CARBON COUNTY
"kEEP US bEAUTIFUL AND BE SAFE!"
| APRIL 30, 2020 |
| Carbon County Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,249. Its county seat is Jim Thorpe, which was founded in 1818 as Mauch Chunk, a company town of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company along a new wagon road the company was constructing nine miles long to their coal mine, in the area now known as Summit Hill. LC&N also constructed the Lehigh Canal navigations during this time in the area. Boroughs Beaver Meadows Bowmanstown East Side Jim Thorpe (county seat) Lansford Lehighton Nesquehoning Palmerton Parryville Summit Hill Weatherly Weissport Townships Banks East Penn Franklin Kidder Lausanne Lehigh Lower Towamensing Mahoning Packer Penn Forest Towamensing |
FFFACTS ABOUT THE COUNTY xCountry --- United States State --- Pennsylvania Founded --- March 13, 1843 (Divided from Northampton County Named for --Coal deposits Seat -- Jim Thorpe Largest borough --Lehighton Area ---• Total 387 sq mi (1,000 km2) • Land --381 sq mi (990 km2) • Water --- 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 2%% Population --- • Estimate (2018) 64,227 • Density ---168/sq mi (65/km2) Time zone --UTC−5 (Eastern) • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district ---9th |
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Carbon County is under the administration of Commissioners Wayne E. Nothstein,
chairman, Rocky Ahner, and Chris Lukasevich.
The three-member board of commissioners constitutes the chief governing body of the
county.
Statutory authority of the
commissioners is both administrative and policy-making powers.
Carbon County is under the administration of Commissioners Wayne E. Nothstein,
chairman, Rocky Ahner, and Chris Lukasevich.
The three-member board of commissioners constitutes the chief governing body of the
county.
Statutory authority of the
commissioners is both administrative and policy-making powers.
| CARBON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS |
Wayne
Northstein (R)
Northstein (R)
Rocky Ahner
(D)
(D)
Chris
Lukashevich (R)
Lukashevich (R)
| CARBON COUNTY ROW OFFICES |
Mark Sverchek (R)
Controller
Robert Miller (D)
Coronor
Coronor
Michael Greek (R)
District Attorney
District Attorney
Donna Gentile (R)
Recorder of Deeds
Recorder of Deeds
Anthony Harvilla
(D) Sheriff
(D) Sheriff
Ronald Sheehan
(D) Treasurer
(D) Treasurer
Kayla Semmel (R)
Prothonotary
Prothonotary
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Jean Papay (R)
Register of Wills
Register of Wills
Tyra Boni (R)
Clerk of Courts
Clerk of Courts