Carbon County (Pennsylvania)

Carbon County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. In the 2000 census, the county had 58 802 inhabitants and a population density of 60 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Jim Thorpe.

Geography

The county has an area of 1,003 square kilometers, of which 16 square kilometers are water surface.

Cities and towns

In the area of ​​settlement was founded in 1746 Gnadenhutten, which was destroyed in 1755 an Indian raid, Lehighton was built.

2000

  • Banks Township
  • Beaver Meadows
  • Bowmanstown
  • East Penn Township
  • East Side
  • Franklin Township
  • Jim Thorpe
  • Kidder Township
  • Lansford
  • Lausanne Township
  • Lehigh Township
  • Lehighton
  • Lower Towamensing Township
  • Mahoning Township
  • Nesquehoning
  • Packer Township
  • Palmerton
  • Parryville
  • Penn Forest Township
  • Summit Hill
  • Towamensing Township
  • Tresckow
  • Weatherly
  • Weissport East
  • Weissport
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