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Towanda, Pennsylvania
Borough in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Towanda is a borough in, and the county seat of, Bradford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[3] It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre, on the Susquehanna River. The name means "burial ground" in the Algonquian language.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population of Towanda was 2,833.[5]
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Towanda, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 41°46′13″N 76°26′48″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bradford |
Settled | 1784 |
Incorporated | 1828 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Garrett Miller |
Area | |
• Total | 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2) |
• Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 731 ft (223 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,919 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 2,810 |
• Density | 2,469.24/sq mi (953.14/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip Code | 18848 |
Area code | 570 |
FIPS code | 42-77168 |
Website | towandaborough |
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