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'''Dunmore''' is a borough in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]], [[Pennsylvania]], adjoining [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]. Dunmore was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive [[anthracite coal]], brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population to 8,315 in 1890, 12,583 in 1900, 17,615 in 1910, 20,250 in 1920, and 23,086 in 1940. The population was 14,018 at the 2000 census. Dunmore contains several schools: [[Dunmore High School]], [[Holy Cross High School (Pennsylvania)|Holy Cross High School]] formerly known as Bishop O'Hara, and Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel Elementary School.
'''Dunmore''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]], United States, adjoining [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]] and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive [[anthracite|anthracite coal]], brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population from 8,315 in 1890 to 23,086 in 1940. The population was 14,042 in the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].


== History ==
== History ==
Dunmore was settled in 1835, and incorporated in 1862.<ref name=dunmore>{{cite web |url=http://dunmorepa.gov/ |title=Home page|website=Burough of Dunmore |publisher=Dunmore Burough |access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref>
Dunmore is one of the numerous villages which sprang from the original township of Providence, Pennsylvania. Purchased from the natives in 1754, the territory now embracing this village offered its solitude to the pioneers seeking a home in the wilderness between the Delaware and the Susquehanna rivers until the summer of 1783.


The first European to set foot on Dunmore soil was [[Nicolaus Zinzendorf|Count Zinzendorf]] of [[Saxony]], in 1742, as a missionary to the native people<ref name="O'Hora1937">{{cite book |last1=O'Hora |first1=Margaret M. |title=History of Dunmore |date=1937 |publisher=Dunmore Improvement Assoc. |location=Dunmore, PA |page=8 |url=http://content.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/cdm/ref/collection/Centennial/id/680 |access-date=18 November 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512104058/http://content.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/cdm/ref/collection/Centennial/id/680 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who were Munsee-speaking [[Lenape|Delawares]].
At this time, William Allsworth, a shoemaker by trade, who had visited the Connecticut land at Wyoming for the purpose of selecting a place for his home the year previous, reached the point at evening, where he encamped and lit his fire in the forest where Dunmore was thus founded. The need of more places of rest to cheer the emigrants traveling with heavy burdens induced Mr. Allsworth to fix his abode at this spot. Deer and bear were so abundant for many years within sight of his clearing, that his family never trusted to his rifle in vain for a supply of venison or the substantial haunches of the bear.


The house of Mr. Allsworth, famed for the constant readiness of the host to smooth by his dry jokes and kind words the ruggedness of every man’s daily road, became a common point of interest and attraction to the emigrant or the wayfarer. The descendants of Mr. Allsworth have filled many places of trust and usefulness in the county, and adorned the various walks of social life. In the summer of 1795, Charles Dolph, John Carey, and John West began the labor of clearing and plowing lands in the neighborhood of Bucktown or Corners, as this place was long called after the first foot-path opened from Blakeley to the Roaring Brook crossed the Wyoming road at Allsworth’s.
The territory now encompassing Dunmore was purchased from the natives in 1754 by the Susquehanna Company of Connecticut and became the township of Providence. The first settlers of the Dunmore area arrived in 1771 and were originally from Connecticut (see [[Pennamite–Yankee War]]). William Allsworth established an inn here in 1783. In the summer of 1795, Charles Dolph, John Carey, and John West began the labor of clearing and plowing lands in the neighborhood of "Bucktown" or "Corners", as this area was called. Edward Lunnon, Isaac Dolph, James Brown, Philip Swartz and Levi De Puy, purchased land here between 1799–1805.<ref name="O'Hora1937" />


