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1200:West Wyoming
1180:Swoyersville
1145:New Columbus
1100:Harveys Lake
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1737:Wapwallopen
1707:Saint Johns
1672:Milnesville
1627:Harveyville
1587:Beach Haven
1569:communities
1537:Trucksville
1512:Pikes Creek
1238:Black Creek
1205:White Haven
1185:Warrior Run
1175:Sugar Notch
1170:Shickshinny
971:County seat
895:January 31,
687:other races
640:2021 (est.)
479:(northwest)
361:Townships.
351:Black Creek
344:. In 1792,
308:Connecticut
240:570 and 272
1826:Categories
1799:76°07′35″W
1796:41°01′00″N
1692:Old Boston
1657:Korn Krest
1652:Koonsville
1522:Shavertown
1446:Georgetown
1318:Huntington
1308:Hollenback
1233:Bear Creek
1215:Yatesville
1130:Laurel Run
1125:Larksville
1105:Hughestown
1090:Forty Fort
784:Census.gov
756:August 14,
736:References
659:As of the
378:steam mill
374:gristmills
154:Population
1756:Footnotes
1732:Tomhicken
1712:Sandy Run
1702:Rock Glen
1682:Mossville
1677:Moosehead
1602:Cranberry
1532:Silkworth
1501:Nuremberg
1491:Mocanaqua
1451:Glen Lyon
1431:Browntown
1393:Sugarloaf
1348:Nescopeck
1278:Fairmount
1253:Conyngham
1225:Townships
1140:Nescopeck
1060:Courtdale
1055:Conyngham
1001:Nanticoke
847:Locate Us
790:August 4,
437:Education
419:Tomhicken
384:Geography
380:in 1865.
335:loyalists
327:Americans
276:Sugarloaf
247:FIPS code
189:Time zone
1742:Waterton
1632:Humboldt
1617:Ebervale
1527:Sheatown
1481:Lattimer
1476:Inkerman
1466:Hilldale
1456:Harleigh
1368:Plymouth
1358:Pittston
1333:Kingston
1293:Franklin
1283:Fairview
1268:Dorrance
1263:Dennison
1160:Plymouth
1150:Nuangola
1115:Kingston
1095:Freeland
1032:Boroughs
1006:Pittston
996:Hazleton
800:cite web
691:Hispanic
681:, 1.01%
677:, 0.11%
673:, 0.27%
408:farmland
223:ZIP code
44:Township
1607:Drifton
1592:Breslau
1547:Wanamie
1353:Newport
1328:Jenkins
1323:Jackson
1313:Hunlock
1298:Hanover
1210:Wyoming
1165:Pringle
1135:Luzerne
870:June 4,
485:(north)
467:(south)
461:(south)
366:sawmill
290:History
256:Website
119:Luzerne
92:Country
1747:Zenith
1717:Suscon
1667:Lehman
1662:Kunkle
1597:Cambra
1557:Weston
1517:Plains
1471:Hudson
1408:Wright
1388:Slocum
1363:Plains
1343:Lehman
1288:Foster
1273:Exeter
1258:Dallas
1248:Butler
1120:Laflin
1085:Exeter
1075:Duryea
1070:Dupont
1065:Dallas
1040:Ashley
988:Cities
695:Latino
661:census
575:Census
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473:(west)
417:, and
359:Butler
357:, and
162:3,879
114:County
1647:Japan
1612:Drums
1577:Alden
1436:Chase
1398:Union
1383:Salem
1303:Hazle
1110:Jeddo
1045:Avoca
683:Asian
671:White
643:3,885
635:−7.9%
630:3,879
620:15.3%
615:4,211
600:3,652
423:PA 93
355:Hazle
274:, or
228:18249
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215:UTC-4
194:UTC-5
175:3,885
102:State
1418:CDPs
1378:Ross
1373:Rice
1338:Lake
1243:Buck
897:2008
872:2016
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