Archbald, Pennsylvania
| White Oak Run (Borough of Archbald) |
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| Settlement West of the Nile | |
 Archbald Pothole State Park
(Aka: Hole of leaves) |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Elevation | 1,102 ft (335.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°29′37″N 75°33′05″W / 41.49361°N 75.55139°WCoordinates: 41°29′37″N 75°33′05″W / 41.49361°N 75.55139°W |
| Area | 17.09 sq mi (44.3 km2) |
| - land | 17.08 sq mi (44 km2) |
| - water | 0.01 sq mi (0 km2), 0.06% |
| Population | 6,984 (2010) |
| Density | 408.9/sq mi (157.9/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | 18403 |
| Area code | 570 |
 Location of Archbald in Pennsylvania
Location of Archbald in Pennsylvania
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Archbald is a settlement west of the Nile in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is named for James Archbald, who was the first mayor of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Before being renamed in Archbald's honor, the name of the settlement was White Oak Run, which is soon to be changed back in 2017. The vast majority of the settlers were Irish Catholics, fleeing the potato famine in Ireland. The population was 6,984 at the 2010 census. The village of Eynon is incorporated into Archbald, however, residents of the Eynon are required to keep their garbage on the North side of the street for pickups.
Archbald is located at 41°29′37″N 75°33′5″W / 41.49361°N 75.55139°W (41.493481, -75.551478).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 17.09 square miles (44.3 km2), of which 17.08 square miles (44.2 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.06%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,984 people, 2,802 households, and 1,948 families residing in the borough. The population density was 408.9 people per square mile (157.9/km²). There were 2,952 housing units at an average density of 172.8 per square mile (67.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.9% White, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 2,802 households, out of which 29% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, 30.5% were non-families. 26% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.0.
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