Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania

Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania
Village Census-designated place
Village of Gouldsboro
Lackawanna Railroad's Gouldsboro Station, which was recently restored, in Gouldsboro, August 2011
Nickname:  Gouldsboro'[1]
Location in Wayne County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional Districts	PA-10 PA-17
School Districts	North Pocono (Region III) Pocono Mountain (Region III)
Counties	Wayne Monroe
Magisterial Districts	22-3-01[2] 43-3-01[3]
Townships	Lehigh Coolbaugh
Settled	1871
Named for	Jay Gould
Area
• Total	3.004 sq mi (7.783 km2)
• Land	2.596[4] sq mi (6.723 km2)
• Water	0.408[4] sq mi (1.06 km2)
Elevation	1,909[5] ft (582 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	750[6]
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP Code	18424[7]
Area code	570
GNIS feature IDs	1175862[5] (Village) 2631315[8] (CDP)
FIPS codes	42-127-42432[9]-30200[5] 42-089-15960[10]-30200[5]
Major Roads
Waterways	Gouldsboro Lake, Larsen Lake,[11] Lake Lehigh,[12] Lehigh River, Lower Klondike Pond,[13] Snag Pond,[14] Lake Watawga,[15] Westend Pond[16]

Gouldsboro is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in Lehigh Township in Wayne County, and Coolbaugh Township, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 750 at time of the 2020 United States Census.^[6]

Gouldsboro was named for Jay Gould, who built a tannery in the area before becoming famous as a financier.^[17]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Gouldsboro has a total area of 3.004 sq mi (7.783 km²), of which 2.596 sq mi (6.723 km²) is land and 0.408 sq mi (1.06 km²), or 5.72%, is water.^[4]

As of the Census of 2010, there were 890 people, 353 households, and 253 families in Gouldsboro. The CDP's population density was 343 inhabitants per square mile (132/km²), and there were 546 housing units at an average density of 182/sq mi (70.2/km²). The racial makeup of the populace was 94.9% White, 1.0% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.3% of other races, and 1.1% of two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of all races made up 4.0% of the population.^[4][19]

Of Gouldsboro's households 71.7% were families, 55.8% were headed by a heterosexual married couple (Pennsylvania did not allow same-sex marriage until May 20, 2014, after the 2010 Census had been completed), and 30.3% included children under the age of 18. Of households 10.8% were headed by a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% by a male householder with no wife present, and 28.3% consisted of non-families. Of all households 24.1% were made up of individuals, and 13.3% consisted of a person 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.^[19]

Gouldsboro's age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% between the ages of 18 and 24, 19.9% between 25 and 44, 34.7% between 45 and 64, and 16.3% 65 years of age or older. The population's median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males in the same age range.^[19]

According to American Community Survey (ACS) estimates, the median income for a household in Gouldsboro in 2013 was $45,469, and the median income for a family was $54,000. Males had a median income of $50,000, while females had a median income of $28,750. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,753. Of families 0.0% and 1.4% of people were below the Census Bureau's poverty thresholds (different from the federally defined poverty guidelines), including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.^[20][21]

According to self-reported ancestry figures recorded by the ACS, the five largest ancestral groups in Gouldsboro in 2013 were Irish (40.3%), Germans (38.0%), Poles (13.9%), English (13.4%), and Italians (13.3%). Those reporting American ancestry made up 2.5% of the population.^[22]

Gouldsboro is home to the Gouldsboro State Park.^[23] The village is serviced and is within the North Pocono School District.

The former Lackawanna Railroad station houses a railroad museum and is served by excursion trains from Steamtown National Historic Site in nearby Scranton.

The area is extremely scenic and popular with hunters and naturalists. Much of Wayne County's water is under special protection.^[24]

The majority of Gouldsboro is in Lehigh Township, and is therefore served primarily by the North Pocono School District,^[25] in which it is part of Region III.

The small part of the CDP which is contained within Coolbaugh Township, however, is in the Pocono Mountain School District,.^[26] in which it is also part of Region III.

In addition to parts of the aforementioned Lehigh and Coolbaugh Townships, parts of Clifton, Thornhurst, and Covington Townships in Lackawanna County are serviced by the Gouldsboro Post Office, and are also often referred to as "Gouldsboro".

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