Meshoppen Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°37′00″N 76°04′59″W / 41.61667°N 76.08306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Wyoming |
Area | |
• Total | 16.11 sq mi (41.71 km2) |
• Land | 15.71 sq mi (40.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2) |
Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 935 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 932 |
• Density | 64.92/sq mi (25.07/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 570 |
FIPS code | 42-131-48864 |
Meshoppen Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 935 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township takes its name from Meshoppen Creek, a Native American name purported to mean "glass beads".[3]
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