Editing Wayne County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Communities==
[[File:Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Municipalities and CDPs.png|thumb|upright=1.5|right|alt=Political map of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, with townships, boroughs, and census-designated places labeled. Townships are colored white and boroughs and CDPs are colored various shades of orange.|Map of Wayne County with municipalities and CDPs labeled.]]

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of [[Municipal corporation|incorporated municipalities]]: [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Borough|boroughs]], [[Local government in Pennsylvania#City|cities]], [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Township|townships]], and one [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Municipalities|town]]. Wayne County has only boroughs and townships. The latter type is classified based on population by the state government; all of its townships are second-class. A complete list of the county's municipalities follows:

===Boroughs===
*[[Bethany, Pennsylvania|Bethany]]
*[[Hawley, Pennsylvania|Hawley]]
*[[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]] (county seat)
*[[Prompton, Pennsylvania|Prompton]]
*[[Starrucca, Pennsylvania|Starrucca]] (established as Wayne Borough in 1853; renamed in 1873)
*[[Waymart, Pennsylvania|Waymart]]

===Townships===
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*[[Berlin Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Berlin]]
*[[Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Buckingham]]
*[[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Canaan]]
*[[Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Cherry Ridge]]
*[[Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Clinton]]
*[[Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Damascus]]
*[[Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Dreher]]
*[[Dyberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Dyberry]]
*[[Lake Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Lake]]
*[[Lebanon Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]]
*[[Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh]]
*[[Manchester Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Manchester]]
*[[Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Mount Pleasant]]
*[[Oregon Township, Pennsylvania|Oregon]]
*[[Palmyra Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Palmyra]]
*[[Paupack Township, Pennsylvania|Paupack]]
*[[Preston Township, Pennsylvania|Preston]]
*[[Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Salem]]
*[[Scott Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Scott]]
*[[South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|South Canaan]]
*[[Sterling Township, Pennsylvania|Sterling]]
*[[Texas Township, Pennsylvania|Texas]]
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===Census-designated places===
In addition, Pennsylvania also has a few types of [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated communities]], namely [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Villages|villages]] and [[Private community|private communities]]. Villages are unincorporated communities within a township, often defined by [[ZIP code]] boundaries, property deeds, and local consensus, but which have no official boundaries or population, unless they are also [[Census-designated place|census-designated places (CDPs)]], geographical areas designated by the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]] for the purposes of compiling demographic data. Regardless of whether or not they are CDPs, however, they are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Private communities are gated settlements usually governed by a [[community association]], which also often defines the boundaries of the community and may keep track of the number of its members. However, like villages, private communities have no ''official'' boundaries or populations, unless they are CDPs, and are never Pennsylvanian jurisdictions. The following is an incomplete list by necessity, but more complete lists of Wayne County's villages and private communities may be found in the corresponding township entry.

*[[Big Bass Lake, Pennsylvania|Big Bass Lake]] (mostly in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]])
*[[Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania|Gouldsboro]] (partially in [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]])
*[[Pocono Springs, Pennsylvania|Pocono Springs]]
*[[The Hideout, Pennsylvania|The Hideout]]
*[[Wallenpaupack Lake Estates]]
*[[White Mills, Pennsylvania|White Mills]]

===Unincorporated communities===
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*[[Damascus, Pennsylvania|Damascus]]
*[[Equinunk, Pennsylvania|Equinunk]]
*[[Galilee, Pennsylvania|Galilee]]
*[[Hamlin, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Hamlin]]
*[[Hollisterville, Pennsylvania|Hollisterville]]
*[[Jericho, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Jericho]]
*[[Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania|Lake Ariel]]
*[[Lake Como, Pennsylvania|Lake Como]]
*[[Lakeville, Pennsylvania|Lakeville]]
*[[Lakewood, Pennsylvania|Lakewood]]
*[[Milanville, Pennsylvania|Milanville]]
*[[Newfoundland, Pennsylvania|Newfoundland]]
*[[Orson, Pennsylvania|Orson]]
*[[Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania|Pleasant Mount]]
*[[Poyntelle, Pennsylvania|Poyntelle]]
*[[Rileyville, Pennsylvania|Rileyville]]
*[[South Sterling, Pennsylvania|South Sterling]]
*[[Starlight, Pennsylvania|Starlight]]
*[[Tanners Falls, Pennsylvania|Tanners Falls]]
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===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] of Wayne County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=US Census Bureau 2010 Census|first=Center for New Media and|last=Promotions|website=www.census.gov|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2010 Census)

|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]]'''
| Borough
| 4,480
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 2
| '''[[The Hideout, Pennsylvania|The Hideout]]''' 
| CDP
| 3,013
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 3
| '''[[Waymart, Pennsylvania|Waymart]]'''
| Borough
| 1,341
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 4
| '''[[Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Pennsylvania|Wallenpaupack Lake Estates]]''' 
| CDP
| 1,279
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 5
| '''[[Big Bass Lake, Pennsylvania|Big Bass Lake]]''' (''mostly in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]]'')
| CDP
| 1,270
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 6
| '''[[Hawley, Pennsylvania|Hawley]]'''
| Borough
| 1,211
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 7
| '''[[Pocono Springs, Pennsylvania|Pocono Springs]]''' 
| CDP
| 926
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 8
| '''[[Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania|Gouldsboro]]''' (''partially in [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]]'')
| CDP
| 890
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 9
| '''[[White Mills, Pennsylvania|White Mills]]''' 
| CDP
| 659
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 10
| '''[[Prompton, Pennsylvania|Prompton]]'''
| Borough
| 250
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 11
| '''[[Bethany, Pennsylvania|Bethany]]'''
| Borough
| 246
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 12
| '''[[Starrucca, Pennsylvania|Starrucca]]'''
| Borough
| 173
|}