Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania
Towamensing Township | |
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Wild Creek Falls in Beltzville State Park | |
Location of Towamensing Township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania | |
Location of Carbon County in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′29″N 75°37′30″W / 40.87472°N 75.62500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Carbon |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.91 sq mi (74.89 km2) |
| • Land | 27.14 sq mi (70.28 km2) |
| • Water | 1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,477 |
• Estimate (2016) | 4,409 |
| • Density | 162.47/sq mi (62.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-025-77160 |
| Website | towamensingtownship.com |
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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.
The film franchise Hell House, LLC was filmed in Towamensing Township at the fictitious Abaddon Hotel, which in reality is the Waldorf Estate of Fear haunted house attraction located on Route 209.