Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Tunkhannock Township
Tunkhannock Township
Township
	Fields and woods in the township
	Seal
	Location of Tunkhannock Township in Monroe County
	Tunkhannock Township Pennsylvania
	Coordinates: 40°59′59″N 75°30′04″W / 40.99972°N 75.50111°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	38.84 sq mi (100.58 km2)
• Land	38.55 sq mi (99.83 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
Elevation	1,841 ft (561 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,037
• Estimate (2021)	7,041
• Density	172.57/sq mi (66.63/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	570
Website	longpondpa.com

Tunkhannock Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,037 at the 2020 census.^[2]^[3] Tunkhannock Township comprises the communities of Blakeslee and Long Pond. The most noteworthy feature of this township is the Tunkhannock creek, which forms "Long Pond", and is designated by the PA DEP as an Exceptional Value Waters (EV).^[4] The Bethlehem Authority,^[5] Nature Conservancy,^[6] Wildlands Conservancy ^[7] County of Monroe Open Space Program, and PA Department of Forest and Waters^[8] have protected thousands of acres. Tunkhannock Township, PA is home to many species of globally rare, threatened, and endangered plants and animals and has been described as one of the last "great places".^[9]^[10]^[11]

In Long Pond, Pennsylvania National Diversity Inventory found 35 rare, threatened or endangered species or ecological communities. The butterfly community and collection of rare plants found in Long Pond "likely represent the best assemblage of rare and unusual species of any site or habitat in Pennsylvania." Making Long Pond one of the most unique natural areas in the Northeast US.^[10]

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^ "Search Results". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ "Water Quality Standards Review Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report" (PDF). dep.state.pa.us.
^ Authority, Bethlehem. "Bethlehem Authority". Bethlehem Authority.
^ "Long Pond Preserve and Hauser Nature Center".
^ "Maple Tract Preserve".
^ "Dixon Miller Recreation Area". trails.dcnr.pa.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ "PENNSYLVANIA IMPORTANT MAMMAL AREA #38 Long Pond Preserve" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "THE RARE AND THE DIVERSE THRIVE AT POND PRESERVE THE NEW POCONOS". July 5, 1988.
^ Latham, Roger Earl; Thompson, John E.; Riley, Sarah A.; Wibiralske, Anne W. (1996). "The Pocono till Barrens: Shrub Savanna Persisting on Soils Favoring Forest". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 123 (4): 330–349. doi:10.2307/2996782. JSTOR 2996782.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

[USCensusEst2020-2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

[3] "Search Results". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

[4] "Water Quality Standards Review Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report" (PDF). dep.state.pa.us.

[5] Authority, Bethlehem. "Bethlehem Authority". Bethlehem Authority.

[6] "Long Pond Preserve and Hauser Nature Center".

[7] "Maple Tract Preserve".

[8] "Dixon Miller Recreation Area". trails.dcnr.pa.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

[9] "PENNSYLVANIA IMPORTANT MAMMAL AREA #38 Long Pond Preserve" (PDF).

[mcall.com-10] "THE RARE AND THE DIVERSE THRIVE AT POND PRESERVE THE NEW POCONOS". July 5, 1988.

[11] Latham, Roger Earl; Thompson, John E.; Riley, Sarah A.; Wibiralske, Anne W. (1996). "The Pocono till Barrens: Shrub Savanna Persisting on Soils Favoring Forest". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 123 (4): 330–349. doi:10.2307/2996782. JSTOR 2996782.

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