Silkworth 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 ...
(CDP) in
Lehman Township,
Luzerne County
Luzerne County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeaste ...
,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
, United States. The population was 820 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Silkworth is located at ,
along
Pennsylvania Route 29
Pennsylvania Route 29 (PA 29) is a north–south state highway that runs through most of eastern Pennsylvania.
The route currently has a southern and northern segment. The southern segment runs from U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania, U.S. Rout ...
on the west shore of Lake Silkworth, about northwest of the city of
Nanticoke.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.0%, is water.
Education
The school district is
Lake-Lehman School District
The Lake-Lehman School District is a small, American public school district that is partly located in Luzerne County and partly in Wyoming County. It also serves Ross Township, Jackson Township, Harvey’s Lake Borough, and Lake Township as ...
.
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References
Census-designated places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania
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