Moosic, Pennsylvania
Moosic, Pennsylvania Location of Moosic in Lackawanna County Location of Moosic in Lackawanna County Moosic, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Moosic, Pennsylvania - Moosic, Pennsylvania Location of Moosic in Pennsylvania Moosic is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, six miles (9 km) south of Scranton and 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Wilkes-Barre on the Lackawanna River.
The name Moosic probably derives from the Unami language of the Lenape citizens , meaning "elk place." The Lenape, a Native American citizens , are the earliest-known inhabitants of Moosic.
The borough was incorporated on December 9, 1898. Before incorporation, the villages of Moosic and Greenwood had been a part of Lackawanna Township. From 1886 to 1987, Moosic was the site of Rocky Glen Park, an amusement park.
Moosic is positioned on the East Coast of the United States in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
In terms of physiography, Moosic is part of the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian Mountains.
Moosic is positioned at an altitude of 817 feet (249 m) above sea level. The primary body of water flowing through the borough is the Lackawanna River, part of the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed. Moosic has a total region of 6.6 square miles (17 km2), of which 6.5 square miles (17 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.52%) is water.
Other sites in the borough include the Lackawanna County Visitors Center, a Boy Scouts center, as well as the Glenmaura complex of upscale homes.
Directly to the north of the borough is the Toyota Pavilion and Montage Mountain Ski Area, and directly south is the site of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, positioned in the adjoining borough of Avoca.
The primary daily journal in Moosic is The Times-Tribune.
The chief tv studios of WNEP-TV, the small-town ABC-TV affiliate, are positioned in Moosic.
Walk Score rated Moosic as car-dependent, as "few amenities are inside walking distance." Public transit is no longer provided by the County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS). Also, baseball fans can take a street car from the Electric City Trolley Museum at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton to a station next to PNC Field. The ethnic makeup of the borough was 95.3% White, 1% African American, 0.1% American Indian, 1.8% Asian, 1.1% from other competitions, and 0.6% from two or more competitions.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 19.6% under the age of 18, 61.6% from 18 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
Riverside School District serves inhabitants of Moosic and neighboring Taylor.
Moosic has one elementary school, Riverside Elementary East, which serves both Moosic inhabitants and Taylor inhabitants for the 5th and 6th grades.
Sidney Lockett, Moosic physician from 1930s-1960 who served many patients in Moosic and encircling areas.
Moosic Trolley Works Moosic Borough.
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Municipalities and communities of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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