Coordinates: 41°31′59″N 75°01′53″W / 41.53306°N 75.03139°W / 41.53306; -75.03139

Masthope, Pennsylvania

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Masthope Mountain Community
Census-designated place
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPike
Area
[1]
 • Total5.45 sq mi (14.13 km2)
 • Land5.22 sq mi (13.53 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total681
 • Density130.38/sq mi (50.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-48032

Masthope Mountain Community is a census-designated place[3] located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in far northeastern Pike County near the New York border. As of the 2010 census[3] the population was 685.

Masthope is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "beads of glass".[4]

It is a private community of single family homes in the most northern tier of the Poconos Mountains. The community has a lodge, built in 2005, which has a restaurant overlooking the Delaware River, as well as a ski area, horse stables, a fitness center, and a beach.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020681—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "US Census Bureau". Census.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

41°31′59″N 75°01′53″W / 41.53306°N 75.03139°W / 41.53306; -75.03139

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