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Abington is a township in Lackawanna County, in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre metro area. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Pennsylvania named Abington. For links to other places called Abington, PA, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Abington is 41.516N. The longitude is -75.7W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,217 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 1,616.
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Abington demographic reports
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15% of Abington residents report German ancestry, and 25% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Abington ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Abington was $44,551, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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60% of Abington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Abington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $675. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,657.
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Lackawanna County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Abington political report.
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The average commute time for Abington workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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