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1201:East Berwick
1163:Wilkes-Barre
960:West Wyoming
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860:Harveys Lake
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1432:Milnesville
1387:Harveyville
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1272:Pikes Creek
998:Black Creek
965:White Haven
945:Warrior Run
935:Sugar Notch
930:Shickshinny
731:County seat
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380:Black Creek
326:interchange
283:Black Creek
1586:Categories
1559:76°09′59″W
1556:41°01′00″N
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1417:Korn Krest
1412:Koonsville
1282:Shavertown
1206:Georgetown
1078:Huntington
1068:Hollenback
993:Bear Creek
975:Yatesville
890:Laurel Run
885:Larksville
865:Hughestown
850:Forty Fort
587:Census.gov
559:August 14,
539:References
161:Population
1516:Footnotes
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1472:Sandy Run
1462:Rock Glen
1442:Mossville
1437:Moosehead
1362:Cranberry
1292:Silkworth
1261:Nuremberg
1251:Mocanaqua
1211:Glen Lyon
1191:Browntown
1153:Sugarloaf
1108:Nescopeck
1038:Fairmount
1013:Conyngham
985:Townships
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820:Courtdale
815:Conyngham
761:Nanticoke
593:August 1,
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346:Rock Glen
301:Geography
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230:FIPS code
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1392:Humboldt
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1236:Inkerman
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1128:Plymouth
1118:Pittston
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1043:Fairview
1028:Dorrance
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875:Kingston
855:Freeland
792:Boroughs
766:Pittston
756:Hazleton
603:cite web
259:township
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1352:Breslau
1307:Wanamie
1113:Newport
1088:Jenkins
1083:Jackson
1073:Hunlock
1058:Hanover
970:Wyoming
925:Pringle
895:Luzerne
510:At the
291:sawmill
273:History
239:Website
118:Luzerne
91:Country
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1477:Suscon
1427:Lehman
1422:Kunkle
1357:Cambra
1317:Weston
1277:Plains
1231:Hudson
1168:Wright
1148:Slocum
1123:Plains
1103:Lehman
1048:Foster
1033:Exeter
1018:Dallas
1008:Butler
880:Laflin
845:Exeter
835:Duryea
830:Dupont
825:Dallas
800:Ashley
748:Cities
431:Census
350:Weston
348:, and
169:1,904
113:County
1407:Japan
1372:Drums
1337:Alden
1196:Chase
1158:Union
1143:Salem
1063:Hazle
870:Jeddo
805:Avoca
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486:1,904
476:−5.4%
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1133:Rice
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615:help
595:2022
561:2017
504:0.0%
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467:2010
452:2000
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