Swingtown, USA: Stroudsburg, PA

Welcome:

Stroudsburg is the county seat of Monroe County, located in the heart of the Poconos near the New Jersey border. The borough (as they are called in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) is five miles from the Delaware Water Gap.














By the Numbers:

The borough's population in 2005 was estimated at 6,264, up about 500 people from the 2000 total. Stroudsburg is 87% white, 6% African-American, and 8% of the white population is of Hispanic or Latino descent. In 2000, the per capita income for the borough was $18,965.

Bush won Monroe County by four votes in 2004: 27,971 votes to Kerry's 27,967 votes. While Kerry won Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg that margin was surpassed by Bush votes in the surrounding townships. In the Democratic Primary, Clinton won 58% of the county vote, with Obama winning the remaining 42%. In the Republican Primary, McCain won 73% of the vote to Paul's 16%, with Huckabee winning 11%.

Fun Facts!

There is a wealth of natural beauty in Monroe County. Explore the Delaware Water Gap from the borough of the same name. Or visit the Poconos, Pennsylvania's most popular tourist attraction, and hike waterfalls, raft the Delaware, or visit a Jewish summer camp.

The county boasts The Crossings Factory Stores, named the number one outlet center in North America for 2000-01 by the Outlet Retail Merchants Association (ORMA). The area is also home to East Stroudsburg University (Goooo Warriors!), and the Pocono Raceway, which hosts two NASCAR events annually.

Your local news source: The Pocono Record


The following chart shows the six smallest vote margins among Monroe County precincts in the 2004 General Election.

Precincts	Vote Margin (in # of votes)
Stroud 7	Kerry +3
Stroud 5	Kerry +14
Middle Smithfield Eastern	Kerry +14
Paradise	Bush +17
Chestnuthill 1	Kerry +22
Pocono 4	Bush +22

Swingtown, USA is a regular feature on the Protocol where we introduce readers to a city or town from a swing county in a swing state.