Wysox is an
unincorporated community
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in
Bradford County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States.
The community is located at the intersection of
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
and
Pennsylvania Route 187
Pennsylvania Route 187 (PA 187) is a state highway located in Wyoming and Bradford counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 87 in Lovelton. The northern terminus is at the New York state line, north of Windham Center. The route ...
, east of
Towanda. Wysox has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 18854.
Demographics
Wysox had a population of 1,721 and 800 housing units as of the 2010 census. The population is 51% male, 49% female, 96.7% white, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, 1.2% two or more races, 0.7% some other race, and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
History
Wysox was founded in 1795. Its name comes from a Native American word meaning "canoe harbor." The
Lehigh Valley Railroad
The Lehigh Valley Railroad was a railroad built in the Northeastern United States to haul anthracite coal from the Coal Region in Pennsylvania. The railroad was authorized on April 21, 1846 for freight and transportation of passengers, goods, w ...
used to run through Wysox.
Geography
Wysox has an area of 23.32 square miles, of which 0.6 square miles are water.
Its elevation is 718 feet.
Wysox Creek Wysox Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Windham Township, Orwell Township, Rome Township, and Wysox Township. It is possible to canoe on ...
flows through Wysox, then heads south near
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
before merging into the
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
.
Government
Wysox's Board of Supervisors currently consists of Chairman William Them, Evan R. Barnes, and Thomas C. Thompson III. Its most recent elections for supervisor were held on November 6, 2019.
Education
Wysox is in the
Towanda Area School District.
Notable people
*
Marguerite St. Leon Loud (1812-1889), poet and writer
References
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Unincorporated communities in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania