Laporte is a

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and the

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Sullivan County, Pennsylvania Sullivan County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,840, making it the second-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Laporte. The county was created on March 15, 184 ...

, United States. The population was 320 at the 2020 census. It is the

of Sullivan County. Laporte is surrounded by Laporte Township. It was named for John Laporte. It is the smallest county seat in Pennsylvania by population (as of the 2000 Census), and in 1969 was one of the two smallest in the United States.

History

The Pennsylvania Guide, compiled by the Writers' Program of the

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, described Laporte in 1940 as: The Sullivan County Courthouse was added to the

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in 1978.

Geography

According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (12.50%) is water. Within the borough lies

Lake Mokoma Lake Mokoma is a north-central Pennsylvania, United States, lake that was developed in the late 19th century.Hatch, C. J., and Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum. Sullivan County'. United States, Arcadia Publishing, 2009. 102. E ...

Climate

LaPorte has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers and cold, snowy winters.

Demographics

At the 2010 census, there were 316 people, 109 households, and 67 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 251 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.9% Native American, and 0.3% Asian. Hispanics or Latinos of any race makes up 0.9% of the borough population. Of the 109 households, 14.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 34.9% of households were one person, and 22% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.54. In the borough the population was spread out, with 8.5% under the age of 18, 49.1% from 18 to 64, and 42.4% 65 or older. The median age was 61.7 years. The median household income was $43,750 and the median family income was $52,500. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $25,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,762. About 3.6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the

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, including 10.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References

{{authority control County seats in Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1850 Boroughs in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 1853 establishments in Pennsylvania