Jamison City, Pennsylvania
| Jamison City, Pennsylvania | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Jamison City from the air
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 Location within Columbia County |
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 Jamison
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| Coordinates: 41°18′5″N 76°21′59″W / 41.30139°N 76.36639°WCoordinates: 41°18′5″N 76°21′59″W / 41.30139°N 76.36639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Township | Sugarloaf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,070 ft (330 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 134 |
| • Density | 345/sq mi (133.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17814 |
| FIPS code | 42-37728 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1177983 |
Jamison City is a census-designated place in Sugarloaf Township Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 134 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Jamison City is located at 41°18′5″N 76°21′59″W / 41.30139°N 76.36639°W (41.301523, -76.366443), in the northern reaches of Columbia County. It is in northern Sugarloaf Township and is bordered on the north by Davidson Township in Sullivan County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
The CDP is mostly level, and surrounded on the north, east, and west by mountains. The East Branch of Fishing Creek runs through Jamison City.
Jamison City was formed at the northern terminus of the Bloomsburg and Sullivan Railroad. In 1889 a sawmill was built in Jamison City. However, it stopped producing wood in 1912, and the final load of lumber from it was shipped to Bloomsburg in 1914. A tannery was built in Jamison City, but it was closed in 1925.
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