Lake Como, Pennsylvania
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Lake Como, Pennsylvania | |
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| Village of Lake Como | |
| Nickname: Como | |
  Lake Como Lake Como's location within Pennsylvania.  Lake Como Lake Como (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′59″N 75°20′13″W / 41.84972°N 75.33694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| U.S. Congressional District | 10 |
| County | Wayne |
| School District | Wayne Highlands Region I |
| Magisterial District | 22-3-04[1] |
| Townships | Buckingham Preston |
| Named for | Lake Como, Italy |
| Elevation | 1,519 ft (463 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT)) |
| ZIP code | 18437 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1178772[2] |
| FIPS code | 42-127-62600[3]-40968[2] |
Lake Como is a village in Buckingham and Preston Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
History
[edit]The town is named after Lake Como in Italy.[4]
Background
[edit]Lake Como between 20 and 30 houses along its shores, inhabited by a mix of year-round residents and vacationers.[citation needed]
Nearby are summer camps Nesher, Lohikan, Wayne and Morasha. Landmarks include "The Fort," "The Rock Wall", and "Endless LW."[citation needed]
There are many species of fish in the private lake, including bass, chain pickerel, walleye, perch, blue-gills, crappies, sun-fish, and bullheads. There are also turtles, snakes, frogs and freshwater mussels.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Lake Como". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Preston Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Frank, Norcross (January 1, 1901). "A History of the New York swamp" (PDF).
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Report of the State Commissioners of Fisheries. Pennsylvania State Commissioners of Fisheries. 1897.
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