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Aristes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 311 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. Aristes is located adjacent to the famous “ghost town” of Centralia.

Aristes CDP overview:
Name:	Aristes CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Columbia County
Elevation:	1,750 ft (530 m)
Total Area:	0.37 sq mi (0.97 km²)
Land Area:	0.37 sq mi (0.96 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	256
Population Density:	688.17/sq mi (265.56/km²)
ZIP code:	17920
Area code:	570
FIPS code:	4202968
GNISfeature ID:	1168385

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History

Around the year 1800, the Red Tavern was built along the Old Reading Road, which ran from Catawissa to Reading. In 1865, the owner of the Red Tavern laid out a village which he called “Montana”. When a post office was established here in 1897, the name of the town was changed to “Aristes”, a contraction of the name Aristides, a Greek statesman.

In 1948, United Airlines Flight 624 hit a high-voltage powerline and crashed in Aristes. Notable victims of the crash included Broadway theatre impresario Earl Carroll and his girlfriend, actress Beryl Wallace; Henry L. Jackson, men’s fashion editor of Collier’s Weekly magazine and co-founder of Esquire magazine; and Venita Varden Oakie, the former wife of actor Jack Oakie.

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Geography

Aristes is located in southern Columbia County at 40°49′8″N 76°20′22″W / 40.81889°N 76.33944°W / 40.81889; -76.33944 (40.818984, -76.339374), east of the center of Conyngham Township and northeast of Centralia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Aristes CDP has a total area of 0.37 square miles (0.96 km), all land. Aristes is served by Pennsylvania Route 42. The CDP’s southern half is mostly forested.