Laporte, Pennsylvania

Laporte, Pennsylvania
Laporte, Pennsylvania
Borough
	The Sullivan County Courthouse, built 1894, in Laporte
	Keystone Marker
	Location of Laporte in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.
	Laporte Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Laporte Laporte (the United States)
	Coordinates: 41°25′24″N 76°29′27″W / 41.42333°N 76.49083°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Sullivan
Settled	1850
Incorporated (borough)	1853
Area
• Total	1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2)
• Land	1.07 sq mi (2.76 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
Elevation	1,972 ft (601 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	314
• Density	294.01/sq mi (113.56/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
• Summer (DST)	EDT
ZIP code	18626
Area code	570 Exchange: 946
FIPS code	42-41512
Website	www.laportepa.com

Laporte is a borough and the county seat of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 320 at the 2020 census.^[3] It is the county seat of Sullivan County.^[4] 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),^[5] and in 1969 was one of the two smallest in the United States.^[6]

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^ Williams, Oliver P. (2001). County Courthouses of Pennsylvania: A Guide. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2738-6. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
^ Taber, Thomas Townsend III (1969). Muncy Valley Lifeline: The Life and Times of the Williamsport and North Branch and Eagles Mere Railroads. Muncy Valley Historical Society. Retrieved 2008-02-09.