Weatherly, Pennsylvania
| Weatherly, Pennsylvania | |
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The former Schwab School
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 Location of Weatherly in Carbon County |
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 Weatherly
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| Coordinates: 40°56′25″N 75°49′36″W / 40.94028°N 75.82667°WCoordinates: 40°56′25″N 75°49′36″W / 40.94028°N 75.82667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Carbon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tom Connors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2) |
| • Land | 2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,094 ft (333 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,525 |
| • Density | 848/sq mi (327.3/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 18255 |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 427 |
| Website | www |
Weatherly a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Jim Thorpe and 28 miles (45 km) south of Wilkes Barre. Early in the twentieth century, there were silk mills, foundries, a candy factory, a fabricating plant, and a cigar factory. In 1900 2,471 people lived there, and in 1910, the population was 2,501. The population was 2,525 at the 2010 census.
Originally called "Black Creek", it received a name change to "Weatherly" in 1848. Clock-maker David Weatherly, also an executive of the Beaver Meadow Railroad, made an agreement with the town that he would build them a clock if they would rename the town "Weatherly". They changed the name of the town to Weatherly, however David Weatherly skipped town without the promised clock. Charles and Eurana Schwab funded the clock that was built into the clock tower on top of the town's school, but the town kept the name Weatherly.
Weatherly is located in northwestern Carbon County at 40°56′25″N 75°49′36″W / 40.94028°N 75.82667°W (40.940257, -75.826722). It is situated at an elevation of 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level in the Ridge-and-Valley Province of the Appalachian Mountains, between Spring Mountain and Round Head Mountain to the north and Broad Mountain to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.98 square miles (7.72 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,612 people, 931 households, and 679 families residing in the borough. The population density was 866.8 people per square mile (335.0/km²). There were 1,033 housing units at an average density of 342.8 per square mile (132.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.97% White, 0.27% African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
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