Jermyn, Pennsylvania
| Borough of Jermyn | |
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 Location of Jermyn in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. |
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°31′40″N 75°32′50″W / 41.52778°N 75.54722°WCoordinates: 41°31′40″N 75°32′50″W / 41.52778°N 75.54722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruce Smallacombe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,169 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,079 |
| • Density | 2,625.00/sq mi (1,013.05/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 876 |
| FIPS code | 42-38096 |
| Website | jermynpa |
Jermyn, known as "The Birthplace of First Aid in America," is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, on the Lackawanna River, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Scranton. A productive anthracite coal field was in the region in 1900 when 2,567 people lived here. In 1910, 3,158 residents of Jermyn were tallied. In the early years of the twentieth century, coal mines, cut-glass works, silk, powder, grist, planing, and saw mills, bottling works, and fertilizer factories dotted the borough. The population was 2,169 at the 2010 census. Jermyn is the mailing address of the Lakeland School District. The section of town east of the Lackawanna River and west of the small section of Archbald known as "Nebraska", East Jermyn is commonly referred to as "Calico Lane" or "The Lane". Jermyn was incorporated as a borough in 1870 and celebrated its Centennial in 1970 with a week-long celebration.
The borough was named for John Jermyn, a businessperson in the mining industry.
Jermyn is located at 41°31′40″N 75°32′50″W / 41.52778°N 75.54722°W (41.527806, -75.547147).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,169 people, 951 households, and 581 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,711.3 people per square mile (1,046.8/km²). There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 1,271.3 per square mile (496.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.8% White, 1.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
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