Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Towamensing Township is a lightly populated rural township in eastern Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Lenape Indian tribe's name is eponymous and was once applied by the natives to the whole region of Carbon County and bits of the Poconos to the north ( Luzerne County) and to Schuylkill County (southwest). The population was 4,477 at the 2010 census, up from 3,475 at the 2000 census. A portion of Beltzville State Park is in the township. Geography Towamensing Township is in southeastern Carbon County and is bordered by Monroe County to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.15%, is water. It is drained by Aquashicola Creek and Pohopoco Creek into the Lehigh River. The township's northern boundary runs along the base of Call Mountain. Its villages include Forest Inn, Jonesville, Stemlersville, and Trachsville. Neighboring municipalities * Lower ...
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