Jim Thorpe is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River. It was founded in 1818 as Mauch Chunk, a name derived from a Lenape phrase meaning Bear Place, by Josiah White and his partners of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, as an anthracite coal-shipping town at the foot of a gravity railroad. The borough was known as Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk until 1954, when it took the name of the Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe, who is buried there although he had no connection with the town in his lifetime. The 2020 census counted 4,507 residents. It has a warm-summer humid continental climate.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
Lead, 2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Jim Thorpe had a population of 4,507
Geography, total area
has a total area of 14.9 square miles (38.6 km2)
History, Founding
Jim Thorpe was founded in 1818 as Mauch Chunk
Geography, climate
It has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb)
Part Of: United States, Lead, country
Jim Thorpe, known as Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk until 1954, is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
On Continent: North America, Lead, country in North America
Jim Thorpe, known as Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk until 1954, is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Lead, country
Jim Thorpe, known as Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk until 1954, is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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