Effort, also known as Mount Effort, is a
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 ...
and
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Chestnuthill Township,
Monroe County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States. Effort is located along
Pennsylvania Route 115 northwest of
Brodheadsville. Effort has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 18330. As of the
2010 census, its population was 2,269.
A post office called Effort has been in operation since 1850. According to tradition, the community was named for the considerable "effort" it took townspeople to agree on a name for the place.
Demographics
2020 Decennial Census
At the time of the census, Effort had a population of 1,965.
Education
It is in the
Pleasant Valley School District.
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Notable people
* Celius Dougherty, pianist and composer
* George Longridge, footballer
References
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Census-designated places in Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania