Tag: Summit Hill
Summit Hill is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,974 at the 2000 census.
Summit Hill is located at 40°49′39″N 75°51′57″W / 40.8275°N 75.86583°W / 40.8275; -75.86583 (40.827420, -75.865892).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24 km), of which, 8.9 square miles (23 km) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km) of it (5.31%) is water. Summit Hill is located 6 miles southwest of Jim Thorpe and 1 mile south of Lansford. Summit Hill’s elevation is at 1600 feet above sea level.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,974 people, 1,291 households, and 844 families residing in the borough. The population density was 333.7 people per square mile (128.9/km²). There were 1,451 housing units at an average density of 162.8 per square mile (62.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.99% White, 0.07% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.61…