Stephen Tripp, in 1820, began the area's first business, erecting a saw and grist mill on the Roaring Brook half a mile south of the village. That same year, the Drinker Turnpike Company opened a store at the Corners. Shortly after Joseph Tanner opened the first blacksmith shop. C.W. Potter opened the first merchandising house in the village in 1845.<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Hora |first1=Margaret M. |title=History of Dunmore |date=1937 |publisher=Dunmore Improvement Assoc. |location=Dunmore, PA |page=11 |url=http://content.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/cdm/ref/collection/Centennial/id/680 |access-date=18 November 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512104058/http://content.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/cdm/ref/collection/Centennial/id/680 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Edward Lunnon, Isaac Dolph, James Brown, Philip Swartz and Levi De Puy, purchased land of the State between 1799-1805 and located in this portion of Providence Township. The old tavern, long since vanished with its round swinging sign and low bar-room, one corner of which, fortified with long pine-pickets, extended from the bar to the very ceiling, in times of yore, was owned successively by Wm. Allsworth, Philip Swartz, Isaac Dolph, Henry W. Drinker, and Samuel De Puy.


The village, consisting of but four houses, had a negative existence until the Pennsylvania Coal Company, in 1847–1848, turned it into a growing and diverse town.<ref>{{cite book|last1=O'Hora|first1=Margaret M.|title=History of Dunmore Pennsylvania|date=1937|publisher=Dunmore Improvement Association|location=Dunmore, PA|pages=7–9|url=http://content.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/cdm/ref/collection/Centennial/id/680|access-date=22 April 2017|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512104058/http://content.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/cdm/ref/collection/Centennial/id/680|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The external aspect of Dunmore promised so much by its agricultural expectations in 1813, that Dr. Orlo Hamlin, with his young wife, was induced to settle a mile north of Allsworth. He was the first physician and surgeon locating in Providence. The population of Dunmore and Blakeley, doubling in numbers and increasing in wealth, warranted Stephen Tripp in erecting a saw and grist mill in 1820, on the Roaring Brook half a mile south of the village.


By 1875, the township of Providence was dissolved and the land split up into various smaller boroughs and towns with Dunmore being one of them. Today, Dunmore is a borough bordering the city of Scranton.
A store was opened at the Corners in 1820 under the auspices of the Drinker Turnpike; but the village, consisting of but four houses, had but a negative existence until the Pennsylvania Coal Company, in 1847-1848, turned the sterile pasture-fields around it into a town liberal in the extent of its territory and diversified by every variety of life.

By 1875, the township of Providence was dissolved and the land split up into various smaller boroughs and towns with Dunmore being one of them. Today, Dunmore is a borough bordering the town of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]].


The name Dunmore comes from Dunmore Park, in the [[Falkirk (council area)|Falkirk]] area of Scotland (home of the [[Dunmore Pineapple]]).
The name Dunmore comes from Dunmore Park, in the [[Falkirk (council area)|Falkirk]] area of Scotland (home of the [[Dunmore Pineapple]]).

[[Golo Footwear]] had its original manufacturing and design facilities in Dunmore until 1957.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Dunmore is located at {{coord|41|25|3|N|75|37|28|W|city}} (41.417530, -75.624432){{GR|1}}.
Dunmore is located at {{coord|41|25|3|N|75|37|28|W|type:city}} (41.417530, −75.624432).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|newspaper=Census.gov}}</ref>


According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of 8.8&nbsp;square miles (22.8&nbsp;km²), of which, 8.7&nbsp;square miles (22.6&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 0.1&nbsp;square miles (0.2&nbsp;km²) of it (0.79%) is water.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (1.11%) is water.

[[Roaring Brook (Lackawanna River)|Roaring Brook]] flows from the southeast and turns west through the Nay Aug Gorge in Dunmore to the [[Lackawanna River]] in Scranton. Most of the borough is drained by Roaring Brook, except for an area in the west drained by Meadow Brook into the Lackawanna River. The southeastern side of the borough is on the slopes of the [[Moosic Mountains]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=O'Hora|first1=Margaret M.|title=History of Dunmore Pennsylvania|date=1937|publisher=Dunmore Improvement Association|location=Dunmore, PA|page=5|url=http://content.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/cdm/ref/collection/Centennial/id/680|access-date=22 April 2017|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512104058/http://content.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/cdm/ref/collection/Centennial/id/680|url-status=dead}}</ref> which the gorge cuts through.

