Lattimer, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 40°59′38″N 75°57′40″W / 40.99389°N 75.96111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Luzerne |
Township | Hazle |
Area | |
• Total | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
• Land | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 567 |
• Density | 2,475.98/sq mi (954.86/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 18234 |
Area code | 570 |
FIPS code | 42-41700 |
Lattimer is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 554 at the 2010 census. [3]
The Lattimer massacre took place in the village on September 10, 1897; it resulted in the deaths of at least 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite coal miners. [4] [5] The miners, mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian, and German ethnicity, were shot and killed by a Luzerne County sheriff's posse. Scores more were wounded. [6] The massacre was a turning point in the history of the United Mine Workers (UMW).
Lattimer is located at 40°59′38″N 75°57′40″W / 40.99389°N 75.96111°W. [7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), all land. [8] It is located directly northeast of the CDP of Harleigh and lies 1 mile (2 km) northeast of the city of Hazleton. Lattimer uses the Hazleton zip code of 18234.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 567 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] |
Lattimer, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 40°59′38″N 75°57′40″W / 40.99389°N 75.96111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Luzerne |
Township | Hazle |
Area | |
• Total | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
• Land | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 567 |
• Density | 2,475.98/sq mi (954.86/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 18234 |
Area code | 570 |
FIPS code | 42-41700 |
Lattimer is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 554 at the 2010 census. [3]
The Lattimer massacre took place in the village on September 10, 1897; it resulted in the deaths of at least 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite coal miners. [4] [5] The miners, mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian, and German ethnicity, were shot and killed by a Luzerne County sheriff's posse. Scores more were wounded. [6] The massacre was a turning point in the history of the United Mine Workers (UMW).
Lattimer is located at 40°59′38″N 75°57′40″W / 40.99389°N 75.96111°W. [7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), all land. [8] It is located directly northeast of the CDP of Harleigh and lies 1 mile (2 km) northeast of the city of Hazleton. Lattimer uses the Hazleton zip code of 18234.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 567 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] |