Profile for Throop, Pennsylvania, PA

72 miners died in a mine fire here in 1911

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Colleges (5)

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Hotels (17)

Libraries (8)

Museums (3)

Parks (1)

Ski areas (1)

Wineries (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Throop
• School enrollment & education levels in Throop
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• Lackawanna County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Pennsylvania
• State data - Pennsylvania
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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8% of Throop residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Throop ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Throop
• Cemeteries in Lackawanna County
• Libraries in or near Throop

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• Lackawanna County Ancestry forum
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• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
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• Newspaper articles

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• Throop historic sites
• Throop area parks
• Wineries near Throop

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• Cemetery record compendium
• Pennsylvania cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Throop
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• Communities in Lackawanna County

• Throop business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
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• Courts in Pennsylvania
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• Crime in Lackawanna County
• Arrests in Lackawanna County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Pennsylvania
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Throop was $16,998, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Lackawanna County economic census
• Lackawanna County economic summary
• Lackawanna County employment growth
• Lackawanna County unemployment rate
• Pennsylvania economic data

12% of Throop residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Throop
• Colleges in Pennsylvania
• Learning Disabilities Association in Pennsylvania
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• Land contamination in Lackawanna County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Pennsylvania
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Pennsylvania festivals (Pennsylvania tourism department)
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• Throop items now on sale

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• State historical society

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• Historic sites in Pennsylvania
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• Museums in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania state archives
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Lackawanna County genealogy forum

Median rent in Throop, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $380.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $788.

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• Libraries near Throop

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Lackawanna County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Throop political report.

• Pennsylvania Democratic party
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• Pennsylvania elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Throop
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The average commute time for Throop workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Throop travel guide
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• Pennsylvania tourism bureau

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