The [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad|Lackawanna Railroad]] operated through the Nay Aug Gorge into Scranton from the Poconos and Northern New Jersey.

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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 14,018 people, 6,141 households, and 3,788 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was 1,603.7 people per square mile (619.3/km²). There were 6,528 housing units at an average density of 746.8/sq&nbsp;mi (288.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 0.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 98.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.
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|1960= 18917
|1970= 18168
|1980= 16781
|1990= 15403
|2000= 14018
|2010= 14057
|2020= 14042
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 14,057 people, 5,999 households, and 3,388 families residing in the borough.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2015}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|1,579.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,530 housing units at an average density of {{convert|733.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.3% of the population.


There were 6,141 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.95.
There were 5,999 households, out of which 22% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.93.


In the borough the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The ages of the population were 17.9% under the age of 18, 62.1% from 18 to 64, and 20% 65 years or older. The median age was 42.1 years.


The median income for a household in the borough was $33,280, and the median income for a family was $43,354. Males had a median income of $32,855 versus $24,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,851. About 6.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
The median income for a household in the borough was $33,280, and the median income for a family was $43,354. Males had a median income of $32,855 versus $24,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,851. About 6.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.


==Economy==
==Notable natives and residents==
[[Gertrude Hawk Chocolates]], founded in 1936, is based in Dunmore.<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us HomeAbout Us The History of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates The History of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates |url=https://www.gertrudehawkchocolates.com/about-us |website=Gertrude Hawk Chocolates |access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>
* [[Nestor Chylak]] American league baseball umpire for 25 years. He was one of only 8 umpires to be elected to [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in Cooperstown 1999. Chylak was also a War Hero in the [[Battle of the Bulge]] who won the Purple Heart and Silver Star for valor in combat. Ted Williams claimed Chylak to be "the best ever at his craft." Chylak died in 1982.

* [[John Francis Ropek]] 1917-2009. Oceanographer for the first under the ice Polar expedition of the [[USS Nautilus (SSN-571)]].
The Keystone Industrial Park is also located in Dunmore.<ref name=dunmore />
* [[Paul W. Richards]] American [[Astronaut]] who flew on Mission [[STS-102]] a board The [[Space Shuttle Discovery]]

* [[Tim Ruddy]] was a center for the [[Miami Dolphins]] from 1994 - 2003. Most of his career he was the center of [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] quarterback [[Dan Marino]]
==Environmental issues==
* [[William "Trip" O'Malley]] noted [[history]] [[teacher]].
Keystone Sanitary Landfill, the largest landfill in the state of Pennsylvania has been located in Dunmore since 1973,<ref>[http://www.friendsoflackawanna.org/history-of-ksl A timeline of events] Friends of Lackawanna.org, undated, retrieved 8 October 2015</ref> about 450 feet from the Dunmore Reservoir #1, a backup drinking water supply. In 1987, it extended to [[Throop, Pennsylvania]].<ref>[http://www.ethicsrulings.state.pa.us/WebLink8/0/doc/34723/Page33.aspx 1045 Sharon Soltis-Sparano]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission, page 33 of 39, 20 February 1997</ref> The landfill was built over mines known for ground [[subsidence]]. As of 2015 the landfill accepts over 7,200 tons of trash per day.<ref>[http://www.friendsoflackawanna.org/thefacts/ The facts] Friends of Lackawanna.org, undated, retrieved 8 October 2015</ref> More than a third of its in-state waste since 2009 is from fracking [[drill cuttings]], drilling mud and fluids. Cuttings are mixed with small amounts of naturally occurring radioactive elements, particularly [[radium-226]].<ref>[http://timesleader.com/archive/154358 Keystone landfill now allowed to receive waste drilling fluid.] Times Leader, 9 June 2015</ref> The landfill has been leaking into ground water per its Phase 3 permit application. Run-off is discharged into Eddy's Creek and the Lackawanna River.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kohut |first=Joe |date=2024-04-01 |title=Keystone Sanitary Landfill must pay penalty for bad odors, DEP says |url=https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/keystone-santiary-landfill-department-of-enviornmental-protection-dunmore-throop-penalty-odor-leachage-smell/523-7010e96e-ab70-432d-885c-825cd68d487a |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=WNEP |language=en-US}}</ref>

