Olyphant, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Elevation | 843 ft (256.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°27′45″N 75°35′44″W / 41.46250°N 75.59556°WCoordinates: 41°27′45″N 75°35′44″W / 41.46250°N 75.59556°W |
| Area | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| - land | 5.4 sq mi (14 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 1.82% |
| Population | 5,151 (2010) |
| Density | 953.9/sq mi (368.3/km2) |
| Mayor | John Sedlak |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 18447-18448 |
| Area code | 570 |
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Olyphant is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, approximately five miles (8 km) northeast of Scranton on the Lackawanna River in the heart of the anthracite region of the State. Its main source of employment was the mining and shipping of coal. Other industries of the past were the manufacturing of blasting powder, iron and steel goods, cigars, silks, etc. Olyphant experienced a severe downturn in the 1950s. There was once a thriving garment industry with numerous dress factories in the downtown area. There was also a slaughter house. Currently the biggest industry is the manufacture of Compact Disks (CD) and Digital Video Disks (DVD). The population was 5,151 at the 2010 census.
Olyphant is located at 41°27′45″N 75°35′44″W / 41.46250°N 75.59556°W (41.462630, -75.595617).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km2), of which, 5.4 square miles (14 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.82%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,151 people, 2,324 households, and 1,357 families residing in the borough. The population density was 953.9 people per square mile (368.3/km²). There were 2,521 housing units at an average density of 466.9 per square mile (182.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.2% White, 1.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population.
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