S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania Explained

S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania
Native Name:Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota (Slovene)
Settlement Type:Borough
Coordinates:40.9289°N -80.4986°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lawrence
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1978
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gerald Sankovich
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.78
Area Land Sq Mi:0.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Elevation Max Footnotes:[2]
Elevation Max Ft:1,250
Elevation Max Point:northeast corner
Elevation Min Ft:1,055
Elevation Min Point:tributary to Sugar Creek
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:15
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Sq Mi:25.37
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-4
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:16120
Area Code:724
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-71620
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Area Total Km2:2.01
Area Land Km2:1.94
Area Water Km2:0.07
Population Density Km2:9.80

S.N.P.J. is a borough in western Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the borough had a population of 15.[3] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

S.N.P.J. stands for "Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota" (Slovene National Benefit Society), a fraternal society and financial co-operative based in North Fayette, Pennsylvania. The society applied to have their 500acres recreation center in western Pennsylvania designated as a separate municipality in 1977. The S.N.P.J. borough was created so that the society could, among other things, get its own liquor license. North Beaver Township, the municipality in which the center was originally located, restricted the sale of alcohol on Sundays (blue law).

S.N.P.J. once had the distinction of being the least-populated borough in the state (but not municipality; East Fork Road District, population 14, was less populous) until a mine fire beneath Centralia made that borough unsafe to live in.

Geography

S.N.P.J. is located at 40.9289°N -80.4986°W (40.928916, -80.498828).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of, with 20acres of the area covered by water.

It is more of a recreation complex than a community, and has 60 rental cabins, 115 mobile home slots, and an artificial lake. It is open to the public as a summertime resort and facility for bingo, weddings, and dances. Members of the society get a discount on the events.

Education

The Mohawk Area School District serves the borough.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Hickory Run Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (Bessemer Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 5 September 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . 18 July 2022.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.