71:
486:
1354:
890:
464:(40.829105, -75.700817). It is on the east side of the Lehigh River, situated on low ground between the river and the former Lehigh Canal. To the west, across the river, is the much larger borough of Lehighton. Weissport was a central hub during the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Canal era. The town served as the only boat building and repair facility along the Lehigh Canal. Today, the Lehigh Canal Park is a gem of nature and history for residents and visitors alike. The town is one of the cultural and historic resources along the
902:
91:
878:
59:
866:
127:
422:
134:
98:
842:
In the borough, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
806:
of 2000, there were 434 people, 176 households, and 107 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,264.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,260.4/km). There were 196 housing units at an average density of 1,474.3 per square mile (569.2/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.16%
838:
living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.12.
485:
475:, the borough has a total area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km), of which 0.14 square miles (0.35 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km), or 13.92%, is water. Weissport's elevation is 475 feet (145 m) above sea level.
70:
398:, and Longrun. Soon after, the town itself was established and the first wooden bridge over the river to the town was built in 1805, along with the first post office, taverns, banks, and stores all by 1812.
846:
The median income for a household in the borough was $ 30,139, and the median income for a family was $ 37,188. Males had a median income of $ 27,639 versus $ 17,083 for females. The
401:
Within 20 years of its founding, the
Weissport established itself as a vital part of the canal industry, specializing in the restoration, building, and repairing of boats along the
1237:
1595:
513:
1407:
1382:
465:
1600:
1542:
1397:
1372:
162:
976:
1230:
499:
1402:
1055:
889:
348:
901:
90:
58:
1223:
498:
As of 2007, there were 2.09 miles (3.36 km) of public roads in
Weissport, of which 0.56 miles (0.90 km) were maintained by the
436:
126:
1450:
1422:
1417:
410:
877:
1456:
1377:
926:
295:
1194:"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012"
1392:
1215:
812:
505:
1412:
1387:
1094:
1016:
1466:
1445:
1440:
1288:
341:
1565:
1532:
1247:
1173:
1098:
820:
472:
363:
213:
76:
1527:
1318:
1041:
980:
1492:
1333:
1293:
865:
768:
753:
738:
723:
708:
693:
678:
663:
648:
633:
618:
603:
588:
573:
558:
375:
371:
1522:
1507:
1328:
1303:
1269:
1002:
395:
336:
1537:
1502:
1432:
1364:
1338:
1323:
1313:
1298:
834:
There were 176 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were
521:
391:
1517:
1497:
1461:
1308:
1280:
824:
517:
44:
1193:
1059:
1512:
1486:
316:
951:
1572:
828:
305:
1476:
816:
808:
850:
for the borough was $ 13,785. About 11.0% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the
1144:
977:"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Weissport borough, Pennsylvania"
1080:
847:
1119:
421:
509:
489:
426:
508:
passes through
Weissport, leading west into Lehighton and east 2 miles (3 km) to
1589:
851:
406:
402:
367:
111:
946:
944:
1262:
387:
1020:
451:
438:
177:
164:
286:
854:, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
1556:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
835:
324:
17:
502:(PennDOT) and 1.53 miles (2.46 km) were maintained by the borough.
803:
484:
420:
312:
291:
1219:
1352:
1169:
979:. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from
409:. By 1832, Lewis Weiss began building boats for the
1551:
1475:
1431:
1363:
1279:
347:
335:
323:
302:
285:
277:
269:
261:
256:
248:
240:
232:
224:
219:
209:
201:
193:
32:
433:Weissport is located in southern Carbon County at
514:Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
466:Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
1231:
971:
969:
516:. I-476 leads north 45 miles (72 km) to
8:
413:and the Morris Canal & Banking Company.
954:. United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020
1238:
1224:
1216:
1095:"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990"
831:of any race were 0.69% of the population.
531:
29:
1042:"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF COL. JACOB WEISS"
500:Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
63:White Street in Weissport in August 2015
1596:Boroughs in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
952:"Population and Housing Unit Estimates"
918:
861:
520:and south 25 miles (40 km) to the
346:
322:
284:
255:
247:
218:
192:
157:
82:
67:
55:
50:
36:
1164:
1162:
551:
27:Borough in Pennsylvania, United States
334:
301:
276:
268:
260:
239:
231:
223:
208:
200:
7:
1601:Populated places established in 1867
1017:"Lehighton Area Chamber of Commerce"
823:, and 0.69% from two or more races.
