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1218:East Berwick
1180:Wilkes-Barre
977:West Wyoming
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962:Warrior Run
952:Sugar Notch
947:Shickshinny
748:County seat
672:January 31,
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1603:Categories
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1223:Georgetown
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907:Laurel Run
902:Larksville
882:Hughestown
867:Forty Fort
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150:Population
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1489:Sandy Run
1479:Rock Glen
1459:Mossville
1454:Moosehead
1379:Cranberry
1309:Silkworth
1278:Nuremberg
1268:Mocanaqua
1228:Glen Lyon
1208:Browntown
1170:Sugarloaf
1125:Nescopeck
1055:Fairmount
1030:Conyngham
1002:Townships
917:Nescopeck
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832:Conyngham
778:Nanticoke
561:August 3,
495:Education
309:Geography
219:FIPS code
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1409:Humboldt
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1253:Inkerman
1243:Hilldale
1233:Harleigh
1145:Plymouth
1135:Pittston
1110:Kingston
1070:Franklin
1060:Fairview
1045:Dorrance
1040:Dennison
937:Plymouth
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892:Kingston
872:Freeland
809:Boroughs
783:Pittston
773:Hazleton
571:cite web
462:Hispanic
456:, 0.09%
452:, 0.05%
271:Founding
44:Township
1384:Drifton
1369:Breslau
1324:Wanamie
1130:Newport
1105:Jenkins
1100:Jackson
1090:Hunlock
1075:Hanover
987:Wyoming
942:Pringle
912:Luzerne
647:June 4,
258:History
228:Website
115:Luzerne
88:Country
1524:Zenith
1494:Suscon
1444:Lehman
1439:Kunkle
1374:Cambra
1334:Weston
1294:Plains
1248:Hudson
1185:Wright
1165:Slocum
1140:Plains
1120:Lehman
1065:Foster
1050:Exeter
1035:Dallas
1025:Butler
897:Laflin
862:Exeter
852:Duryea
847:Dupont
842:Dallas
817:Ashley
765:Cities
466:Latino
445:census
359:Census
343:PA 309
296:tavern
158:2,077
110:County
1424:Japan
1389:Drums
1354:Alden
1213:Chase
1175:Union
1160:Salem
1080:Hazle
887:Jeddo
822:Avoca
458:Asian
450:White
432:−0.2%
427:2,072
419:−5.1%
414:2,077
399:2,188
384:2,109
213:(EDT)
211:UTC-4
190:UTC-5
171:2,072
98:State
1195:CDPs
1155:Ross
1150:Rice
1115:Lake
1020:Buck
674:2008
649:2016
583:help
563:2022
529:2017
410:2020
404:3.7%
395:2010
380:2000
368:Note
363:Pop.
341:and
339:I-81
333:and
235:.com
121:Area
627:108
464:or
204:DST
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