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1820:Milnesville
1775:Harveyville
1735:Beach Haven
1717:communities
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1660:Pikes Creek
1386:Black Creek
1353:White Haven
1333:Warrior Run
1323:Sugar Notch
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1043:11 December
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1805:Korn Krest
1800:Koonsville
1670:Shavertown
1594:Georgetown
1466:Huntington
1456:Hollenback
1381:Bear Creek
1363:Yatesville
1278:Laurel Run
1273:Larksville
1253:Hughestown
1238:Forty Fort
1014:2008-01-31
965:2011-04-23
899:Census.gov
851:References
791:As of the
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265:Population
215:Government
136:75°51′06″W
133:41°18′50″N
1904:Footnotes
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1860:Sandy Run
1850:Rock Glen
1830:Mossville
1825:Moosehead
1750:Cranberry
1680:Silkworth
1649:Nuremberg
1639:Mocanaqua
1599:Glen Lyon
1579:Browntown
1541:Sugarloaf
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1780:Humboldt
1765:Ebervale
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1629:Lattimer
1624:Inkerman
1614:Hilldale
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1516:Plymouth
1506:Pittston
1481:Kingston
1441:Franklin
1431:Fairview
1416:Dorrance
1411:Dennison
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1298:Nuangola
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1584:Chase
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