Lakes and Highlands of the North Poconos
Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates ('24).
Jefferson Township was first settled in 1784 and organized in 1816, making it one of the earliest-settled parts of what is now Lackawanna County.
Farming and milling shaped the township's early years. It has since shifted toward a mix of year-round homes and seasonal lake communities in the Pocono uplands.
The township includes the village of Mount Cobb and the community of Cortez, and is part of the North Pocono School District. It sits in the eastern part of Lackawanna County at an elevation near 2,000 feet, among the highest in the county. Its population was 3,775 at the 2020 census. Wooded acreage and lakeside lots give it a rural, recreational feel within commuting distance of Scranton.
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