East Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Pocono Mountains region of the state. Originally known as "Dansbury", East Stroudsburg was renamed for geographic reasons when the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad opened a station in town. Despite its name being derivative of its bordering borough, Stroudsburg, it has almost twice the population. East Stroudsburg is the largest municipality in Monroe County and in the East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area as designated by the Office of Management and Budget based on data from the 2010 US Census.
The population was 9,847 at the 2020 census.
East Stroudsburg is located northeast of Allentown, north of Philadelphia, and west of New York City.
Geography
East Stroudsburg is located at (41.001442, -75.180111). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. When traveling west on Interstate 80, East Stroudsburg is the second town from the NJ-PA border, on exit 308.
Demographics
According to the 2009 ACS, the racial composition of East Stroudsburg was:
White: 64.35%
Black or African American: 21.26%
Two or more races: 6.57%
Other race: 4.15%
Asian: 3.46%
Native American: 0.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.09%
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,922 people, 3,145 households, and 1,855 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 3,331 housing units at an average density of .
There were 3,331 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 30.3% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $36,601, and the median income for a family was $44,044. Males had a median income of $34,764 versus $21,742 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,909. About 9.1% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
History
The area of Stroudsburg was first permanently settled in 1738, when James Monroe received a warrant of 600 acres in Bucks County, now Monroe County along the east bank of the Analomink or Smithfield Creek; now named Brodhead Creek. An additional warrant for 150 acres on the west bank was given to Brodhead in 1750. Brodhead, a judge, was friendly with the local Indians, as well as with the Moravian missionaries who came to the area from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The East Stroudsburg Armory and East Stroudsburg Station are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Education
Primary public education
East Stroudsburg Area School District
East Stroudsburg High School North
East Stroudsburg High School South
Primary private education
Notre Dame High School
Colleges and universities
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Sports
Pocono Snow is an American soccer team based in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League, a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division. The team plays its home games at Eiler-Martin Stadium on the campus of East Stroudsburg University, where they have played since 2009. The team's colors are orange, blue, and white. East Stroudsburg University's 22 varsity teams compete in Division II of the NCAA as the East Stroudsburg University Warriors.
Health system
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono is a member of the Lehigh Valley Health Network that manages five healthcare subsidiaries to collectively provide services to residents and visitors of Monroe County and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Pocono Medical Center began as General Hospital, and was founded in East Stroudsburg on Courtland Street in 1915; it became Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in 2017.