Tobyhanna Township, Pennsylvania
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Tobyhanna Falls
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| Etymology: American Indian for "a stream whose banks are fringed with alder" | |
.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°07′28″N 75°37′34″W / 41.12444°N 75.62611°WCoordinates: 41°07′28″N 75°37′34″W / 41.12444°N 75.62611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Monroe |
| Established | 1830 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.6 sq mi (136 km2) |
| • Land | 50.2 sq mi (130 km2) |
| • Water | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,568 ft (478 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 899 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 8,403 |
| • Density | 170.4/sq mi (65.8/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 18466 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-089-76960 |
| Website | www |
Tobyhanna Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,554 at the 2010 census. Tobyhanna Township has Tobyhanna Elementary Center and Locust Lake Village.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 52.6 square miles (136.2 km2), of which, 50.2 square miles (130 km2) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6 km2) of it (4.56%) is water.
The township is included in the Stroudsburg, PA Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the greater New York, Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Tobyhanna is approximately 25 miles west of Stroudsburg, PA and approximately 101 miles distant from New York City.
Tobyhanna is derived from an American Indian word meaning "a stream whose banks are fringed with alder", i.e. the Tobyhanna Creek. Legally, Tobyhanna Township was incorporated from Coolbaugh Township in 1830. Surprisingly, the town of Tobyhanna, Tobyhanna Lake, the Tobyhanna Army Depot, and the Tobyhanna State Park are all located well within the boundaries of Coolbaugh Township, which adjoins Tobyhanna Township on the north.
The Pocono Manor Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,554 people, 3,433 households, and 2,450 families residing in the township. The population density was 170.4 people per square mile (65.8/km2). There were 7,347 housing units at an average density of 146.4/sq mi (57.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 81.8% White, 10% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.1% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.8% of the population.
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