Masthope, Pennsylvania

Masthope Mountain Community
Census-designated place
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Pike
Area [1]
• Total	5.45 sq mi (14.13 km2)
• Land	5.22 sq mi (13.53 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	681
• Density	130.38/sq mi (50.34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-48032

Masthope Mountain Community is a census-designated place ^[3] located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in far northeastern Pike County near the New York border. As of the 2010 census ^[3] the population was 685.

Masthope is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "beads of glass". ^[4]

It is a private community of single family homes in the most northern tier of the Poconos Mountains. The community has a lodge, built in 2005, which has a restaurant overlooking the Delaware River, as well as a ski area, horse stables, a fitness center, and a beach.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	681		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

External links

• Community website

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "US Census Bureau". Census.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
4. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN   978-0-8063-0416-8.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

41°31′59″N75°01′53″W / 41.53306°N 75.03139°W / 41.53306; -75.03139