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579:
543:
450:Demographics
440:
434:
418:Mountain Top
411:
385:
372:
364:Wilkes-Barre
361:
357:Philadelphia
341:
320:
312:
286:Pennsylvania
273:
272:
253:42-079-24888
237:Area code(s)
109:Pennsylvania
86:Pennsylvania
36:Pennsylvania
15:
1655:Wapwallopen
1625:Saint Johns
1590:Milnesville
1545:Harveyville
1505:Beach Haven
1487:communities
1455:Trucksville
1430:Pikes Creek
1156:Black Creek
1123:White Haven
1103:Warrior Run
1093:Sugar Notch
1088:Shickshinny
889:County seat
830: /
781:January 31,
567:other races
525:2021 (est.)
422:Glen Summit
290:2020 census
1712:Categories
1610:Old Boston
1575:Korn Krest
1570:Koonsville
1440:Shavertown
1364:Georgetown
1236:Huntington
1226:Hollenback
1151:Bear Creek
1133:Yatesville
1048:Laurel Run
1043:Larksville
1023:Hughestown
1008:Forty Fort
818:75°51′59″W
815:41°10′00″N
652:Census.gov
624:August 14,
604:References
544:As of the
156:Population
1674:Footnotes
1650:Tomhicken
1630:Sandy Run
1620:Rock Glen
1600:Mossville
1595:Moosehead
1520:Cranberry
1450:Silkworth
1419:Nuremberg
1409:Mocanaqua
1369:Glen Lyon
1349:Browntown
1311:Sugarloaf
1266:Nescopeck
1196:Fairmount
1171:Conyngham
1143:Townships
1058:Nescopeck
978:Courtdale
973:Conyngham
919:Nanticoke
658:August 3,
406:Bow Creek
397:Geography
393:in 1980.
249:FIPS code
191:Time zone
1660:Waterton
1550:Humboldt
1535:Ebervale
1445:Sheatown
1399:Lattimer
1394:Inkerman
1384:Hilldale
1374:Harleigh
1286:Plymouth
1276:Pittston
1251:Kingston
1211:Franklin
1201:Fairview
1186:Dorrance
1181:Dennison
1078:Plymouth
1068:Nuangola
1033:Kingston
1013:Freeland
950:Boroughs
924:Pittston
914:Hazleton
668:cite web
571:Hispanic
561:, 2.10%
557:, 0.05%
553:, 0.83%
301:Founding
278:township
225:ZIP Code
44:Township
1525:Drifton
1510:Breslau
1465:Wanamie
1271:Newport
1246:Jenkins
1241:Jackson
1231:Hunlock
1216:Hanover
1128:Wyoming
1083:Pringle
1053:Luzerne
756:June 4,
549:96.17%
316:Logging
296:History
258:Website
121:Luzerne
94:Country
1665:Zenith
1635:Suscon
1585:Lehman
1580:Kunkle
1515:Cambra
1475:Weston
1435:Plains
1389:Hudson
1326:Wright
1306:Slocum
1281:Plains
1261:Lehman
1206:Foster
1191:Exeter
1176:Dallas
1166:Butler
1038:Laflin
1003:Exeter
993:Duryea
988:Dupont
983:Dallas
958:Ashley
906:Cities
575:Latino
546:census
460:Census
430:PA 437
426:PA 309
164:4,691
116:County
1565:Japan
1530:Drums
1495:Alden
1354:Chase
1316:Union
1301:Salem
1221:Hazle
1028:Jeddo
963:Avoca
563:Asian
551:White
528:4,692
515:4,691
505:13.1%
500:4,520
485:3,995
276:is a
230:18707
219:(EDT)
217:UTC-4
196:UTC-5
177:4,692
104:State
1336:CDPs
1296:Ross
1291:Rice
1256:Lake
1161:Buck
783:2008
758:2016
680:help
660:2022
626:2017
533:0.0%
520:3.8%
511:2020
496:2010
481:2000
469:Note
464:Pop.
428:and
265:.com
127:Area
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355:or
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280:in
210:DST
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