Pennsylvania, United States · North America
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Jim Thorpe is a town located in Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 4,641, it is an important destination in North America.
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East Mauch Chunk is a former independent borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located along the east bank of the Lehigh River on the opposite bank from the town business district, it was part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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of the Peace of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, incorporated land on both sides of the Lehigh River into the Borough of Mauch Chunk by decree of January 26, 1850, which became effective January 31, 1850. On January 21, 1854, an Act of Assembly was approved by Governor William Bigler incorporating that portion of the Borough of Mauch Chunk to the northeast of the center line of the Lehigh River into a separate borough by the name of the Borough of East Mauch Chunk.
On February 16, 1954, the Boroughs of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk entered into an agreement to hold a referendum on May 18, 1954, to determine if the boroughs should be consolidated as the Borough of Jim Thorpe. The referendum was approved by wide margins, with voters in the Borough of Mauch Chunk voting 1026 in favor to 90 against, and the Borough of East Mauch Chunk voting 1179 in favor to 109 against. As of January 3, 1955, the two boroughs were united.
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Jim Thorpe is located in Pennsylvania, United States, North America. The coordinates are 40.8759 latitude, -75.7324 longitude.
Jim Thorpe has a population of approximately 4,641 people, making it a town in United States.
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