Canadensis, Pennsylvania

Canadensis, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Canadensis
Coordinates: 41°11′31″N 75°15′05″W / 41.19194°N 75.25139°W / 41.19194; -75.25139Coordinates: 41°11′31″N 75°15′05″W / 41.19194°N 75.25139°W / 41.19194; -75.25139
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Monroe
Township	Barrett
Government
• Township Supervisor	Phil Dente
Elevation	994 ft (303 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,164
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	18325
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 595
GNIS feature ID	1192235[1]
Website	Barrett Township

Canadensis is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Canadensis is home to a few small shops, restaurants and churches. The "crossroads", which is the intersection of Pennsylvania Routes 447 and 390, is the center of the community. Its name is derived from the Latin word meaning "Of Canada".

Pronunciation

Canadensis is pronounced Can-ah-DEN-sis.

Tourism

Canadensis is the "heart" of the Poconos; it is home to a number of bed & breakfasts. The area is more for the outdoor enthusiasts, mostly during the summer. In the summer Canadensis serves as a home to many sleepaway campers from the tri-state area at Camp Canadensis.^[2] There are no actual tourism sites within Canadensis. Canadensis has a few restaurants and small businesses which function to serve the local economy rather than attract tourists.

Transportation

Canadensis has two state roads, Pennsylvania Route 447 and Pennsylvania Route 390, which intersect at the "center" of town.

Bordering towns

• Mountainhome (southwest),
• Panther (north),
• Skytop (northeast),
• Price Township (south),
• Buckhill Falls,
• Cresco

Schools

Pocono Mountain School District (Bordering East Stroudsburg Area School District)

Government

Canadensis has no formal government; it is under the jurisdiction of the Barrett Township Supervisors.

References

External links

• Barrett Township
• Pocono Mountain School District

Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Stroudsburg Boroughs Delaware Water Gap East Stroudsburg Mount Pocono Stroudsburg Townships Barrett Chestnuthill Coolbaugh Eldred Hamilton Jackson Middle Smithfield Paradise Pocono Polk Price Ross Smithfield Stroud Tobyhanna Tunkhannock CDPs Arlington Heights Brodheadsville Effort Emerald Lakes Gouldsboro‡ Indian Mountain Lake‡ Mountainhome Penn Estates Pocono Pines Saw Creek‡ Saylorsburg Sierra View Sun Valley Tobyhanna Unincorporated communities Analomink Bartonsville Blakeslee Canadensis Cresco Gilbert Gravel Place Hamilton Square Henryville Jonas Kresgeville Kunkletown Long Pond Marshalls Creek McMichael Meisertown Neola Paradise Valley Pocono Manor Pocono Summit Reeders Sciota Scotrun Shawnee on Delaware Skytop Snydersville Swiftwater Tannersville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county