Editing Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania

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'''Nesquehoning''' is a borough in [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 3,336 at the 2020 census.<ref>U.S. Census Bureau</ref>

Nesquehoning was established as a result of the [[anthracite|anthracite coal]] mining industry. It was incorporated as a borough in 1963 (effective in 1964),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/nesquehoning-incorporation// |title=Nesquehoning Incorporation |publisher=Local Geohistory Project |date=2019-12-17 |website=Local Geohistory Project |access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> having previously been a part of Mauch Chunk Township west of the [[Lehigh River]]. The borough's name is of Native American origin, commonly believed to signify "narrow valley;" however native language scholars translate the name as "at the black lick" or "at the dirty lick," referring to mineral licks frequented by deer or other animals.<ref>Donehoo, George P. "A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania" Harrisburg, PA 1928 (Reprinted, Wennawoods Publishing, Lewisburg, Pa., 1998)</ref>

==History==
*The former [[Nesquehoning High School]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
*The Grotto, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine at the [http://www.shrineofsainttherese.com/ Shrine of St. Therese of Lisieux] in New Columbus, Nesquehoning, PA is listed as a Traditional Cultural Property at the US National Register of Historic Places

==Geography==
Nesquehoning is located at {{Coord|40|52|5|N|75|49|27|W|type:city}} (40.868178, -75.824176).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{Convert | 21.6 | sqmi}}, of which, {{Convert | 21.2 | sqmi}} is land and {{Convert | 0.4 | sqmi}} (1.90%) is water.  Nesquehoning is {{Convert|3|mi}} west of [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Jim Thorpe]] and {{Convert|4|mi}} northeast of Lansford.  Nesquehoning's elevation is {{Convert|830|ft}} above sea level. It has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') and its monthly average temperatures range from {{Convert | 26.5 | °F}} in January to {{Convert | 71.1 | °F}} in July. The [[hardiness zone]] is 6a.

==Neighborhoods==
Nesquehoning can be roughly divided into four neighborhoods:

'''Nesquehoning Village''' - This neighborhood is located in the southeastern section of the Borough with the [[Nesquehoning Creek]] serving as its northern border. More than half of the borough's residents live in this neighborhood.

'''New Columbus''' - This neighborhood includes the area north of the Nesquehoning Creek, opposite Nesquehoning Village. The second largest neighborhood in terms of the number of people next to the Nesquehoning neighborhood, development of the New Columbus neighborhood was a result of relocating the Little Italy section of Nesquehoning.

'''Old Hauto''' - This neighborhood is in the southwestern section of the borough, at the base of Nesquehoning Mountain to the south. It is bordered by the Nesquehoning Creek and the former Nesquehoning Valley Railroad (now owned by the County of Carbon) on the north. There are two hamlets or housing clusters in this neighborhood. One is the historical Old Hauto Village area, which is located in the west along PA State Route 54. The other housing cluster is a subdivision development located in the easterly part of the neighborhood between PA Route 54 and Park Avenue. It was developed beginning in the late 1960s and is known locally as Hauto Valley Estates.

'''Lake Hauto''' - This neighborhood is a lakeside resort type community situated on the northern side of Lake Hauto. Lake Hauto is a private community. Although often thought of as being in Nesquehoning, the majority of the Lake Hauto community is actually located in neighboring [[Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Rush Township, Schuylkill County]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 957
|1890= 1655
|1970= 3338
|1980= 3346
|1990= 3364
|2000= 3288
|2010= 3349
|2020= 3336
|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|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</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>
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=== 2010 census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 3,349 people, 1,440 households, and 864 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|155.04|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of {{convert|78.75|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2%  [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 1,440 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the borough the population was spread over all age groups, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,902, and the median income for a family was $41,855. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $19,291 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,820. About 2.0% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 3,336 people, 1,626 housing units, and 1,215 families. The racial makeup was 91.0% [[White Americans|White]] (3,038 people), 2.3% [[African Americans|African American]] (79), 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] (6), 0.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]] (13), 2.3% some other race (79), and 3.6% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.8% (162).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Nesquehoning_borough;_Pennsylvania?g=160XX00US4253088 |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The ancestry was 38.0% [[German Americans|German]], 20.8% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 17.4% [[Italian Americans|Italian]], 5.2% [[English Americans|English]], 5.0% [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]], 4.2% [[Polish Americans|Polish]], 4.1% [[Slovak Americans|Slovak]], 2.6% [[Ukrainian Americans|Ukrainian]], 2.2% [[Hungarian Americans|Hungarian]], and 1.5% [[Russian Americans|Russian]].<ref name=":0" />

The median age was 38.0 years old. 20.0% of the population were older than 65, with 12.9% between the ages of 65 and 74, 5.7% between the ages of 75 and 84 years old, and 1.4% were 85 or older. 19.4% of under 18 years old, with 2.3% under 5, 12.6% between 5 and 14, and 4.5% between 15 and 17.<ref name=":0" />

The median household income was $45,450, with families having $68,000, married couples having $72,287, and non-families having $25,089. 14.5% of the population were in poverty, with 20.6% of people under 18, 10.8% between 18 and 64, and 19.3% of people over 65 were in poverty.<ref name=":0" />

Lake Hauto was built for a power plant. The dam was built  to cool off the generators but by the 1970s the power plant was not efficient, so  as a result the plant closed down in mid 1977.Today Lake Hauto is a private lake community.

