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McKean, Potter, and (less often) Cameron Counties refer to themselves as part of the Twin Tiers, but almost never consider themselves part of the Northern Tier, instead going by the name "Northern Pennsylvania".
The slate industry in the Slate Belt quickly expanded following the arrival of Robert M. Jones, a Welsh immigrant, in 1848. Jones founded Bangor, Pennsylvania and established several slate quarries. The industry continued to expand throughout the 19th century, reaching its peak production in 1903.
U.S. Route 220, U.S. Route 15 and U.S. Route 6 cross the region. [1]Sayre Yard is a large railyard currently operated by Norfolk Southern Railroad that extends across the state line into Waverly, New York and connects rail transport centers via Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to freight yards in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Baltimore to Buffalo and other Upstate New York cities as well as the ...
The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.10. In the township, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males.
The stream has been sometimes called a river and sometimes a creek. [1] It is thought that the stream's Seneca name, in nungash, was modified over time to Venango.The phrase in nungash may have derived from Onenga, the Seneca word for mink, or it may have stemmed from Winingus, the Delaware word for the same animal.
1182358 [1] New Providence is an unincorporated community and village in Providence Township of Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , United States. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Pennsy Road, southwest of the Big Beaver Creek and U.S. Route 222 and northwest of Quarryville .
The population density was 17 people per square mile (6.6 people/km 2). The 12,159 housing units had an average density of 11 units per square mile (4.2 units/km 2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.06% White, 0.29% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. About 0.57% ...
The New York state border is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.8 km 2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2), or 3.72%, is water. [6] Wattsburg is at the junction of French Creek with its West Branch. The borough is in the Allegheny River watershed.