244:0.02 sq mi (0.06 km)
236:0.14 sq mi (0.35 km)
228:0.16 sq mi (0.41 km)
1246:Municipalities and communities of
1145:"Census of Population and Housing"
541:
411:Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
25:
281:2,940.74/sq mi (1,134.59/km)
133:
97:
900:
888:
876:
864:
386:The town was founded in 1792 by
132:
125:
96:
89:
69:
57:
907:Jacob's United Church of Christ
425:A Weissport residence near the
390:. The area was located between
378:, it had a population of 412.
1:
929:. United States Census Bureau
883:Chantilly Goods at Bridge St.
149:Show map of the United States
146:Weissport (the United States)
405:, which ran parallel to the
1249:Carbon County, Pennsylvania
1174:United States Census Bureau
1099:United States Census Bureau
927:"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
895:Community Fellowship Church
473:United States Census Bureau
270: • Estimate
77:Carbon County, Pennsylvania
1617:
1056:"JTToday,Flagstaff Part 1"
1561:
1350:
1260:
795:
782:
767:
752:
737:
722:
707:
692:
677:
662:
647:
632:
617:
602:
587:
572:
557:
550:
545:
540:
537:
372:Northeastern Pennsylvania
158:
110:Location of Weissport in
83:
75:Location of Weissport in
68:
56:
51:
42:
843:there were 106.2 males.
252:630 ft (190 m)
116:Show map of Pennsylvania
52:Little town of weissport
1120:"Weissport Borough map"
34:Weissport, Pennsylvania
1357:
493:
430:
1356:
1170:"U.S. Census website"
533:Historical population
488:
452:40.82917°N 75.70083°W
424:
304: • Summer (
178:40.82917°N 75.70083°W
1574:United States portal
1451:Indian Mountain Lake
1200:. U.S. Census Bureau
1198:Population Estimates
1147:. U.S. Census Bureau
278: • Density
1567:Pennsylvania portal
534:
457:40.82917; -75.70083
448: /
183:40.82917; -75.70083
174: /
1457:Towamensing Trails
1358:
532:
494:
492:south in Weissport
431:
262: • Total
241: • Water
225: • Total
1583:
1582:
1403:Lower Towamensing
848:per capita income
800:
799:
471:According to the
370:. It is part of
357:
356:
233: • Land
16:(Redirected from
1608:
1575:
1568:
1543:Pleasant Corners
1355:
1272:
1265:
1255:
1250:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1217:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1205:
1190:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1166:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1152:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1132:
1130:
1124:
1116:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1077:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1058:. Archived from
1052:
1046:
1045:
1038:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1019:. Archived from
1013:
1007:
1006:
999:
993:
992:
990:
988:
983:on April 4, 2015
973:
964:
963:
961:
959:
948:
939:
938:
936:
934:
923:
904:
892:
880:
868:
813:African American
553:
548:
543:
535:
463:
462:
460:
459:
458:
453:
449:
446:
445:
444:
441:
388:Col. Jacob Weiss
362:is a borough in
309:
189:
188:
186:
185:
184:
179:
175:
172:
171:
170:
167:
150:
136:
135:
129:
117:
100:
99:
93:
73:
61:
30:
21:
1616:
1615:
1611:
1610:
1609:
1607:
1606:
1605:
1586:
1585:
1584:
1579:
1573:
1566:
1557:
1547:
1478:
1471:
1427:
1359:
1353:
1348:
1275:
1270:
1263:
1256:
1253:
1248:
1244:
1214:
1213:
1203:
1201:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1178:
1176:
1168:
1167:
1160:
1150:
1148:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1104:
1102:
1093:
1092:
1088:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1065:
1063:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1026:
1024:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1001:
