Moshannon, Pennsylvania
Census designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
41°1′55″N 78°0′18″W / 41.03194°N 78.00500°W / 41.03194; -78.00500 (2020)[2]
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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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 213 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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