Thornhurst Township | |
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 A wetland in Thornhurst Township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°13′00″N 75°37′59″W / 41.21667°N 75.63306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.12 sq mi (59.88 km2) |
| • Land | 22.90 sq mi (59.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,903 ft (580 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,012  |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,012 |
| • Density | 45.90/sq mi (17.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-069-76601 |
| Incorporated | 1878, as Lehigh Township |
| Renamed | 1996, as Thornhurst Township |
| Website | www |
Thornhurst Township is a small town in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,012 at the 2020 census.[2] The area is a part of the Pocono Mountains region.
The township was established in 1878 as Lehigh Township, so named for the Lehigh River. In 1996, to eliminate confusion between this and the township of the same name in Wayne County, the township changed its name to Thornhurst, the name of a community within the southern portion of the township.[3]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Thornhurst Township History". Thornhurst Township. Retrieved October 25, 2015.