In November 2014, the Dunmore borough council approved a $15.63 million agreement for Keystone as a basis for an extension, and a definition of the landfill as a “pre-existing landfill” to ensure Keystone a more favorable interpretation of the borough's zoning ordinance against public opinion.<ref>Brendan Gibbons [http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/dunmore-approves-keystone-landfill-agreement-1.1793005 Dunmore approves Keystone landfill agreement], The Scranton Times-Tribune, November 25, 2014.</ref>

On September 20, 2018, Pennsylvania DEP issued a Notice of Violation to Keystone for storing leachate in excess of 25% of its total leachate storage capacity on a regular basis since October 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Rachel |title=Notice of Violation |url=http://s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dunmorepa/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/28151419/KSL-Notice-of-Violation.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania DEP |access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Education===
====Public schools====
Dunmore has one public school district, [[Dunmore School District]],<!--UNI 07980--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42069_lackawanna/DC20SD_C42069.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42069_lackawanna/DC20SD_C42069.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lackawanna County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-11-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42069_lackawanna/DC20SD_C42069_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> with three sections that are based on age: Dunmore Elementary Center, Dunmore Middle School and [[Dunmore High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dunmoreschooldistrict.net/curriculum |title=Curriculum - Dunmore School District |website=Dunmore School District |access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref> The principal of the Elementary Center is Matthew Quinn, the principal of the High School is Timothy Hopkins, and the Superintendent of Schools is John Marichak.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dunmoreschooldistrict.net/district/district_administrators|title = District Administrators}}</ref>

====Parochial schools====
Dunmore has two Roman Catholic schools, under the administration of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton|Diocese of Scranton]]: Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel Elementary School (PK-8),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smmcdunmore.org/ |website=Saint Mary o Mount Carmel Elementary School |access-date=17 November 2018|title=Saint Mary of Mount Carmel School }}</ref> led by principal Cathy Sosnowski,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.smmcdunmore.org/copy-of-our-mission |title = Faculty & Staff &#124; Saint Mary of Mount Carmel School}}</ref> and [[Holy Cross High School (Pennsylvania)|Holy Cross High School]]. The current principal of Holy Cross High School is Benjamin Tolerico, their vice-principal is Cathy Chiumento and their dean of students is Kandy Taylor. They also have a school chaplain, Rev. Cyril Edwards.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://hchspa.org/contact-us-%7C-directory |title = A Roman Catholic, private high school located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania}}</ref>

====Post-secondary schools====
[[Marywood University]] is located in Dunmore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dunmore,+PA/@41.4335228,-75.6352978,1210m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c4dbec5f708421:0xbb2af769c1558be9!8m2!3d41.4198027!4d-75.6324112 |website=Google Maps |access-date=17 November 2018|title=Dunmore }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Campus Safety: Parking Map |url=http://www.marywood.edu/campus-safety/parking/parking.html |website=Marywood University |access-date=17 November 2018 |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117233359/http://www.marywood.edu/campus-safety/parking/parking.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth campuses#List of Commonwealth campuses|Penn State Scranton]] is located in Dunmore.

