Mocanaqua,
Luzerne County Pennsylvania |
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Census-designated place | |
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Nickname(s): "Little Bear" Ma-con-na-quah, |
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Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 41°8′28″N 76°8′19″W / 41.14111°N 76.13861°WCoordinates: 41°8′28″N 76°8′19″W / 41.14111°N 76.13861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Luzerne |
Township | Conyngham Township |
Government | |
• Type | 2nd Class Township |
Area | |
• Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
• Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 646 |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (460/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 570 |
Luzerne County
Nickname(s): "Little Bear"
Luzerne County
Mocanaqua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census.
Mocanaqua is located at 41°8′28″N 76°8′19″W / 41.14111°N 76.13861°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), of which 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 9.55%, is water. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River along Pennsylvania Route 239, which crosses the river at Mocanaqua to the borough of Shickshinny.
Students attend the Greater Nanticoke Area School District.
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