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Also known as Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, Jim Thorpe, PA, Mauch Chunk

borough and county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Pennsylvania
County
Carbon
Mayor
Mike Sofranko
Total
14.92 sq mi (38.64 km )
Land
14.60 sq mi (37.81 km )
Water
0.32 sq mi (0.83 km )
Elevation
730 ft (220 m)
Density
309/sq mi (119.2/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC-4 ( EDT )
Fips code
42-025-38200
Gnis id
1178082 , 1215045
Website
www .jimthorpe .org , www .jtborough .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Named after
Jim Thorpe
Official name
Jim Thorpe
Located in
Carbon County
Population
4507
Area
38.639798
Elevation
730
Capital of
Carbon County
Image
Jim Thorpe Lehigh Broadway 2898px.jpg
Households
2120
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Commons category
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
postal code
18229
name
Мауч Чънк
inception
1818-00-00
native label
Jim Thorpe
water area
0.830624
water as percent of area
2.1497
per capita income
29876
different from
Jim Thorpe
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Encyclopedic overview

Jim Thorpe, known as Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk until 1954, is a borough in and the county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is the burial site of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe, who had no connection with the town in his lifetime. As of the 2020 census, Jim Thorpe had a population of 4,507.

Jim Thorpe is located in the Pocono Mountains, approximately 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Allentown, 83 miles (134 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jim Thorpe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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