===Transportation===
The western terminus of [[Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)|Interstate 84]] is in Dunmore. I-84/[[Interstate 380 (Pennsylvania)|I-380]] follows the Nay Aug Gorge westward towards the [[spaghetti junction]] interchange with [[Interstate 81]] and [[U.S. Route 6]]. I-81 also has an interchange with [[Pennsylvania Route 347|347]] in Dunmore.

==Notable people==
* [[Mehmood Ali]] (1932–2004), actor, "India's Comedy King", died in Dunmore
* Sister [[Mary Adrian Barrett]], I.H.M. (1929–2015), Catholic social worker and educator
* [[Christopher F. Burne]], [[U.S. Air Force]] [[brigadier general]]
* [[Clare Horan Cawley]] (1874–1921), pianist
* [[Nestor Chylak]] (1922–1982), [[Major League Baseball]] umpire
* [[Vic Delmore]] (1917–1960), [[Major League Baseball]] umpire
* [[Carol Ann Drazba]] (1943–1966), first American nurse to die in the Vietnam War
* [[Vic Fangio]], defensive coordinator of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in the [[National Football League]]
* [[Eugene A. Garvey]] (1845–1920), bishop of Altoona
* [[Joseph Kopacz]] (born 1950), Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi
*[[Ruth Earnshaw Lo]] (1910-2006), professor and writer, based in China 1937 to 1977
* [[Jeanne Marrazzo]], microbiologist, director of the [[University of Alabama School of Medicine]] Division of Infectious Diseases
* [[Joe Mooney (groundskeeper)|Joe Mooney]], Major League Baseball groundskeeper for more than three decades; [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]] member
* [[John Willard Raught]] (1857–1931), landscape artist
* [[Paul W. Richards]], [[astronaut]] who flew on Mission [[STS-102]] on board the [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']]
* [[John Francis Ropek]] (1917–2009), oceanographer for the first under-ice polar expedition of {{USS|Nautilus|SSN-571}}
* [[Tim Ruddy]], center for NFL's [[Miami Dolphins]] from 1994–2003; for most of career was center of [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] quarterback [[Dan Marino]]
* [[Beverly Tyler]] (1927-2005), actress and singer
* [[Junior Walsh]] (1919–1990), professional baseball player for [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]

==Gallery==
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Dunmore, Pennsylvania.jpg|Drinker Street in Dunmore
Dunmore PA Muni building and Fire station.jpg|Dunmore fire station
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Jefferson Center Dunmore]]


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/news/providence.html Taken from Susan W. Pieroth's compilation]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000823232031/http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/news/providence.html Taken from Susan W. Pieroth's compilation]
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Dunmore}}
* [http://www.dunmoreborough.com/ Borough of Dunmore]
* {{Official|www.dunmoreborough.org}}


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Dunmore, Pennsylvania
Borough
Dunmore municipal building
Dunmore municipal building
Location of Dunmore in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Location of Dunmore in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Dunmore is located in Pennsylvania
Dunmore
Dunmore
Location in Pennsylvania
Dunmore is located in the United States
Dunmore
Dunmore
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°25′03″N 75°37′28″W / 41.41750°N 75.62444°W / 41.41750; -75.62444
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLackawanna
Government
 • MayorMax Conway (D)
Area
[1]
 • Total
8.99 sq mi (23.30 km2)
 • Land8.92 sq mi (23.10 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
14,042
 • Density1,574.57/sq mi (607.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
18512
Area code570
Websitewww.dunmorepa.gov

Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive anthracite coal, brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population from 8,315 in 1890 to 23,086 in 1940. The population was 14,042 in the 2020 census.

History

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Dunmore was settled in 1835, and incorporated in 1862.[3]

The first European to set foot on Dunmore soil was Count Zinzendorf of Saxony, in 1742, as a missionary to the native people[4] who were Munsee-speaking Delawares.

