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Welcome to Bangor ...Bangor is located in Northampton County<1>. The location of Bangor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Bangor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. When the people of Bangor refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bangorean<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bangor has a population of 5,232 people<4> (see below for details). Bangor is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Bangor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bangor had an population of 5,232 people. This is a decrease of 0.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bangor had a population of 5,273 people. This makes Bangor the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Bangor represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 183rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,273 people, the population of Bangor has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,319 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bangor. Communities Also Named Bangor ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Bangor - they are located in Alabama, California, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bangor. Communities near Bangor ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bangor.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bangor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bangor. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bangor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bangor. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bangor. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bangor. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bangor ...Looking for more information about Bangor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Bangor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bangor. Adding Bangor to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bangor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bangor was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Bangor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Bangor. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bangor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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