Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania

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Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Volunteer Fire Department
Nickname: 
"Little Bear" (Ma-con-na-quah)[ citation needed ]
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Mocanaqua
Location in Pennsylvania
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Mocanaqua
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°8′28″N76°8′20″W / 41.14111°N 76.13889°W / 41.14111; -76.13889
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Township Conyngham
Government
 • Type2nd Class Township
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2)
 • Land0.50 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
515
 • Density1,038.31/sq mi (401.23/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18655 [3]
Area code 570
FIPS code 42-50208
GNIS feature ID1181387, [4] 2630027 [5]

Mocanaqua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census. [6]

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), of which 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 9.55%, is water. [7] It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River along PA 239, which crosses the river and links Mocanaqua to the borough of Shickshinny.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 515—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Education

Students attend the Greater Nanticoke Area School District. [9]

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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. ↑ "Mocanaqua PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mocanaqua
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mocanaqua Census Designated Place
  6. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Mocanaqua CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mocanaqua CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luzerne County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 13, 2024. - Text list
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