Back شيكشيني (بنسيلفانيا) Arabic Shickshinny Catalan Шикшинни (Пенсильвани) CE Shickshinny CEB Shickshinny, Pennsylvania Welsh Shickshinny Spanish Shickshinny (Pennsylvania) Basque Shickshinny French Shickshinny, Pennsilvani HT Shickshinny Italian
Shickshinny, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
 View of Shickshinny from the Mocanaqua Loop Trail | |
 Location of Shickshinny in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | |
  Shickshinny  Shickshinny | |
| Coordinates: 41°09′15″N 76°09′04″W / 41.15417°N 76.15111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Settled | 1782 |
| Incorporated | 1861 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Beverly Moore |
| • President | Rosalie Whitebread |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| • Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 632 |
| • Density | 1,327.73/sq mi (512.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18655 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-70224 |
| Website | www |
Shickshinny is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 630 at the 2020 census.[3]
The borough is named after Shickshinny Creek, which runs through the municipality and the surrounding area. According to the book Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania (by Dr. George P. Donehoo), the community's name likely means "Fine Stream" in a local Native American language.[4] However, according to the Shickshinny Historical Society, the name Shickshinny means "Five Mountains" in a Native American language.[citation needed] Five mountains — Newport, Knob, Lee, River, and Rocky — encircle the creek and borough.[5]
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- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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