Towanda, Pennsylvania
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Location in Pennsylvania
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1828 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Bradford County, Pennsylvania | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 46 ′ N , 76 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,904 (as of 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 1,001.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.9 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 223 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 18848 | ||
| Area code : | +1 507 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1204690 | ||
Towanda is a Borough and also the administrative center ( the county seat ) of the Bradford County in the US -amerikanischen state Pennsylvania .
geography
Towanda is at 41 ° 46'13 "north latitude and 76 ° 26'48" west longitude. At a distance of around 100 kilometers is Wilkes-Barre in the southeast. The Susquehanna River flows on the eastern outskirts. The connecting road US Highway 6 runs through the city, US Highway 220 touches it in the west.
history
The city was founded in 1828. The name Towanda goes back to the indigenous people and means something like "burial ground" in the Algonquin language . Towanda was originally a region with an intensive timber industry and there were several sawmills . However, when attempts were made to exploit the geologically significant, very natural gas-rich Marcellus Formation , which is located below the city and which extends widely under the entire Appalachian Mountains , after 2008, extensive drilling began in the region. These were carried out using the hydraulic fracturing process (fracking). As a result, road traffic through the city grew dramatically as construction vehicles, tankers, and heavy equipment traveled to the wells around the clock. This was received very differently in the population. While the hotel and catering industry assessed the economic upswing positively, a large part of the residents showed a negative attitude because of the noise pollution and unexplained influences on the environment.
National Register of Historic Places
The Bradford County Courthouse and Towanda Historic District have been added to the National Register of Historic Places . There are other architecturally valuable buildings in the city.
Bradford County Courthouse
Towanda Historic District
Demographics
In 2012 a population of 2904 people was determined, which means a decrease of 4.0% compared to the year 2000. The mean age of residents in 2012 was 38.7 years, below the Pennsylvania mean of 43.3 years.
The main groups of immigrants during the early days of the city came from Germany (20.2%), England ( 19.7%) and Ireland ( 16.4%) .
sons and daughters of the town
The following people were born in or near Towanda:
- Andrew James Louis Brennan (1877–1956), Bishop of Richmond
- Nate Bump (born 1976), baseball pitcher
- James Tracy Hale (1810-1865), politician
- Edwin J. Jorden (1863–1903), politician
- William W. Kingsbury (1828-1892), politician
- Gregory La Cava (1892–1952), film director
- Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter (1877–1963), translator
- Ulysses Mercur (1818-1887), politician
- Edward Overton (1836–1903), politician
- Joseph Powell (1828–1904), politician
