Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania

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Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Pikes Creek
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Pikes Creek
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°18′21″N76°5′46″W / 41.30583°N 76.09611°W / 41.30583; -76.09611 Coordinates: 41°18′21″N76°5′46″W / 41.30583°N 76.09611°W / 41.30583; -76.09611
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Luzerne
Township Lake
Area
[1]
 • Total1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
 • Land1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total260
 • Density204.24/sq mi (78.83/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 570
FIPS code 42-60224

Pikes Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 269 at the 2010 census. [3]

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Geography

Pikes Creek is located at 41°18′21″N76°5′46″W / 41.30583°N 76.09611°W / 41.30583; -76.09611 . [4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all land. [5] It is located at the crossroads of Pennsylvania Route 29 and Pennsylvania Route 118. The borough of Dallas is 8 miles (13 km) east along Route 118, and the city of Nanticoke is 12 miles (19 km) south along Route 29.

The village is named for Pikes Creek, a tributary of Harveys Creek, which flows south to the Susquehanna River at West Nanticoke.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 260—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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