Blakely, Pennsylvania

Borough of Blakely
House on Main Street
Location of Blakely in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 41°29′N 75°36′W / 41.483°N 75.600°W / 41.483; -75.600Coordinates: 41°29′N 75°36′W / 41.483°N 75.600°W / 41.483; -75.600
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lackawanna
Government
• Mayor	Jeanette Acciare-Mariani
Area
• Total	3.81 sq mi (9.88 km2)
• Land	3.81 sq mi (9.88 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	856 ft (261 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,564
• Estimate (2016)	6,289
• Density	1,649.36/sq mi (636.85/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip Code	18452
Area code(s)	570
FIPS code	42-06928

Blakely is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,564 at the 2010 census.

The Lackawanna River flows through the borough of Blakely, and within the borough is the village of Peckville.

The borough is named after naval hero Johnston Blakely, who was captain of the sloop Wasp during the War of 1812. The "Johnston Blakeley Memorial" in Blakely is a large anchor from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp, decommissioned in the 1960s.

In the 1970s, Blakely was home to Masterpiece Inc., the seventh largest manufacturer of artificial Christmas trees.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,564 people, 2,816 households, and 1,742 families in the borough. The population density was 1,727.4 people per square mile (667/km²). There were 3,024 housing units at an average density of 795.8 per square mile (310.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.6% White, 1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.