Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania
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Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community and census-designated place | |
![]() Volunteer Fire Department | |
Nickname: "Little Bear" (Ma-con-na-quah)[citation needed] | |
Coordinates: 41°8′28″N 76°8′20″W / 41.14111°N 76.13889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Luzerne |
Township | Conyngham |
Government | |
• Type | 2nd Class Township |
Area | |
• Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
• Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 646 |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (460/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 570 |
GNIS feature ID | 1181387,[1] 2630027[2] |
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.
School District
Students attend the Greater Nanticoke Area School District.
Gallery
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Polish Falcons Hall in Mocanaqua
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Main Street
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Houses in Mocanaqua
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Church in Mocanaqua
References
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mocanaqua
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mocanaqua Census Designated Place
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Mocanaqua CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mocanaqua CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2012.