Pennsylvania Lackawanna County
Throop
A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — population 3,887 as of 2020.
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5 hours agoIndian American comic explores her Kentucky roots
In her new show, comedian Pooja Reddy busts stereotypes as her youth in rural Kentucky takes center stage.
Creatives & ArtsWVIA Public Media
8 hours agoThis year's shortlist is made up of former Booker winners and debut authors, with tales spanning a wide range of genres, from historical fiction to campus novel to dystopian fiction.
Creatives & Arts
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
13 hours agoMount Vernon Native and MVHS Class of 2003 Graduate to Have Original Screenplay Featured at Scranton Fringe Festival
Duane Granston, a Mount Vernon native and 2003 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, will return to the spotlight this October when his new original screenplay, Finding Matt Damon, receives a featured staged reading at the 2026 Scranton Fringe Festival. Presented by the Maslow…
Creatives & Arts
WVIA Public Media
September 21Rhiannon Giddens' banjo connects her to her ancestors: 'The spirits come through'
A self-described "folkie to the bone," Giddens sings and plays banjo and fiddle in this interview. Her latest album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, takes its name from an Emily Dickinson poem.
Creatives & Arts
WVIA Public Media
5 hours agoHow abuse in some of Tennessee's juvenile prisons remained under wraps
Employees at a group of privately-run juvenile detention facilities across Tennessee failed to report suspected physical and sexual abuse to the state, and were allegedly discouraged from calling 911.
Public Safety
WVIA Public Media
5 hours agoQuestions remain after grand jury declines indictment in Nolan Wells' death
The Black Mississippi teen's family questions whether his race contributed to his July 4th death on an island off the Mississippi coast.
Public SafetyIn and around Throop
See & do
- Keystone Industrial Park
- Mid Valley Spartans Strength & Conditioning
- Spartan Stadium
- Washington Street Park
- Throop Booster Little League
Eat, drink & stay
- Barry Callebaut
- Sanderson St. Tavern
- Electric City Roasting Company
- Gangi Pizza
- Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
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Throop by the numbers
- Area
- 4.97 sq mi (12.87 km²)
- Median age
- 43.7
- Households
- 1,903
- Persons per household
- 2.1
- Median household income
- $57,462
- Median house value
- $165,400
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 436 SANDERSON ST, THROOP, PA 18512