Girardville, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
 Main Street in Girardville | |
 Location of Girardville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Girardville Location in Pennsylvania  Girardville Girardville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′32″N 76°17′04″W / 40.79222°N 76.28444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Settled | 1832 |
| Incorporated | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,308 |
| • Density | 2,525.10/sq mi (975.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17935 |
| Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
| FIPS code | 42-29264 |
Girardville (nicknamed Guntown)[3] is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Reading. Anthracite coal deposits are in the region. Coal-mining provided employment and incomes for many of the 3,666 people who lived there in 1900. In 1910, 4,396 individuals called it home. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1832 and is named after Stephen Girard[4] of Philadelphia, who purchased large land holdings in and around the town. It was incorporated as a borough in 1872.
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