Punxsutawney, PA 15767    

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Punxsutawney is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, 65 miles (106 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. In 1907, Punxsutawney and Claysville boroughs were consolidated and incorporated as Greater Punxsutawney. A high-grade soft coal was mined in the surrounding region. Formerly, the manufactories included glassworks, foundries, ironworks, machine shops, and planing, flour, feed, and silk mills. In 1900, 6,746 people lived here; in 1910, 9,058; in 1920, 10,311; and in 1940, 9,482 people lived here. The population was 6,271 at the 2000 census.

Punxsutawney's most famous resident is Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog said to predict the weather annually on Groundhog Day (February 2). Phil, and the town, were the basis for the 1993 hit comedy film Groundhog Day (although nearly all of the movie itself was shot in Woodstock, Illinois).

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