Chinchilla, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
41°29′9.1″N 75°39′59.3″W / 41.485861°N 75.666472°W / 41.485861; -75.666472Abington Heights (Region III)
45-3-01[1]
South Abington
[2]
(2020)[4]
2628808[6] (CDP)
Chinchilla is a village and census-designated place in Scott and South Abington townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[7] It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her chinchilla-fur shawl.[8] Chinchilla is located in the gorge of Leggetts Creek, which flows southward into the Lackawanna River on the north side of Scranton. Interstate 81, U.S. Route 6/11 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Lackawanna Railroad) use the gorge between Scranton and Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with ZIP Code 18410.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 1,959 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9][4] |
References
- ^ a b "Magisterial District Judges". Lackawanna County. Lackawanna County. 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Chinchilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ "Chinchilla Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 10, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Census.gov. U.S. Department of Commerce. 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ ">Origin of town names of Northeast Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Scranton
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- Big Bass Lake‡
- Chinchilla
- Eagle Lake
- Glenburn
- Mount Cobb
- Simpson
- Waverly
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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