Tresckow, formerly known as Dutchtown, is an unincorporated community and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Carbon County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,749. The county is part of the Northeast region of the commonwealth.
The county borders Lehigh and Northampton counties in the state ...
, United States. It is part of
Northeastern Pennsylvania
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and is located west of
Junedale and
Beaver Meadows, which share the same road network. The community has deep roots in the
anthracite coal
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mining and transportation industries.
Geography
Tresckow is located in the western corner of Carbon County at (40.915631, -75.963881),
at an elevation of on a hill lying between Spring Mountain to the south and Pismire Ridge to the north. The city of
Hazleton is to the north in
Luzerne County
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, and the borough of
Beaver Meadows is to the east.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. While Tresckow has its own box post office with the
ZIP code of 18254, surrounding areas use the Beaver Meadows ZIP code of 18216.
Education
Residents of Tresckow live in Carbon County; however, they attend school in Luzerne County and are served by the
Hazleton Area School District
Hazleton Area School District is a large, rural public school district in Pennsylvania, stretching across portions of Luzerne, Schuylkill, and Carbon Counties. Its headquarters are in Hazle Township. Students in grade nine through 12 attend H ...
.
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, located away, or Marian Catholic High School, located away.
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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and 0.52% African American
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. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 384 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples
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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $41,103. Males had a median income of $32,639 versus $26,364 for females. The per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $16,693. About 4.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Census-designated places in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Populated places established in 1897
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania