Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Borough of Tunkhannock Downtown Tunkhannock, looking east along Tioga Street (U.S.
County Wyoming Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Location of Tunkhannock in Pennsylvania A Keystone Marker for Tunkhannock Creek in Tunkhannock.
Tunkhannock is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre.
As of the 2010 census, the borough populace was 1,836.
It is the governmental center of county of Wyoming County. Tunkhannock is in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The name Tunkhannock comes from the Minsi-Len'api term Ptuk'hanna'unk, which means "Bend-in-river-place," especially to the town's west, upstream at the radical bend called "The Neck." Modern Tunkhannock, Lackawanna County, The Tunkhannock Historic District, bounded by Tioga, Pine, and Harrison Sts and Wyoming Ave, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in August 2005. Main streets/roads: Route 29 (Bridge Street), Business Route 6 (Tioga Street), Route 6 (Tunkhannock Bypass / Grand Army of the Republic Hwy), Route 92 Tunkhannock is positioned at 41 32 27 N 75 56 52 W (41.540836, -75.947703). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 0.9 square mile (2.3 km ), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there are 1,836 citizens , 817 homeholds, and 447 families residing in the borough.
The ethnic makeup of the borough is 95.9% White, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other competitions, and 1.45% from two or more competitions.
There are 817 homeholds out of which 25.3% have kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% are married couples living together, 12% have a female homeholder with no husband present, and 45.3% are non-families.
In the borough the populace is spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 57% from 18 to 64, and 20.7% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the borough is $37,071, and the median income for a family is $56,250.
Out of the total population, none of those under the age of 18 and 8.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Wyoming County Courthouse The Wyoming County Historical Society and Genealogical Library offers a primary source of research material.
The compilation includes various books on New England ancestry, newspapers dating back to 1797 and census records for Wyoming and encircling counties from 1790 to 1930.
Tunkhannock is the home of the Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Robert Helmacy. Tunkhannock is listed as one of the top 10 places to "get away from it all" United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Wyoming County Press Examiner.
"Symphony debut concert on April 9," Wyoming County Press Examiner, March 30, 2011.
"Move To These 10 Towns In Pennsylvania If You Wanna Get Away From It All".
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