The territory now encompassing Dunmore was purchased from the natives in 1754 by the Susquehanna Company of Connecticut and became the township of Providence. The first settlers of the Dunmore area arrived in 1771 and were originally from Connecticut (see Pennamite–Yankee War). William Allsworth established an inn here in 1783. In the summer of 1795, Charles Dolph, John Carey, and John West began the labor of clearing and plowing lands in the neighborhood of "Bucktown" or "Corners", as this area was called. Edward Lunnon, Isaac Dolph, James Brown, Philip Swartz and Levi De Puy, purchased land here between 1799–1805.[4]

Stephen Tripp, in 1820, began the area's first business, erecting a saw and grist mill on the Roaring Brook half a mile south of the village. That same year, the Drinker Turnpike Company opened a store at the Corners. Shortly after Joseph Tanner opened the first blacksmith shop. C.W. Potter opened the first merchandising house in the village in 1845.[5]

The village, consisting of but four houses, had a negative existence until the Pennsylvania Coal Company, in 1847–1848, turned it into a growing and diverse town.[6]

By 1875, the township of Providence was dissolved and the land split up into various smaller boroughs and towns with Dunmore being one of them. Today, Dunmore is a borough bordering the city of Scranton.

The name Dunmore comes from Dunmore Park, in the Falkirk area of Scotland (home of the Dunmore Pineapple).

Golo Footwear had its original manufacturing and design facilities in Dunmore until 1957.

Geography

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Dunmore is located at 41°25′3″N 75°37′28″W / 41.41750°N 75.62444°W / 41.41750; -75.62444 (41.417530, −75.624432).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 9 square miles (23 km2), of which 8.9 square miles (23 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.11%) is water.

Roaring Brook flows from the southeast and turns west through the Nay Aug Gorge in Dunmore to the Lackawanna River in Scranton. Most of the borough is drained by Roaring Brook, except for an area in the west drained by Meadow Brook into the Lackawanna River. The southeastern side of the borough is on the slopes of the Moosic Mountains,[8] which the gorge cuts through.

The Lackawanna Railroad operated through the Nay Aug Gorge into Scranton from the Poconos and Northern New Jersey.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18704,311—
18805,15119.5%
18908,31561.4%
190012,58351.3%
191017,61540.0%
192020,25015.0%
193022,62711.7%
194023,0862.0%
195020,305−12.0%
196018,917−6.8%
197018,168−4.0%
198016,781−7.6%
199015,403−8.2%
200014,018−9.0%
201014,0570.3%
202014,042−0.1%
Sources:[9][10][11][12][2]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 14,057 people, 5,999 households, and 3,388 families residing in the borough.[13] The population density was 1,579.4 inhabitants per square mile (609.8/km2). There were 6,530 housing units at an average density of 733.7 per square mile (283.3/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.2% White, 1.1% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 5,999 households, out of which 22% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.93.

The ages of the population were 17.9% under the age of 18, 62.1% from 18 to 64, and 20% 65 years or older. The median age was 42.1 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,280, and the median income for a family was $43,354. Males had a median income of $32,855 versus $24,167 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,851. About 6.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, founded in 1936, is based in Dunmore.[14]

The Keystone Industrial Park is also located in Dunmore.[3]

Environmental issues

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Keystone Sanitary Landfill, the largest landfill in the state of Pennsylvania has been located in Dunmore since 1973,[15] about 450 feet from the Dunmore Reservoir #1, a backup drinking water supply. In 1987, it extended to Throop, Pennsylvania.[16] The landfill was built over mines known for ground subsidence. As of 2015 the landfill accepts over 7,200 tons of trash per day.[17] More than a third of its in-state waste since 2009 is from fracking drill cuttings, drilling mud and fluids. Cuttings are mixed with small amounts of naturally occurring radioactive elements, particularly radium-226.[18] The landfill has been leaking into ground water per its Phase 3 permit application. Run-off is discharged into Eddy's Creek and the Lackawanna River.[19]

In November 2014, the Dunmore borough council approved a $15.63 million agreement for Keystone as a basis for an extension, and a definition of the landfill as a “pre-existing landfill” to ensure Keystone a more favorable interpretation of the borough's zoning ordinance against public opinion.[20]

