolen Mill
Academy Hill Historic District
The nearby East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania offers a variety of different undergraduate programs for students . The focus is on: health and physical education, biological sciences, business administration, computer science and psychology.
Demographic data
In 2014 a population of 5466 people was determined. The mean age at this point in time was 37.8 years, below the value of Pennsylvania, which was 40.6 years. 22.7% 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 Italy , 11.4% from Ireland and 9.45% from Puerto Rico .
sons and daughters of the town
- Charles W. Buttz (1837–1913), politician
- John Morgan Dengler (1927–1994), jazz musician
- Byron Kurt Lichtenberg (* 1948), scientist and astronaut
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ History ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ naming
- ↑ City data
- ^ Nationality of immigrants
