Masthope, Pennsylvania

Masthope Mountain Community is a census-designated place[3] located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in far northeastern Pike County near the New York border. As of the 2010 census[3] the population was 685.

Masthope Mountain Community
Census-designated place
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPike
Area
[1]
 • Total5.45 sq mi (14.13 km2)
 • Land5.22 sq mi (13.53 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total681
 • Density130.38/sq mi (50.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-48032

Masthope is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "beads of glass".[4]

It is a private community of single family homes in the most northern tier of the Poconos Mountains. The community has a lodge, built in 2005, which has a restaurant overlooking the Delaware River, as well as a ski area, horse stables, a fitness center, and a beach.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020681—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. "US Census Bureau". Census.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  4. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

41°31′59″N 75°01′53″W

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