Editing Back Mountain (section)

== Population and geography ==
As of 2016, 33,551 people lived in the Back Mountain. It consists of six townships and two boroughs. The Back Mountain is located at {{coord|41|19|13|N|75|58|22|W|type:city}} (41.320230, -75.972645).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The region has a total area of {{convert|117.59|sqmi|km2}}. It is home to [[Frances Slocum State Park]], [[Lake Louise (Pennsylvania)|Lake Louise]], and [[Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania)|Harveys Lake]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Name of community !!Population as of 2016!!Total area 
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|[[Dallas, Pennsylvania|Dallas Borough]]||2,768||2.42 sq mi (6.25&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})
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|[[Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Dallas Township]]||9,216||18.7 sq mi (48.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})
|-
|[[Franklin Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]]||1,745||13.1 sq mi (33.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})
|-
|[[Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania|Harveys Lake Borough]]||2,773||6.17 sq mi (15.99&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})
|-
|[[Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Jackson Township]]||4,633||13.4 sq mi (34.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})
|-
|[[Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Kingston Township]]||6,935||13.9 sq mi (36.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})
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|[[Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Lake Township]]||2,025||26.7 sq mi (69.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})
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|[[Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Lehman Township]]||3,456||23.2 sq mi (60.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})
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|'''Total'''||'''33,551'''||'''117.59 sq mi (304.34&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})'''
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