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'''Mount Carbon''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States, two miles south of [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]].  It was formed from [[North Manheim Township, Pennsylvania|North Manheim Township]] in 1864. The population was 88 in the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">((cite web |last1=Bureau |first1=US Census |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 1, 2022))</ref>  The borough is the smallest municipality in Schuylkill County.

==The old Mount Carbon Brewery==
The borough was home for many years to the [[Mount Carbon Brewery]], which closed in the late 1970s. [[D.G. Yuengling & Son]] bought the rights to use the Mount Carbon (Bavarian) name and label when Mount Carbon Brewery went out of business in 1977. Yuengling  brewed Mount Carbon for a short time but eventually abandoned it. 7up bottling Co. then took over the building for years as a distribution and shipping point.

==Government==
Mount Carbon has also had one of the youngest mayors in history; Mayor Jeffrey Dunkel was sworn in as mayor when he was only 18-years-old.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-09-kid-mayor_x.htm ''"Go-getter," 18, ousts mayor in Michigan''], by Wendy Koch, [[USA TODAY]], November 9, 2005</ref>  On July 16, 2015, The Pottsville [[Republican Herald]] reported that Mayor Dunkel will resign after 13 years for a 
job opportunity in another state. He was succeeded by Donna Porter, who also resigned after moving outside the borough.<ref name=mcall11720/> 

The borough was considering a merger with the City of Pottsville. The merger was shot down by the residents, and the borough has been making financial progress since a new council took the helm. In 2019, the borough had no functioning government after the borough secretary resigned and three borough council members quit. That year, John Raess was elected mayor by two write-in votes and borough council member by five write-in votes. Raess was the only person to show up to the borough council reorganization meeting, meaning there would be no functioning government in 2020. As a result, Mount Carbon may have to merge with Pottsville, which would need to be approved by voters in both municipalities. Another option would be to merge with North Manheim Township, though that would force the borough to change school districts.<ref name=mcall11720>((cite news|last=Sheehan|first=Daniel Patrick|title=Why the borough of Mount Carbon might vanish from the map|work=The Morning Call|location=Allentown, PA|date=January 17, 2020|url=https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-mount-carbon-20200116-f5lbmliqh5hsdek2r3blmp3z7y-story.html|access-date=March 19, 2020))</ref>

==Transportation==
Mount Carbon was the terminus of the original [[Philadelphia and Reading Railway]], opened in 1842. Mount Carbon was a very active location along the Canal. The Hotel which was located at the present Pottsville Pizzeria, was rumored to have royalty stay there on their travels.

South Centre Street, Main Street, Sherwood Drive and the Mt. Carbon Arch are the only streets of the borough. [[Pennsylvania Route 61]] passes to the east of Mount Carbon and access is provided by a bridge over the [[Schuylkill River]]. The [[Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad]] operates along the former tracks of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, later known as the [[Reading Company]].

==Geography==
Mount Carbon is located at ((coord|40|40|21|N|76|11|15|W|type:city)) (40.672364, -76.187494).<ref name="GR1">((cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990))</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of 0.1&nbsp;square miles (0.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

==Demographics==
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 87 people, 39 households, and 23 families residing in the borough. The population density was ((convert|1,414.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). There were 47 housing units at an average density of ((convert|763.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 39 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $24,000 versus $23,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $18,355. There were no families and 7.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 40.0% of those over 64.
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==Early Mt. Carbon History==
Among the first inhabitants of the settlement of Mt. Carbon were Lewis Murphy and Joseph Porter.<ref> History of Schuylkill County, Pa: W. W. Munsell, Mcnamara Press: New York, 1881, p. 250</ref>  The first dam for the Schuylkill Canal was built at Mount Carbon on the Schuylkill River in the spring of 1817.<ref>SCHUYLKILL CANAL BOOSTED KING COAL by WALTER KRAUS, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., February 2, 1984</ref> The entire canal was in operation by 1824.<ref>Kraus, Morning Call, 1982</ref>

