Tobyhanna, Pa

Tobyhanna Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,152 at the 2000 census. Tobyhanna Township has Tobyhanna Elementary Center and Locust Lake Village.

==History==

Tobyhanna is derived from an American Indian word meaning "a stream whose banks are fringed with alder", i.e. the [[Tobyhanna Creek]].  Legally, Tobyhanna Township, was incorporated from [[Coolbaugh Township, Pennsylvania|Coolbaugh Township]] in 1830.  [http://www.tobyhannatownship.org/about.htm]  Surprisingly, the '''town''' of Tobyhanna, Tobyhanna Lake, the [[Tobyhanna Army Depot]], and the [[Tobyhanna State Park]] are all located well within the boundaries of Coolbaugh Township, which adjoins Tobyhanna Township on the north.