Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Carbon |
| Elevation | 1,000 ft (304.8 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°50′00″N 75°44′58″W / 40.83333°N 75.74944°WCoordinates: 40°50′00″N 75°44′58″W / 40.83333°N 75.74944°W |
| Area | 23.8 sq mi (61.6 km2) |
| - land | 23.7 sq mi (61 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.42% |
| Population | 4,305 (2010) |
| Density | 181.9/sq mi (70.2/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 570 and 610 |
 Location of Mahoning Township in Carbon County
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 Location of Mahoning Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Mahoning Township in Pennsylvania
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Mahoning Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,305 at the 2010 census, up from 3,978 at the 2000 census.
The township is in southwestern Carbon County in the valley of Mahoning Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River. The township is bordered by the borough of Lehighton to the northeast and by Schuylkill County to the southwest. It is situated near the northeastern end of the Mahoning Hills, the mountainous foothills region to the west of the Lehigh River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.8 square miles (61.6 km2), of which 23.7 square miles (61.3 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.48%, is water. It is drained by Mahoning Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River, which forms parts of the township's eastern boundary. The natural northern boundary with Jim Thorpe and Summit Hill is on the south slope of Mauch Chunk Ridge. Its villages include Dry Tavern, Jamestown, Mahoning Valley (also in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County), New Mahoning, Normal Square, and Packerton.
Mahoning's numbered routes include Pennsylvania Route 443, which crosses from U.S. Route 209 on Lehighton's south side west to Route 309 in South Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, and PA 902, which comes southeast over Mauch Chunk Ridge from US 209 in Lansford and Summit Hill to New Mahoning, then turns east to PA 443 in Lehighton with access to US 209 in downtown via Mahoning Street. 209 proceeds north through the township between Lehighton and Jim Thorpe, although this segment is signed southbound.
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