== Economy ==
Nesquehoning is the former home of KME Corp, which was the largest employer in the borough for many decades until operations ceased in early 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tnonline.com/20210911/kme-plant-to-close-in-april-2022/ | title=KME plant to close in April 2022 &#124; Times News Online }}</ref> The company, a division of [[REV Group]], manufactures custom-built fire fighting vehicles for a variety of markets worldwide, and other specialty heavy-duty vehicles, including aircraft refuelers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kovatch.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-07-14 |archive-date=2021-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410230148/http://www.kovatch.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> At its peak, the company employed approximately 1,000 people in Nesquehoning, providing many jobs for the area. REV Group announced in late 2021<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tnonline.com/20210911/kme-plant-to-close-in-april-2022/ | title=KME plant to close in April 2022 &#124; Times News Online }}</ref> that they will be closing the factory in town, leaving approximately 400 out of work.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Frankel|first=Todd C|date=2022-02-03|title=A closing factory, a booming economy and a town's search for identity|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/02/03/kme-fire-truck-factory-closing/|access-date=2022-02-06|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

ConEdison Development has built one of the state's largest [[solar energy]] plants in Nesquehoning. Green Energy Capital Partners, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, developed the initial phase of the project before turning it over to ConEdison.  The 10 [[megawatt]] [[photovoltaic]] solar energy plant was completed in 2012 and covers approximately 90 [[acres]] near the Green Acres Industrial Park.  The power plant consists of approximately 40,000 solar panels, and produces enough energy to power about 1,500 homes.<ref>[http://www.coneddev.com/ ConEdison Development website]</ref> The solar energy plant was doubled in size several years later, with the second phase commencing operation in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=PA Solar Park II |url=https://www.gridinfo.com/plant/pa-solar-park-ii/63520 |website=Grid Info |access-date=June 26, 2024}}</ref>

[[Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad]] bought the part of the KME campus on the north side of [[Pennsylvania Route 54]] in 2022 and is in the process of building a passenger rail station that is expected to open in the spring of 2024 as well as shop facilities for locomotives and rail cars.<ref>https://www.rbmnrr.com/happenings/2022/4/21/reading-amp-northern-purchases-large-industrial-complex</ref>

==Education==
The residents of Nesquehoning are served by the [[Panther Valley School District]]. Some residents of Nesquehoning are served by [[Our Lady of the Angels (Pennsylvania)|Our Lady of the Angels]] elementary school (grades K-8) and [[Marian Catholic High School (Pennsylvania)|Marian Catholic High School]] (grades 9-12), located near [[Tamaqua, Pennsylvania]].

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-08 10 49 25 View south along U.S. Route 209 (Catawissa Street) just south of Liberty Road in Nesquehoning, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|US 209 southbound in Nesquehoning]]}}
As of 2020, there were {{convert|29.15|mi}} of public roads in Nesquehoning, of which {{convert|14.50|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|14.65|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/13412.pdf|title=Nesquehoning Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 209 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 209]] is the most prominent highway serving Nesquehoning. It follows Market Street and Catawissa Street along a southwest-northeast alignment through the southern and eastern parts of the borough. [[Pennsylvania Route 54]] begins at US 209 and follows Stock Street southwestward. [[Pennsylvania Route 93]] also begins at US 209, following Hunter Street northwestward.

[[Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad]] is building a passenger rail station that is slated to open August 19, 2024 to host the Iron Horse Ramble.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nesquehoning Regional Railroad Station Grand Opening August 17th |url=https://www.rbmnrr.com/happenings/2024/7/10/nesquehoning-regional-railroad-station-grand-opening-august-17th |website=Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad |access-date=28 October 2024 |date=10 July 2024}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Brandon Hackenberg]] (born 1997) – soccer player
*[[Gene Snitsky]] (born 1970) – professional wrestler

==Climate==
Humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Humid continental climate|Dfa]]" (Hot Summer Continental Climate).<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=367863&cityname=Nesquehoning%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania (from Weatherbase.com)]</ref>
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Retrieved on August 19, 2013.
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website|www.nesquehoning.org}}
*[http://nesquehoning.us/index.htm Nesquehoning] information site
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Nesquehoning-Pennsylvania.html City Data for Nesquehoning]
*[http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=8807730&nav=menu158_1 News on Solar Energy Project]

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