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Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Borough of Stroudsburg
Downtown Stroudsburg
Downtown Stroudsburg
Location of Stroudsburg in Monroe County
Location of Stroudsburg in Monroe County
Stroudsburg is located in Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg
Location of Stroudsburg in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°59′09″N 75°11′43″W / 40.98583°N 75.19528°W / 40.98583; -75.19528Coordinates: 40°59′09″N 75°11′43″W / 40.98583°N 75.19528°W / 40.98583; -75.19528
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Monroe
Government
 • Mayor David Deihl
Area
 • Total 1.8 sq mi (5 km2)
 • Land 1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 509 ft (155 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,567
 • Density 3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 18360
Area code(s) 570 and 272
Website http://www.borough.stroudsburg.pa.us

Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the state's Poconos region, approximately five miles (8 km) from the Delaware Water Gap, at the confluence of the Brodhead, McMichaels and Pocono Creeks. It is in northeastern Pennsylvania. It is also the county seat of Monroe County. Stroudsburg is part of the East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the New York combined statistical area.

Stroudsburg was laid out by Col. Jacob Stroud (1735–1806) in 1799. Jacob Stroud's family had founded Stroudsburg in the mid-1700s.

The Academy Hill Historic District, Kitson Woolen Mill, Monroe County Courthouse, and Stroud Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Currently Stroudsburg has an estimated population of about 6,674 people, an estimate from 2010. In 1900, 3,450 people inhabited Stroudsburg; in 1910, 4,379; in 1940, 6,186; in 2000, 5,756; and in 2008, 6,294 people were living here. The immediate greater Stroudsburg area, including Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg, Stroud Township, Hamilton Township, and Arlington Heights, has a population of about 50,000.


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