Borough of Tunkhannock | |
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 Downtown Tunkhannock along U.S. Route 6, known locally as Tioga Street | |
 Location of Tunkhannock in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania | |
  Tunkhannock Location of Tunkhannock in Pennsylvania  Tunkhannock Tunkhannock (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′27″N 75°56′52″W / 41.54083°N 75.94778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Wyoming |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stacy Huber |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.45 km2) |
| • Land | 0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,766  |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,759 |
| • Density | 1,908.89/sq mi (737.27/km2) |
| Demonym | Tunkhaknuckle (Tunk-uh-nuckle) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18657 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-77784 |
| Website | Borough website |
Tunkhannock (/təŋˈkænək/ tuhng-KA-nuhk) is a borough and county seat of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre, Tunkhannock is in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the past, lumbering was carried on extensively. Today, many residents are employed by the Procter & Gamble plant in nearby Washington Township. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 1,766.[2][3]
The name Tunkhannock is derived from the Minsi-Len'api term Ptuk'hanna'unk, which means "Bend-in-river-place", especially to the town's west, upstream at the radical bend called "The Neck".[4] Modern Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, The Tunkhannock Historic District, bounded by Tioga, Pine, and Harrison Streets, and Wyoming Avenue, were added to the National Register of Historic Places in August 2005.[5]
Tunkhannock is 88 miles (142 km) northwest of Allentown and 141.7 miles (228.0 km) northwest of New York City.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ Zeisberger, David. Indian Dictionary: English, German, Iroquois—The Onondaga and Algonquin—The Delaware. Harvard University Press, 1887. ISBN 1104253518, p. 22. “The Delaware” that Zeisberger translated was Minsi-Len’api.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". www.nps.gov.