Laporte, PA
| Laporte, Pennsylvania | ||
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The Sullivan County Courthouse, built 1894, in Laporte
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 Location of Laporte in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 41°25′24″N 76°29′27″W / 41.42333°N 76.49083°WCoordinates: 41°25′24″N 76°29′27″W / 41.42333°N 76.49083°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| County | Sullivan | |
| Settled | 1850 | |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1853 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2) | |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.76 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) | |
| Elevation | 1,972 ft (601 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 316 | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 300 | |
| • Density | 280.90/sq mi (108.50/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) | |
| ZIP code | 18626 | |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exhange: 946 | |
| FIPS code | 42-41512 | |
| Website | www |
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Laporte is a borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 316 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sullivan County. Laporte is surrounded by Laporte Township. It was named for John Laporte. It is the smallest county seat in Pennsylvania by population (as of the 2000 Census), and in 1969 was one of the two smallest in the United States.
The Sullivan County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (12.50%) is water. Within the borough lies Lake Mokoma.
As of the census of 2010, there were 316 people, 109 households, and 67 families residing in the borough. The population density was 287.3 people per square mile (112.2/km²). There were 251 housing units at an average density of 228.2 per square mile (89.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.9% Native American, and 0.3% Asian. Hispanics or Latinos of any race makes up 0.9% of the borough population.
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