Pike County

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Pike County is a rural county in northeastern Pennsylvania known for its forests, rivers, and location along the Delaware River near the New York and New Jersey borders.

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Pike County canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
adjacentToCounty Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Orange County, New York
Sullivan County, New York
Sussex County, New Jersey
Warren County, New Jersey
Wayne County, Pennsylvania
bordersWith New Jersey
New York (state)
linked to: New York State
containsProtectedArea Delaware State Forest (Pennsylvania portion)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
George W. Childs Recreation Site
Promised Land State Park
containsWaterBody Lackawaxen River
Lake Wallenpaupack (partial)
linked to: Lake Wallenpaupack

Shohola Creek
country United States of America
countySeat Milford, Pennsylvania
followsCountyGovernmentType Pennsylvania county government system
governingBody Pike County Commissioners
hasBorderFeature Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
hasBorderTown Matamoras, Pennsylvania
hasCharacteristic forested
mountainous
rural
hasEconomySector outdoor recreation
second homes and vacation properties
tourism
hasGNISID 01209918
hasLandUse forests
low-density residential
recreational areas
hasMajorHighway Interstate 84
U.S. Route 209
U.S. Route 6
hasRegionCode FIPS code 42103
largestBoroughOrTown Matamoras, Pennsylvania
locatedIn New York metropolitan area
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
United States Census Bureau’s New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan statistical area
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Delaware River
namedAfter Zebulon Pike
partOf Appalachian region
Pocono Mountains region
stateSubdivisionOf Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania

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