Chinchilla is a
village and
census-designated place in
Scott and
South Abington townships,
Lackawanna County,
Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP's population was 2,098 at the time of the 2010
United States Census. It was known as "Leach's Flats" until supposedly renamed by a female postmaster in the 1880 after her
chinchilla-fur shawl. Chinchilla is located in the gorge of
Leggetts Creek, which flows southward into the
Lackawanna River on the north side of
Scranton.
Interstate 81,
U.S. Route 6/
11 and the
Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Lackawanna Railroad) use the gorge between Scranton and
Clarks Summit. Chinchilla has its own post office, with
ZIP Code 18410.
Demographics
Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 1,959 | | — |
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Education
The school district for the South Abington Township part is Abington Heights School District. The school district for the Scott Township part is Lakeland School District.
References
- ^ "Magisterial District Judges". Lackawanna County. Lackawanna County. 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Chinchilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". USPS.COM. USPS. 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ "Chinchilla Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 10, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Census.gov. U.S. Department of Commerce. 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ ">Origin of town names of Northeast Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "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
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