Masthope, Pennsylvania

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Masthope Mountain Community
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Pike County and the state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPike
Population
 (2010)
 • Total685
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Masthope Mountain Community is a census-designated place[1] located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in far northeastern Pike County near the New York border. As of the 2010 census[1] the population was 685.

Masthope is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "beads of glass".[2]

It is a private community of single family homes in the most northern tier of the Poconos Mountains. The community has a lodge, built in 2005, which has a restaurant overlooking the Delaware River, as well as a ski area, horse stables, a fitness center, and a beach.

External links[]

Community website

References[]

  1. ^ a b "US Census Bureau". Census.gov. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.

Coordinates: 41°31′59″N 75°01′53″W / 41.53306°N 75.03139°W / 41.53306; -75.03139

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