Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41°06′39″N 75°23′09″W / 41.11083°N 75.38583°W / 41.11083; -75.38583
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Pocono Summit
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Pocono Summit is an

Tobyhanna townships
.

Geography

Pocono Summit is located at 41°6′39″N 75°23′09″W / 41.11083°N 75.38583°W / 41.11083; -75.38583 (41.111, –75.386). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pocono Summit has a total area of 16.1 square miles (41.7 km2), 95% of it land.

Pocono Summit is home to Stillwater Lake and Pocono Summit Lake.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20002,131—
20102,96439.1%

As of the census of 2010, 2,964 people were living in the area.

Education

The Pocono Mountain School District's Sullivan Trail campus is located in Pocono Summit; the campus includes Pocono Mountain West High School and Pocono Mountain West Junior High School.[1]

Recreation

Pocono Summit is home to

Boy Scout camp located on the western shores of Stillwater Lake. The camp was first opened in 1949 and encompasses more than 1,200 acres (490 ha).[2]

The area also includes portions of Pennsylvania State Game Lands 127.

Transportation

Pennsylvania State Route 314 in Pocono Summit. Interstate 380
runs north-south along the edge of the town.

Until the early 1960s, the

Scranton to the northwest and Cresco to the east, to have service, offering a stop on the Lake Cities westbound.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Pocono Mountain West High School". Pocono Mountain School District. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  2. Camp Minsi
    . Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  3. ^ 'Lackawanna Railroad timetable, January 1, 1960, Table 3, 6 http://streamlinermemories.info/Eastern/Lackawanna60TT.pdf
  4. ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' December 1964, Erie Lackawanna section, p. 247
  5. ^ Erie Lackawanna June 15, 1969 timetable, Table 1
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