Punxsutawney

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Borough

Downtown

Keystone Marker

Location of Punxsutawney in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

Punxsutawney

Location of Punxsutawney in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

Coordinates: 40°56′44″N 78°58′31″W / 40.94556°N 78.97528°WCoordinates: 40°56′44″N 78°58′31″W / 40.94556°N 78.97528°W

Country

United States

Settled

1816

Incorporated

1850

Government

• Type

Borough Council

• Mayor

Richard Alexander

Area

• Total

3.42 sq mi (8.85 km²)

• Land

3.35 sq mi (8.68 km²)

• Water

0.06 sq mi (0.17 km²)

Elevation

1,230 ft (370 m)

Population (2010)

• Total

5,962

• Estimate (2016)

5,814

• Density

1,733.97/sq mi (669.54/km²)

Time zone

Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

• Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

Zip code

15767

Area code(s)

814 Exchanges: 249,938,939.

FIPS code

42-62920

Website

Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce

Punxsutawney (/ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/ pronunciation ; Lenape: Punkwsutènay) is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, 84 miles (135 km) northeast of Pittsburgh.

The area was originally settled by the Lenape (Delaware Indians), and the name "Punxsutawney" derives from a Native name in Unami (a Lenape language): Punkwsutènay, which translates to "town of the sandflies" or "town of the mosquitoes" (punkwës- ‘mosquito’ + -utènay ‘town’). Alternatively, the name is said to come from another Unami term, Put'schisk'tey, which means "poison vine."

In 1907, Punxsutawney and Claysville boroughs were consolidated and incorporated as Greater Punxsutawney. A high-grade soft coal was mined in the surrounding region. Formerly, the factories included glassworks, foundries, ironworks, machine shops, and planing, flour, feed, and silk mills. In 1900, 6,746 people lived there; in 1910, 9,058; in 1920, 10,311; and in 1940, 9,482 people lived there. The population was 5,962 at the 2010 census.

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