Gilberton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, four miles (7 km) west by south of Mahanoy City. Extensive deposits of coal are in the region, and coal-mining had been practiced by many of the 4,373 people who lived there in 1900. The coal-mining industry was thriving in 1910, and 5,401 people lived in Gilberton. The population was 867 at the 2000 census.
Gilberton is located at 40°47′51″N 76°13′33″W / 40.7975°N 76.22583°W / 40.7975; -76.22583 (40.797496, -76.225781).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) of it (2.74%) is water. The borough is made up of three small villages, Mahanoy Plane, Maizeville and Gilberton proper.
As of the census of 2000, there were 867 people, 385 households, and 219 families residing in the borough. The population density was 608.3 people per square mile (234.1/km²). There were 474 housing units…
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