1000:
996:
986:
984:
975:
974:
967:
957:
955:
950:
949:
942:
932:
930:
925:
924:
920:
915:
908:
905:
896:
893:
884:
881:
872:
869:
860:
836:married couples
546:
530:
496:
495:
481:
456:
454:
450:
447:
442:
439:
437:
435:
434:
419:
384:
331:
303:
182:
180:
176:
173:
168:
165:
163:
161:
160:
154:
153:
152:
151:
148:
147:
144:
143:
142:
141:
137:
120:
119:
118:
115:
114:
108:
107:
106:
105:
101:
79:
64:
47:
38:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1614:
1612:
1604:
1603:
1598:
1588:
1587:
1581:
1580:
1578:
1577:
1570:
1562:
1559:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1549:
1548:
1546:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1483:
1481:
1473:
1472:
1470:
1469:
1467:Weissport East
1464:
1459:
1454:
1448:
1446:Holiday Pocono
1443:
1441:Albrightsville
1437:
1435:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1369:
1367:
1361:
1360:
1351:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1289:Beaver Meadows
1285:
1283:
1277:
1276:
1261:
1258:
1257:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1235:
1228:
1220:
1212:
1211:
1185:
1158:
1136:
1111:
1086:
1072:
1047:
1033:
1008:
994:
965:
940:
917:
916:
914:
911:
910:
909:
906:
899:
897:
894:
887:
885:
882:
875:
873:
870:
863:
859:
856:
798:
797:
793:
792:
789:
787:
784:
780:
779:
776:
774:
771:
765:
764:
761:
759:
756:
750:
749:
746:
744:
741:
735:
734:
731:
729:
726:
720:
719:
716:
714:
711:
705:
704:
701:
699:
696:
690:
689:
686:
684:
681:
675:
674:
671:
669:
666:
660:
659:
656:
654:
651:
645:
644:
641:
639:
636:
630:
629:
626:
624:
621:
615:
614:
611:
609:
606:
600:
599:
596:
594:
591:
585:
584:
581:
579:
576:
570:
569:
566:
564:
561:
555:
554:
549:
544:
539:
529:
526:
510:Interstate 476
506:U.S. Route 209
483:
482:
480:
479:Transportation
477:
427:U.S. Route 209
418:
415:
383:
380:
355:
354:
351:
345:
344:
339:
333:
332:
329:
327:
321:
320:
310:
300:
299:
289:
283:
282:
279:
275:
274:
271:
267:
266:
263:
259:
258:
254:
253:
250:
246:
245:
242:
238:
237:
234:
230:
229:
226:
222:
221:
217:
216:
211:
207:
206:
203:
199:
198:
195:
191:
190:
156:
155:
145:
139:
138:
131:
130:
124:
123:
122:
121:
109:
103:
102:
95:
94:
88:
87:
86:
85:
84:
81:
80:
74:
66:
65:
62:
54:
53:
49:
48:
43:
40:
39:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1613:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1593:
1591:
1576:
1571:
1569:
1564:
1563:
1560:
1554:
1550:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1533:Normal Square
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1488:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1480:
1474:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1438:
1436:
1434:
1430:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1370:
1368:
1366:
1362:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1286:
1284:
1282:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1254:United States
1251:
1241:
1236:
1234:
1229:
1227:
1222:
1221:
1218:
1199:
1195:
1189:
1186:
1175:
1171:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1146:
1140:
1137:
1121:
1115:
1112:
1100:
1096:
1090:
1087:
1082:
1076:
1073:
1062:on 2008-07-03
1061:
1057:
1051:
1048:
1043:
1037:
1034:
1023:on 2021-04-21
1022:
1018:
1012:
1009:
1004:
1003:"CHAPTER XXV"
998:
995:
982:
978:
972:
970:
966:
953:
947:
945:
941:
928:
922:
919:
912:
903:
898:
891:
886:
879:
874:
867:
862:
857:
855:
853:
849:
844:
840:
837:
832:
830:
826:
822:
819:, 0.23% from
818:
814:
810:
805:
794:
790:
788:
785:
781:
777:
775:
772:
770:
766:
762:
760:
757:
755:
751:
747:
745:
742:
740:
736:
732:
