{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}} {{For|the mountain range |Moosic Mountains}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Moosic, Pennsylvania | settlement_type = Borough | image_skyline = Moosic PA Muni Building.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Municipal building | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Lackawanna County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Moosic Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Moosic in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA | pushpin_label = Moosic | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States | coordinates = {{coord|41|22|06|N|75|42|23|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Lackawanna | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1898 | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = James Segilia<ref name=Officials>{{cite web|title=Officials|url=http://moosicborough.com/officials/|publisher=Moosic Borough|access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 6.53 | area_land_sq_mi = 6.48 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.05 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 817 | population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> | population_total = 5959 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_sq_mi = 919.46 | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = Eastern Standard Time | utc_offset1 = -5 | timezone1_DST = Eastern Daylight Time | utc_offset1_DST = -4 | postal_code_type = Zip Code | postal_code = 18507 | area_code_type = | area_codes = 570 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 1215324<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|1215324|Borough of Moosic|September 23, 2024}}</ref> | website = {{URL|moosicborough.com}} |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 42-50880 |area_total_km2 = 16.91 |area_land_km2 = 16.78 |area_water_km2 = 0.13 |population_density_km2 = 355.03 }} '''Moosic''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|uː|z|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|MOO|zik}}) is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, {{convert|3|mi|0}} south of downtown Scranton and {{convert|10|mi}} northeast of downtown Wilkes-Barre, on the Lackawanna River.
Moosic is in a former coal-mining region. A few older industries existed at one time, including the manufacturing of canvas gloves and silk products. The population was 5,972 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>
==History== The name "Moosic" probably derives from the Unami language of the Lenape people, meaning "elk place".<ref name=Bright>{{cite book|last=Bright|first=William|title=Native American Placenames of the United States|year=2004|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|location=Norman|isbn=0-8061-3576-X|page=297}}</ref><ref name="Shoemaker1919">{{cite book|author=Henry Wharton Shoemaker|title=Extinct Pennsylvania Animals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOsrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA15|access-date=18 March 2013|year=1919|publisher=Altoona Tribune Publishing Company|page=15}}</ref><ref name="Hollister1885">{{cite book|author=Horace Hollister|title=History of the Lackawanna Valley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jtrAX0xAgE4C&pg=PA278|access-date=18 March 2013|year=1885|publisher=J. B. Lippincott Company|pages=278–}}</ref> The Lenape, a Native American people, are the earliest-known inhabitants of Moosic. The borough was incorporated on December 9, 1898.<ref name="super">{{cite book|author1=Pennsylvania. Superior Court|author2=Wilson Conrad Kress|author3=Edward Pease Allinson |author4=William Irwin Schaffer |author5=Albert Barnes Weimer |author6=Spencer Gilbert Nauman|title=Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6WMtAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA354|access-date=18 March 2013|year=1900|publisher=Banks & Bros.|pages=354–}}</ref> Before incorporation, the villages of Moosic and Greenwood had been a part of Lackawanna Township.<ref name="super" /> From 1886 to 1987, Moosic was the site of Rocky Glen Park, an amusement park. The former grounds are now a Pennsylvania state historical marker.
==Geography== Moosic is located in the Wyoming Valley of northeastern Pennsylvania. In terms of physiography, Moosic is part of the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian Mountains. Moosic is located at an elevation of {{convert|817|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name=Names>{{cite web|title=Feature Detail Report for: Borough of Moosic|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1215324|work=Geographic Names Information System|publisher=USGIS|access-date=18 March 2013|year=1990}}</ref> The major body of water flowing through the borough is the Lackawanna River, part of the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed.<ref name=Watershed>{{cite web|title=Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed -- 02050107|url=https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/hows-my-waterway|work=Surf Your Watershed|publisher=US EPA|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref> Moosic has a total area of {{convert|6.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (1.52%) is water. Moosic has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfa'') with four distinct seasons. Summers are humid and warm, with an occasional heatwave. Winters are cold and snowy.
==Culture and contemporary life== Recent developments in Moosic have created a restaurant, retail, and entertainment scene, including a multiplex movie theater, along with several restaurants and hotels. In 2005, a plan to build a large outdoor shopping mall near the theater was announced. The Shoppes at Montage were completed in 2007, consisting of an open-air, outdoor plaza housing over forty stores and restaurants.
