Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania
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Towamensing Township is a lightly populated rural township in eastern Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Not to be confused with Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania or Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania.
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Towamensing Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°52′29″N 75°37′30″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Carbon |
Area | |
• Total | 28.91 sq mi (74.89 km2) |
• Land | 27.14 sq mi (70.28 km2) |
• Water | 1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2) |
Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,477 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 4,409 |
• Density | 162.47/sq mi (62.73/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 610 |
FIPS code | 42-025-77160 |
Website | towamensingtownship.com |
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The Lenape Indian tribe's name is eponymous and was once applied by the natives to the whole region[3] of Carbon County and bits of the Poconos to the north (Luzerne County) and to Schuylkill County (southwest). The population was 4,477 at the 2010 census,[4] up from 3,475 at the 2000 census. A portion of Beltzville State Park is in the township.