Bloomsburg, PA
| Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Bloomsburg Town Hall in 2012
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| Nickname(s): The only incorporated town in Pennsylvania | |
 Map showing Bloomsburg in Columbia County |
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| Coordinates: 41°00′14″N 76°27′18″W / 41.004°N 76.455°WCoordinates: 41°00′14″N 76°27′18″W / 41.004°N 76.455°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia County |
| Bloom Township | 1797 |
| Town of Bloomsburg | March 4, 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandy Davis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.69 sq mi (12.14 km2) |
| • Land | 4.35 sq mi (11.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) 7.22% |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,855 |
| • Density | 3,415/sq mi (1,318.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17815 |
| Area code(s) | 570, Exchanges 380, 387, 389, 784 |
| Website | www |
Bloomsburg is a town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River. It is the county seat of Columbia County and the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, Bloomsburg had a population of 14,855, with an estimated population of 14,519 in 2013.
Bloomsburg is one of two principal communities of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties, and had a combined population of 85,562 at the 2010 census.
The first signs of European settlement date to the year 1772, when James McClure established a log cabin in the area. Until the mid-19th century, it was just a small village, known as Bloom Township. Traditionally, Bloomsburg's founding in 1802 has been ascribed to settler Ludwig Eyer, son of Johann Martin Eyer. For 75 years after the discovery of ore in the area, Bloomsburg developed a booming iron industry.
For more than a century, starting from its incorporation on March 4, 1870, Bloomsburg held the distinction of being the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. While other municipalities are often commonly referred to as towns, they were all officially classified as either cities, boroughs, or townships. Bloomsburg still uses the slogan of "The only incorporated TOWN in Pennsylvania", and state government publications continue to describe Bloomsburg as "the only incorporated town" in Pennsylvania. However, in 1975, McCandless Township in Allegheny County adopted a home rule charter under the name "Town of McCandless".
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