730:
727:
725:
721:
717:
715:
712:
710:
706:
702:
700:
697:
695:
691:
687:
685:
682:
680:
676:
672:
670:
667:
665:
661:
657:
655:
652:
650:
646:
642:
640:
637:
635:
631:
627:
625:
622:
620:
616:
612:
610:
607:
605:
601:
597:
595:
592:
590:
586:
582:
580:
577:
575:
571:
567:
565:
562:
560:
556:
536:
527:
525:
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
503:
501:
491:
487:
478:
476:
474:
469:
467:
461:
428:
423:
416:
414:
412:
408:
404:
399:
397:
393:
389:
381:
379:
377:
373:
369:
365:
364:Carbon County
361:
352:
350:
343:
340:
338:
328:
326:
318:
314:
311:
307:
297:
293:
290:
288:
280:
272:
264:
251:
243:
235:
227:
215:
212:
204:
197:United States
196:
187:
159:Coordinates:
128:
113:
92:
78:
72:
60:
46:
41:
31:
19:
1528:Lake Harmony
1343:
1319:Nesquehoning
1268:
1202:. Retrieved
1197:
1188:
1177:. Retrieved
1149:. Retrieved
1139:
1127:. Retrieved
1114:
1103:. Retrieved
1101:. 2011-02-12
1089:
1075:
1064:. Retrieved
1060:the original
1050:
1036:
1025:. Retrieved
1021:the original
1011:
997:
985:. Retrieved
981:the original
956:. Retrieved
931:. Retrieved
921:
871:War Memorial
852:poverty line
845:
841:
833:
801:
528:Demographics
504:
497:
490:US Route 209
470:
432:
407:Lehigh River
403:Lehigh Canal
400:
385:
374:. As of the
368:Pennsylvania
359:
358:
337:Area code(s)
205:Pennsylvania
112:Pennsylvania
1493:Aquashicola
1479:communities
1423:Towamensing
1418:Penn Forest
1334:Summit Hill
1294:Bowmanstown
1264:County seat
1204:11 December
1151:11 December
821:other races
783:2019 (est.)
455: /
376:2010 census
181: /
1590:Categories
1523:Little Gap
1508:Forest Inn
1329:Parryville
1304:Jim Thorpe
1271:Jim Thorpe
1179:2008-01-31
1105:2011-04-23
1066:2023-08-06
1027:2023-08-06
913:References
802:As of the
440:40°49′45″N
396:Parryville
257:Population
169:75°42′03″W
166:40°49′45″N
1552:Footnotes
1538:Packerton
1503:Audenried
1378:East Penn
1365:Townships
1344:Weissport
1339:Weatherly
1324:Palmerton
1314:Lehighton
1299:East Side
1129:March 17,
1125:. PennDOT
1081:"Weiss_F"
522:Allentown
443:75°42′3″W
417:Geography
392:Lehighton
360:Weissport
349:FIPS code
287:Time zone
249:Elevation
140:Weissport
104:Weissport
18:Weissport
1518:Junedale
1498:Ashfield
1462:Tresckow
1408:Mahoning
1393:Lausanne
1383:Franklin
1309:Lansford
1281:Boroughs
987:April 3,
933:July 28,
825:Hispanic
815:, 3.46%
811:, 0.46%
796:Sources:
518:Scranton
353:42-82080
325:ZIP Code
1513:Harrity
1487:Andreas
958:May 27,
858:Gallery
429:passage
382:History
194:Country
45:Borough
37:English
1413:Packer
1398:Lehigh
1388:Kidder
829:Latino
804:census
733:−13.4%
718:−10.2%
538:Census
524:area.
512:, the
214:Carbon
210:County
1477:Other
1373:Banks
1123:(PDF)
817:Asian
809:White
791:−3.6%
778:−5.1%
763:−8.1%
748:−2.9%
703:−7.3%
673:−0.6%
658:−3.2%
613:31.8%
598:17.5%
330:18235
313:UTC-4
292:UTC-5
202:State
1433:CDPs
1206:2013
1153:2013
1131:2023
989:2015
960:2020
935:2020
769:2010
754:2000
739:1990
724:1980
709:1970
694:1960
688:2.6%
679:1950
664:1940
649:1930
643:7.1%
634:1920
628:6.2%
619:1910
604:1900
589:1890
583:8.1%
574:1880
559:1870
547:Note
542:Pop.
220:Area
827:or
786:397
773:412
758:434
743:472
728:486
713:561
698:625
683:674
668:657
653:661
638:683
623:638
608:601
593:456
578:388
563:359
342:610
317:EDT
306:DST
296:EST
273:397
265:412
1592::
1267::
1252:,
1196:.
1172:.
1161:^
1097:.
968:^
943:^
552:%±
468:.
394:,
366:,
1489:‡
1453:‡
1239:e
1232:t
1225:v
1208:.
1182:.
1155:.
1133:.
1108:.
1083:.
1069:.
1044:.
1030:.
1005:.
991:.
962:.
937:.
568:—
319:)
315:(
308:)
298:)
294:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
