Editing Wayne County, Pennsylvania (section)

===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]]