Moshannon, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°1′55″N 78°0′18″W / 41.03194°N 78.00500°W / 41.03194; -78.00500
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Moshannon, Pennsylvania
FIPS code
42-51240
GNIS feature ID1181610

Moshannon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Snow Shoe Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 281 residents.[3] It is located 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Interstate 80 at the convergence of Pennsylvania Routes 53 and 144. Black Moshannon Creek, part of the West Branch Susquehanna River watershed, runs through a 200-foot-deep (60 m) valley half a mile (0.8 km) south of the town.

The community takes its name from Moshannon Creek, a Native American name purported to mean "moose stream".[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020213
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Moshannon CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.