Mocanaqua 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 count ...

(CDP) in Conyngham Township,

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Luzerne County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of ...

, United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of t ...

, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.55%, is water. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River along

PA 239 Pennsylvania Route 239 (PA 239) is a state highway located in Luzerne, Columbia and Lycoming Counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 93 in Nescopeck Township. The northern terminus is at PA 42 in North ...

, which crosses the river and links Mocanaqua to the borough of Shickshinny.

Demographics

School District

Students attend the Greater Nanticoke Area School District.

Gallery

Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania (8483138878).jpg,

Polish Falcons The Polish Falcons of America ( pl, Sokoły Polskie Ameryki) is a nonprofit fraternal benefit society, with a strong emphasis on physical fitness. History The "falcon" movement originated after the suppression of the Polish uprising of 1863. ...

Hall in Mocanaqua Main St, Mocanaqua, PA.jpg, Main Street Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania (8483138466).jpg, Houses in Mocanaqua Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania (8482047713).jpg, Church in Mocanaqua

References

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