Forest City, Pennsylvania

Forest City Regional School District is a Pennsylvania third-class school district in Lackawanna, Susquehanna, and Wayne Counties. The district's population was 5,095 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.Forest City Regional School District covers an area of 87.82 square miles (227.5 km2). The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The district's population has remained relatively constant in recent years, being recorded as 5,095 for both the 2000 and 2010 US Censuses. The educational attainment levels for the Forest City Regional School District population (25 years old and over) were 88.10% high school graduates and 16% college graduates. In 2009, the Forest City Regional School District residents’ per capita income was $17,385, while the median family income was $42,652. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.The Forest City Regional School District started with three buildings, two elementary schools (William Penn Elementary, Lincoln Elementary) and Forest City High School. An addition to the high school was done in 1967. In 1971, the three schools were combined into one. In 1995, the building was again expanded. A new gymnasium, an auditorium, a computer lab, a chemistry lab, and more classrooms were added. Extensive remodeling was also done at this time to the existing structure. The high school serves as the starting point for the Steamtown Marathon. Forest City Regional School District operates two schools: an elementary school and a high school. High school students may choose to attend The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit IU19 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students (including hearing, speech and visual disability services) and professional development for staff and faculty.

Meredith Brook is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Susquehanna County, Lackawanna County, and Wayne County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long and flows through Forest City and Clifford Township in Susquehanna County, Vandling in Lackawanna County, and Clinton Township in Wayne County. In the early 1900s, the stream was clear in its lower reaches despite receiving water from a borehole and culm banks. There are two shallow lakes in the watershed: Lake Erie and Kennedy Pond. Various fish inhabit the lakes.

Clarks Creek (also known as UNT 28600 of the Lackawanna River) is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Clinton Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 3.37 square miles (8.7 km2). The creek has no named tributaries, but does have two unnamed tributaries. It is not considered to be impaired. The pH of the creek is slightly acidic and the concentration of water hardness is 12 milligrams per liter. Metals such as magnesium, calcium, chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, aluminum, lead, and arsenic have been observed in the creek's waters in various amounts. It is a freestone stream in the Lackawanna Valley. The surficial geology in its vicinity mainly consists of Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, fill, surface mining lands, and bedrock. Clarks Creek is a second-order stream. Most of its watershed is forested, but there are some residential areas and roads as well. The creek was surveyed by the Pennsylvania Boat Commission in 1997. It is currently designated as Exceptional Value waters and a Migratory Fishery, but was historically a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. Brook trout and brown trout inhabit the creek, but the former is far more common. Five other species of fish have also been observed in its waters. Additionally, the creek has a high level of macroinvertebrate diversity, including a number of pollution-intolerant taxa.

Rogers Brook (also known as Roger's Creek) is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long and flows through Clinton Township. The stream has one unnamed tributary. The watershed of Rogers Brook drains part of the Moosic Mountains Ridge. The surficial geology in the stream's vicinity mainly consists of Wisconsinan Till, surface mining land, and bedrock containing sandstone and shale.

Vandling is a borough in the northeastern corner of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 730 at the 2020 census. It is located immediately south of Forest City (population 1,911), which is in Susquehanna County.

Richmondale is an unincorporated community in Fell Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Fell Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,345 at the 2020 census.

The Carbondale Area School District is a small, suburban school district that provides education services to the children residing in the City of Carbondale and Fell Township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses an area of 18.6 square miles (48 km2). The school district had a population of 11,641, according to the 2000 federal census. By 2010, the district's population declined to 11,065 people. The educational attainment levels for the Carbondale Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87.4% high school graduates and 16.4% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania an done of 12 districts operating in Lackawanna County. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 64.7% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the District residents' per capita income was $15,174, while the median family income was $35,833. In the United States the median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Lackawanna County, the median household income was $43,673. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.According to district officials, the Carbondale Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,615 pupils in 2011-12. The district employed: 121 teachers, 94 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators during the 2011-12 school year. The Carbondale Area School District received $11 million in state funding in the 2011-12 school year. Per Carbondale Area School District administrative officials, during the 2005-06 school year, the district provided basic educational services to 1,458 pupils. The district students are 95% white, 1% Asian, 2% black and 3% Hispanic. In 2006, the district employed 6 administrators, 103 teachers, and 46 full-time and part-time support personnel. Special education is provided by district employees and the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit IU19. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields were provided by the district and the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County. The Carbondale Area School District operates two schools: Carbondale Area Junior Senior High School (7th-12th) and Carbondale Area Elementary School (Preschool-6th).

Simpson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fell Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is directly north of the city of Carbondale on Pennsylvania Route 171. As of the 2010 census the population of Simpson was 1,275.Simpson was settled in 1818 and organized in 1845. It is named after Clarence D. Simpson, who was one of the large independent coal magnates in the Northern Anthracite Region. Early industries included trapping, tanning and lumbering. Later, coal mining and railroading became dominant professions. The coal miners were often immigrants from Russia, Poland, and Slovakia. Local businesses of the past include Fell Brewing Co., makers of Pennsylvania Pioneer Beer, Mirtz Premium Ale and Fell Porter. The Klotz Throwing Company and Empire Silk Mill merged to become General Textile Mills or Gentex, another important local business. To these jobs and new quarters, working men brought their families. Many churches and schools were built by these new, proud, industrious Americans. The crowning sports achievement came in 1946 when the Fell High School basketball team won the state championship. The final class graduated from Fell High School in 1975 when a merger formed the Carbondale Area District.

Wilson Creek (also known as Elk Creek) is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long and flows through Fell Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 3.82 square miles (9.9 km2). The creek is impaired by metals and pH from abandoned mine drainage. Some reaches of it also experience total flow loss. There are three discharges of acid mine drainage entering the creek: the Upper Wilson Outfall, the Lower Wilson Outfall, and the Molensky Slope Outfall. The watershed of the creek is in the Appalachian Mountain section of the Ridge and Valley physiographic province. The main rock types in the watershed are interbedded sedimentary rock and sandstone. The creek flows past areas of disturbed mining land. Wilson Creek is a first-order stream with a relatively narrow watershed. The watershed is mostly forested, with the upper reaches being largely undeveloped. Other land uses include abandoned mine lands, developed lands, and open fields. Various coal mines, breakers, and collieries historically existed in the creek's vicinity. Additionally, a number of bridges have been constructed across the creek. Wilson Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. Wild trout naturally reproduce in the creek, but it has a low concentration of macroinvertebrates, as of the early 1990s. A possible greenway/trail along the creek could provide a link between the communities of Simpson and Richmondale.

Clinton Township is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 2,053 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.

Coal Brook is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Fell Township and Carbondale. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.93 square miles (5.0 km2). The stream experiences flow loss and is impaired by flow alterations and metals. Most of its length is heavily impacted by past mining and the lower reaches are in an underground culvert. The Coal Brook Colliery was historically in the stream's watershed. Coal Brook is a first-order stream and is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.