- S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania
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name = S.N.P.J.
official_name = "Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota" (Slovene National Benefit Society )
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state = Pennsylvania
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region = Lawrence
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area_imperial = 0.7
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lat_d = 40
lat_m = 55
lat_s = 44
lat_NS = N
long_d = 80
long_m = 29
long_s = 55
long_EW = W
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population_as_of = 2003
population = 14
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population_density_imperial = 20
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established_type = Established
established =1978
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timezone = EST
utc_offset = -4
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area_code = 724
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map_caption = Location of S.N.P.J. in Lawrence County
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map1_caption = Location of S.N.P.J. in Pennsylvania
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footnotes =S.N.P.J. is a
borough located inLawrence County, Pennsylvania . According to the 2000 U.S.census , it has a population of zero, although the borough itself counted 14 residents in 2003.Mendak, Joe, [http://web.archive.org/web/20030813185414/http://www.snpjrec.com/2000census.htm Internet Archive of "NOBODY HOME: A mayor, an office and a pool, but no official population at the Borough of SNPJ"] ,Associated Press ]S.N.P.J. stands for "Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota" (
Slovene National Benefit Society ), a fraternal society and financialco-operative based inImperial, Pennsylvania .The society applied to have their 500 acre (2 km²) recreation center in western Pennsylvania designated as a separate municipality in
1977 . The S.N.P.J. borough was created so that the society could, among other things, get their own liquor license.North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania , the municipality in which the center was originally located, restricted the sale of alcohol on Sundays.S.N.P.J. once had the distinction of being the least-populated borough in the state until Centralia's now-infamous underground mine fire had made the place unsafe to live in and most of the residents moved out due to the state taking over Centralia via
eminent domain . Previously, Centralia's population count was similar to that of New Beaver and New Wilmington, which lay within Lawrence County as does S.N.P.J.Geography
S.N.P.J. is located at coor dms|40|55|44|N|80|29|55|W|city (40.928916, -80.498828)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), with 20 acres (0.08 km², 0.03 sq mi) of the area covered by water.The borough is more of a recreation complex than a borough, and has 60 rental cabins, 115 mobile home slots, an
artificial lake and is open to the public as a summertime resort and facility for bingo, weddings and dances. Being a member of the society gets you a discount on the events.Demographics
As of 2000, 12 adults and two children reside in this borough.
References
External links
* [http://www.snpjrec.com/ S.N.P.J. Recreation Center]
* [http://www.snpj.com/ S.N.P.J. Home Page]
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