On September 20, 2018, Pennsylvania DEP issued a Notice of Violation to Keystone for storing leachate in excess of 25% of its total leachate storage capacity on a regular basis since October 2016.[21]

Infrastructure

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Education

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Public schools

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Dunmore has one public school district, Dunmore School District,[22] with three sections that are based on age: Dunmore Elementary Center, Dunmore Middle School and Dunmore High School.[23] The principal of the Elementary Center is Matthew Quinn, the principal of the High School is Timothy Hopkins, and the Superintendent of Schools is John Marichak.[24]

Parochial schools

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Dunmore has two Roman Catholic schools, under the administration of the Diocese of Scranton: Saint Mary's of Mount Carmel Elementary School (PK-8),[25] led by principal Cathy Sosnowski,[26] and Holy Cross High School. The current principal of Holy Cross High School is Benjamin Tolerico, their vice-principal is Cathy Chiumento and their dean of students is Kandy Taylor. They also have a school chaplain, Rev. Cyril Edwards.[27]

Post-secondary schools

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Marywood University is located in Dunmore.[28][29]

Penn State Scranton is located in Dunmore.

Transportation

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The western terminus of Interstate 84 is in Dunmore. I-84/I-380 follows the Nay Aug Gorge westward towards the spaghetti junction interchange with Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 6. I-81 also has an interchange with 347 in Dunmore.

Notable people

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  • Drinker Street in Dunmore
    Drinker Street in Dunmore
  • Dunmore fire station
    Dunmore fire station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Home page". Burough of Dunmore. Dunmore Burough. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. ^ a b O'Hora, Margaret M. (1937). History of Dunmore. Dunmore, PA: Dunmore Improvement Assoc. p. 8. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  5. ^ O'Hora, Margaret M. (1937). History of Dunmore. Dunmore, PA: Dunmore Improvement Assoc. p. 11. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  6. ^ O'Hora, Margaret M. (1937). History of Dunmore Pennsylvania. Dunmore, PA: Dunmore Improvement Association. pp. 7–9. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ O'Hora, Margaret M. (1937). History of Dunmore Pennsylvania. Dunmore, PA: Dunmore Improvement Association. p. 5. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania" (PDF). 18th Census of the United States. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  10. ^ "Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  13. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.[full citation needed]
  14. ^ "Contact Us HomeAbout Us The History of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates The History of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates". Gertrude Hawk Chocolates. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  15. ^ A timeline of events Friends of Lackawanna.org, undated, retrieved 8 October 2015
  16. ^ 1045 Sharon Soltis-Sparano[permanent dead link‍] Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission, page 33 of 39, 20 February 1997
  17. ^ The facts Friends of Lackawanna.org, undated, retrieved 8 October 2015
  18. ^ Keystone landfill now allowed to receive waste drilling fluid. Times Leader, 9 June 2015
  19. ^ Kohut, Joe (April 1, 2024). "Keystone Sanitary Landfill must pay penalty for bad odors, DEP says". WNEP. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  20. ^ Brendan Gibbons Dunmore approves Keystone landfill agreement, The Scranton Times-Tribune, November 25, 2014.
  21. ^ Miller, Rachel. "Notice of Violation" (PDF). Pennsylvania DEP. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  22. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lackawanna County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2024. - Text list
  23. ^ "Curriculum - Dunmore School District". Dunmore School District. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  24. ^ "District Administrators".
  25. ^ "Saint Mary of Mount Carmel School". Saint Mary o Mount Carmel Elementary School. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  26. ^ "Faculty & Staff | Saint Mary of Mount Carmel School".
  27. ^ "A Roman Catholic, private high school located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania".
  28. ^ "Dunmore". Google Maps. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  29. ^ "Campus Safety: Parking Map". Marywood University. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
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