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team in Moosic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballparkwatch.com/stadiums/IL/swb.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.ballparkwatch.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927012848/http://www.ballparkwatch.com/stadiums/IL/swb.htm] |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They are a farm team of the New York Yankees and play at PNC Field.
Other sites in the borough include the Lackawanna County Visitors Center, a Boy Scouts center, and the Glenmaura complex of upscale houses. Glenmaura National Golf Club is recognized as a PGA tournament course and identified by a major U.S. golf magazine as one of the top 100 courses in the nation.
Directly to the north of the borough is the Toyota Pavilion and Montage Mountain Ski Area, and directly south is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, located in the adjacent borough of Avoca. In 2008, a water park was built on the grounds of Montage Mountain ski resort. Known as Montage Meltdown, the park was completed in June 2009.
The major daily newspaper in Moosic is ''The Times-Tribune'' of Scranton. The main television studios of WNEP-TV, the local ABC-TV affiliate, are located in Moosic.
Vehicle traffic is the major mode of transport. Walk Score rated Moosic as car-dependent, as "few amenities are within walking distance."<ref name="Walk Score">{{cite web|title=18507 Walk Score|url=http://www.walkscore.com/score/18507|work=Walk Score|access-date=9 March 2013}}</ref> Public transportation is provided by the County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS).<ref name=COLTS>{{cite web|title=COLTS Bus|url=http://www.coltsbus.com/|publisher=County of Lackawanna Transit System|access-date=August 26, 2020|location=Scranton, Pennsylvania}}</ref> Baseball fans can take a trolley from the Electric City Trolley Museum at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton to a station next to PNC Field.<ref name=Trolley>{{cite web|title=Trolley Museum Hosts Trolley Runs to SWB Yankees Games|url=http://www.lackawannacounty.org/index.php/archives/1103|work=Lackawanna County|access-date=18 March 2013|date=2 June 2011}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 600 |1900= 1227 |1910= 3964 |1920= 4364 |1930= 4557 |1940= 4568 |1950= 3965 |1960= 4243 |1970= 4646 |1980= 6068 |1990= 5339 |2000= 5575 |2010= 5719 |2020= 5959 |estyear=2021 |estimate=5976 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> {{increase}} |footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N%2CNAME&for=place%3A%2A&in=state%3A42|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref> }}
As of the census<ref name="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4250880|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210225417/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4250880|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2020|work=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,719 people, 2,363 households, and 1,596 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|879.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,500 housing units at an average density of {{convert|384.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.3% White, 1% African American, 0.1% American Indian, 1.8% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population.
There were 2,363 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.6% under the age of 18, 61.6% from 18 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.4 years.
The median income for a household in the borough was $38,987, and the median income for a family was $47,703. Males had a median income of $35,878 versus $22,261 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,178. About 4.3% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
{| |- |align="left" | {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align: right;font-size: 90%;" ! Demographic profile ! 2010<ref name="2010 Census" /> ! 2000<ref name="2000 Census">{{cite web|title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4250880|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210225417/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4250880|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2020|work=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> |- |align="left" | One race || 99.4% || 99.7% |- |align="left" | White || 95.3% || 98.7% |- |align="left" | Asian || 1.8% || 0.5% |- |align="left" | Black or African American || 1.0% || 0.3% |- |align="left" | American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.1% || 0.0% |- |align="left" | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.0% || 0.0% |- |align="left" | Some other race || 1.1% || 0.3% |- |align="left" | Two or more races || 0.6% || 0.3% |- |align="left" | Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 3.7% || 0.5% |- |align="left" | White alone || 92.8% || 98.4% |} |}
==Industry== Moosic, Pennsylvania, has transitioned from a coal and textile-based economy to a hub for light manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and retail.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - Moosic Borough |url=https://moosicborough.com/information/history/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=moosicborough.com}}</ref> Its location along the I-81 corridor and near the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-476) has made it a favorable site for regional warehousing and distribution.
