Editing Moscow, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Moscow, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline          = PA 435 nb and PA 690 wb in Moscow, Aug 2022.jpg
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| image_caption          = Downtown Moscow in 2022
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| image_map              = File:Lackawanna County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Moscow Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption            = Location of Moscow in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
| pushpin_map            = Pennsylvania#USA
| pushpin_label          = Moscow
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| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States
| coordinates            = {{coord|41|20|21|N|75|31|45|W|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = United States
| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2      = County
| subdivision_name2      = [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna]]
| established_title      = 
| established_date       = 1854
| established_title1     = 
| established_date1      = 1854
| founder                = W.B. Miller
| seat_type              = 
| seat                   = 
| leader_party           = 
| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Rosemarie Warner
| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi       = 2.85
| area_land_sq_mi        = 2.85
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.00
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| elevation_ft           = 1722
| population_footnotes   = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total       = 2039
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 715.69
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| timezone1              = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1            = -5
| timezone1_DST          = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST        = -4
| postal_code_type       = Zip Code
| postal_code            = 18444
| area_code_type         = 
| area_code              = [[Area code 570|570]]
| website                = {{URL|www.moscowboro.com}}
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|blank_info = 42-51208
|area_total_km2 = 7.39
|area_land_km2 = 7.38
|area_water_km2 = 0.01
|population_density_km2 = 276.36
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'''Moscow''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,039 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="census.gov">U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Moscow borough, Pennsylvania https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Moscow%20borough,%20Lackawanna%20County,%20Pennsylvania</ref> It is located {{convert|11|mi|0}} southeast of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] and {{convert|24|mi}} southwest of [[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]].

==Name==

Moscow was settled in the 1830s and is said to be named for the [[Moscow|Russian city]] by early settlers who may have been [[Baltic Germans|Prussian]] Lutherans.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vasiliev |first1=Irina |title=The Naming of Moscows in the USA |journal=Names |date=1 June 1989 |volume=37 |issue=1 |page=57 |doi=10.1179/nam.1989.37.1.51 |quote=It is said that Moscow was named for Moscow, Russia, by early settlers, possibly [[Baltic German|Prussian]] Lutherans (Murphy 489).}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Murphy |editor1-first=Thomas |title=Jubilee History of Lackawanna County |date=1928 |publisher=Historical Publishing Co.}}</ref>

==Geography==
Moscow is located at {{Coord|41|20|21|N|75|31|45|W|type:city}} (41.339274, -75.529053).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}, all  land, with negligible surface water. [[Roaring Brook (Lackawanna River tributary)|Roaring Brook]], a tributary of the [[Lackawanna River]] and part of the [[Susquehanna River]] watershed, flows northward through Moscow, and many tributary streams merge there with the brook.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 320
|1890= 582
|1910= 650
|1920= 702
|1930= 892
|1940= 1097
|1950= 1050
|1960= 1212
|1970= 1430
|1980= 1536
|1990= 1527
|2000= 1883
|2010= 2026
|2020= 2039
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2047
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="census.gov">U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Moscow borough, Pennsylvania https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Moscow%20borough,%20Lackawanna%20County,%20Pennsylvania</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 2,026 people, 751 households, and 569 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|723.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 789 housing units at an average density of {{convert|281.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7%.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

There were 751 households, 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.3% of households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 25% under the age of 18, 60.7% from 18 to 64, and 14.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years.

The median household income was $58,686 and the median family income  was $77,583. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $37,054 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,888. About 6.1% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Moscow is serviced by the [[North Pocono School District]].<!--UNI 17310--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42069_lackawanna/DC20SD_C42069.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42069_lackawanna/DC20SD_C42069.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lackawanna County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-11-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42069_lackawanna/DC20SD_C42069_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Moscow has five schools within the borough: North Pocono Middle School, North Pocono Intermediate School, Moscow Elementary Center, North Pocono Preschool, and Moscow United Methodist Preschool. Nearby [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]] contains the site of [[North Pocono High School]], North Pocono Head Start, and the Lackawanna College Environmental Institute. Jefferson Township also contains a North Pocono School District elementary school in Jefferson Elementary School.

Within the school grounds, the school district has athletic facilities including the North Pocono Trojan Stadium at North Pocono Middle School. The complex includes a new  turf football field, new rubber tennis courts, and multiple weight and training rooms. At North Pocono High School is the North Pocono Sports Complex. This includes two grass soccer fields, a softball field, and a baseball field.

== Attractions ==
Attractions and amenities in the borough include six parks, many youth sports leagues, four churches, the North Pocono Trails Association, and the North Pocono Public Library.

The former [[Moscow station (Pennsylvania)|Lackawanna Railroad station]] houses a [[railroad museum]] and is currently served by excursion trains from nearby [[Steamtown National Historic Site]].

{{Geographic Location (8-way)
|Centre = Moscow
|North = [[Elmhurst Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Elmhurst Township]]
|Northeast = [[Madison Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Madison Township]]
|East = [[Madison Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Madison Township]]
|Southeast = [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]]
|South = [[Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Covington Township]]
|Southwest = [[Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania|Spring Brook Township]]
|West = [[Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania|Spring Brook Township]]
|Northwest = [[Roaring Brook Township, Pennsylvania|Roaring Brook Township]], [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]
|image =  
}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Moscow, Pennsylvania}}
*{{Official website|www.moscowboro.com}}

{{Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1830]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1830 establishments in Pennsylvania]]