Slabtown, Pennsylvania | |
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Census-designated place | |
Quaker Meeting House Road in Slabtown
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Location within Columbia County |
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Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°54′18″N 76°24′31″W / 40.90500°N 76.40861°WCoordinates: 40°54′18″N 76°24′31″W / 40.90500°N 76.40861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Columbia |
Township | Locust |
Area | |
• Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
• Land | 0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 800 ft (200 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 156 |
• Density | 327/sq mi (126.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 42-71056 |
GNIS feature ID | 1187777 |
Slabtown is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 156 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Slabtown is located in southern Columbia County at 40°54′22″N 76°24′31″W / 40.905987°N 76.408734°W (40.905987, -76.408734), in the northern part of Locust Township. It is in the valley of Roaring Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.
Slabtown is served by Pennsylvania Route 42, which leads north 9 miles (14 km) to Bloomsburg, the county seat, and south over several mountains 12 miles (19 km) to Ashland. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Slabtown CDP has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2), of which 0.47 square miles (1.23 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 2.86%, is water.