'''Signature Building Systems, Inc.''' opened its headquarters and manufacturing operations in Moosic in 2001. Signature is a modular manufacturer of single-family and multifamily homes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Awards of Distinction Winners |url=https://www.modular.org/2025-awards/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Modular Building Institute |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=Top Projects and Pros Honored at Building Systems Summit |url=https://www.nahb.org/blog/2023/10/2023-offsite-construction-award-winners |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.nahb.org |language=en-US}}</ref> It produces custom modular buildings for residential and commercial use throughout the East Coast, serving markets from North Carolina to Maine. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Signature Building Systems - Custom Modular Construction |url=https://www.signaturebuildingsystems.com/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Signature Building Systems |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Albright Precision, Inc.''', established in 1997, operates a precision metal fabrication facility in Moosic. The company serves industries such as lighting, medical, defense, and construction, offering design, manufacturing, finishing, and assembly services.
'''Bazooka Brands''', the maker of Ring Pop candy, opened a new 120,000-square-foot facility in Moosic in 2024. The factory replaced an older site in Scranton and is capable of producing up to 1.5 million Ring Pops daily. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Bazooka Brands opens multimillion-dollar Ring Pop plant {{!}} Food Dive |url=https://www.fooddive.com/news/bazooka-brands-ring-pop-factory-plant-scranton-moosic-pennsylvania-investment-candy/744872/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=www.fooddive.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Galaxy Manufacturing Company Inc.''' specializes in the production of industrial power brushes and private label products. The company is located at 500 Gleason Drive in Moosic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.galaxybrushes.com/about/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Galaxy Brushes |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Education== Riverside School District<ref name=Riverside>{{cite web|title=Homepage|url=http://www.riversidesd.com/|publisher=Riverside School District|access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> serves residents of Moosic and neighboring Taylor. Moosic has two elementary schools, Riverside Elementary East and Riverside Elementary West which serves both Moosic residents and Taylor residents. Riverside Elementary West serves for Kindergarten,1st, and 2nd grade. Riverside Elementary East serves for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. High school students attend Riverside Jr.-Sr. High school for grades 7-12, which is located across the Lackawanna River in Taylor. Riverside is known for its high school football rivalry with neighboring Old Forge.<ref name=Myers>{{cite news|last=Myers|first=Marty|title=Tomasetti runs wild as Old Forge pounds Riverside|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/sports/h-s-football-tomasetti-runs-wild-as-old-forge-pounds-riverside-1.1380694|access-date=8 March 2013|newspaper=Times-Tribune (Scranton)|date=29 September 2012}}</ref> The two schools are "archrivals", who have "arguably the most fierce rivalry in the Lackawanna Football Conference."<ref name=Fawcett>{{cite news|last=Fawcett|first=Joby|title=Riverside-Old Forge rivalry intensifies|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/sports/h-s-football-riverside-old-forge-rivalry-intensifies-1.1401041|access-date=8 March 2013|newspaper=Times-Tribune (Scranton)|date=9 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Fawcett 2">{{cite news|last=Fawcett|first=Joby|title=Old Forge-Riverside rivalry even more intense - if that is possible|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/sports/h-s-football-old-forge-riverside-rivalry-even-more-intense-if-that-is-possible-1.1380085|access-date=8 March 2013|newspaper=Times-Tribune (Scranton)|date=28 September 2012}}</ref> Old Forge leads head-to-head with a record of 32-30-4.
==Notable people== * Matthew Cartwright, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania's 8th district * John L. Gronski, US Army major general<ref>{{cite news |date=September 20, 1976 |title=4 in Army Complete Training |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader-training/157935380/ |work=Times Leader |location=Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="Biography">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/portals/31/Features/ngbgomo/bio/1/1622.html |title=Biography, Major General John L. Gronski |author=General Officer Management Office |date=August 26, 2019 |website=National Guard.mil |publisher=National Guard Bureau |location=Arlington, Virginia |access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref> * Joe Grzenda, eight-year Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Frank Serafini, former member of the PA House of Representatives, from the 114th District <br> <gallery mode="packed" heights="140> Moosic PA Presby.jpg|Moosic Presbyterian Church in 2015 Moosic PA Presby PHS379.jpg|Presbyterian church on an old postcard Electric Trolley PA.JPG|Moosic Trolley Works </gallery>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Official website|moosicborough.com}}
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