Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania
{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Luzerne
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|subdivision_name3 = Lake
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|area_total_km2 = 3.30
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|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 260
|population_density_km2 = 78.83
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|area_code = 570
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Pikes Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 269 at the 2010 census.{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=United States Census Bureau| access-date=April 30, 2012}}
Geography
Pikes Creek is located at {{coord|41|18|21|N|76|5|46|W|region:US_type:city}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.3|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pikes Creek CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=United States Census Bureau| access-date=April 30, 2012}} It is located at the crossroads of Pennsylvania Route 29 and Pennsylvania Route 118. The borough of Dallas is {{convert|8|mi|0}} east along Route 118, and the city of Nanticoke is {{convert|12|mi|0}} south along Route 29.
The village is named for Pikes Creek, a tributary of Harveys Creek, which flows south to the Susquehanna River at West Nanticoke.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 260
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Education
The school district is Lake-Lehman School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42079_luzerne/DC20SD_C42079.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Luzerne County, PA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-12-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42079_luzerne/DC20SD_C42079_SD2MS.txt Text list]
References
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{{Luzerne County, Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania
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