Tag: Tamaqua
Tamaqua is a borough in eastern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Coal Region, had a population of 7,107 as of the 2010 U.S. Census, a drop of less than 1% from 2000.
Tamaqua (pronounced tuh-MAH-qwah) was taken from the territory of West Penn and Schuylkill Townships, named for the Tuscarora king of the Turkey Clan, Chief Tahkamochk, or Tam-a-kwah. The name is unique in that Tamaqua is the only community in the world with this name.
Tamaqua is located at 40°47′55″N 75°57′59″W / 40.79861°N 75.96639°W / 40.79861; -75.96639 (40.798600, -75.966498).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26 km), of which, 9.8 square miles (25 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) (1.31%) of it is water.
Tamaqua is situated within the Pennsylvania Coal Region section of the Appalachian Mountains. In the Tamaqua area, coal mining was an extremely vital economic activity throughout…
