S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania

S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota (Slovene)
Borough
Welcome sign along Pennsylvania Route 108
Location in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°55′44″N80°29′55″W / 40.92889°N 80.49861°W / 40.92889; -80.49861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lawrence
Established	1978
Government
• Mayor	Gerald Sankovich
Area [1]
• Total	0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2)
• Land	0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Highest elevation [2] (northeast corner)	1,250 ft (380 m)
Lowest elevation [2] (tributary to Sugar Creek)	1,055 ft (322 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	15
• Density	25.37/sq mi (9.80/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
ZIP code	16120
Area code	724
FIPS code	42-71620
GNIS feature ID	2390560
Website	snpjrec.com

S.N.P.J. is a borough in western Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the borough had a population of 15. ^[3] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

S.N.P.J. stands for "Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota" (Slovene National Benefit Society), a fraternal society and financial co-operative based in North Fayette, Pennsylvania. The society applied to have their 500-acre (200 ha) recreation center in western Pennsylvania designated as a separate municipality in 1977. The S.N.P.J. borough was created so that the society could, among other things, get its own liquor license. North Beaver Township, the municipality in which the center was originally located, restricted the sale of alcohol on Sundays (blue law).

S.N.P.J. once had the distinction of being the least-populated borough in the state (but not municipality; East Fork Road District, population 14, was less populous) until a mine fire beneath Centralia made that borough unsafe to live in.

Geography

S.N.P.J. is located at 40°55′44″N80°29′55″W / 40.92889°N 80.49861°W / 40.92889; -80.49861 (40.928916, -80.498828). ^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), with 20 acres (8.1 ha; 0.031 sq mi) of the area covered by water.

It is more of a recreation complex than a community, and has 60 rental cabins, 115 mobile home slots, and an artificial lake. It is open to the public as a summertime resort and facility for bingo, weddings, and dances. Members of the society get a discount on the events.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	16		—
1990	12		−25.0%
2000	14		16.7%
2010	19		35.7%
2020	15		−21.1%
2021 (est.)	15	[3]	0.0%
Sources: [5] [6] [7]

Education

The Mohawk Area School District serves the borough.

Transportation

Major roads and highways

• PA 108

See also

• Tavistock, New Jersey

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. "Hickory Run Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Bessemer Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
3. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
7. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

External links

• S.N.P.J. Recreation Center
• S.N.P.J. home page