By 1818, Necho Allen resided here, engaged in lumbering, and built a saw-mill.<ref>Munsell, 1881, p. 250</ref> Although coal was to become the principal commodity transported on the canal, the company conveyed lumber and merchandise as well.<ref>Kraus, Morning Call, 1982</ref>  By 1828 the village consisted of six homes, one store, an office building and a large stone warehouse, used to store produce, which was brought in wagons  from surrounding counties to be sent to market in Philadelphia.<ref>Munsell, 1881, p. 250</ref>

In 1829 John White (President of the Mt. Carbon Railroad) began the Mansion House construction here.<ref>Munsell 1881, p. 250</ref>  During this same year, the Norwegian and Mount Carbon Railroad was incorporated and by April 1831, coal was being conveyed through Mt. Carbon from the rich coalfields north and west of present day Pottsville to Philadelphia.<ref>GROUP V, The Mt. Carbon Railroad, THE DANVILLE &  POTTSVILLE R. R., by EARL J. HEYDINGER, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin, No. 107 (OCTOBER 1962), pp. 34-39</ref>

In 1842, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company had made Mt. Carbon the termination point of its railroad line from Philadelphia in direct competition with the Schuylkill Canal.<ref>Kraus, Morning Call, 1982</ref> The canal company was leased by the railroad in 1870 and the canal north of Port Clinton was abandoned at the signing of the lease.<ref>Kraus, Morning Call, 1982</ref> The Philadelphia and Reading Company leased the Mt. Carbon Railroad on May 16, 1862, and merged the line into the parent organization on June 13, 1872.<ref>Heydinger, October 1962, P. 34</ref>

In 1849, geologist [[Isaac Lea]] discovered fossilized footprints of [[Sauropus (ichnogenus)|Sauropus]] in red sandstone in Mount Carbon.<ref>((cite book |last1=Youmans |first1=William Jay |title=Pioneers of Science in America |date=1896 |publisher=D. Appleton and Company |page=264 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SB8SAAAAYAAJ |access-date=30 September 2022))</ref> Lea contended the tracks were reptilian and that due to the level of strata where the footprints were found, they were from the [[Devonian]] Period between 360 and 408 million years old and constituted a new species that he named ''Sauropus primaevus''. The footprints have since been identified as coming from an amphibian now known as ''Palaeosauropus primaevus'' from the [[Mississippian (geology)|Mississippian Age]] over 330 million years ago.<ref name=Fillmore>((cite web |last1=Fillmore |first1=David |last2=Simpson |first2=Edward |last3=Sullivan |first3=Robert |last4=Lucas |first4=Spencer |title=Following in the Footsteps of Isaac Lea's Historic Footprints |url=http://paheritage.wpengine.com/article/following-in-footsteps-isaac-leas-historic-footprints/ |website=www.paheritage.wpengine.com |publisher=Pennsylvania Heritage |access-date=27 September 2022))</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Main St, Mount Carbon PA 01.JPG|Main St. in Mount Carbon.
File:Main St, Mount Carbon PA 02.JPG|Residence on Main St.
File:GoodFella's Cafe, Mount Carbon PA 01.JPG|GoodFella's Cafe on Mt. Carbon Arch St.
File:Mount Carbon Fire Station, PA 01.JPG|Mount Carbon Fire Station.
File:Mount Carbon Fire Station, PA 03.JPG|Historic Firefighter truck.
File:View of Mount Carbon - J.R. Smith, Junr. Del., J.R. Smith, Senr Sculpt. LCCN2011661151.jpg|Painting of Mount Carbon, Pennsylvania by [[John Rowson Smith]] engraved by his father [[John Rubens Smith]].
File:Mount Carbon fr. the north, by Langenheim, Frederick, 1809-1879.jpg|Mount Carbon, PA, 1800s (undated).

</gallery>

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