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==Communities== [[File:Wilkes Barre Panorama.jpg|thumb|[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], the [[county seat]] and largest city of Luzerne County]] [[File:Downtown hazleton pa.jpg|thumb|[[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]], the second-largest city in Luzerne County]] [[File:Nanticoke City.jpg|thumb|[[Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|Nanticoke]], the county's third-largest city]] [[File:Pittston_City_Aerial.jpg|thumb|[[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]], the county's fourth-largest city]] [[File:Map of Luzerne County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels.png|thumb|A map of Luzerne County with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (in red), townships (in white), and census-designated places and regions (in blue)]] Luzerne County contains the second highest number of independently governing municipalities in the state of Pennsylvania, with 76; only [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] has more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pamunicipalitiesinfo.com/ |title=Pennsylvania Municipalities Information |publisher=Pamunicipalitiesinfo.com |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401005027/https://pamunicipalitiesinfo.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: [[List of cities in Pennsylvania|cities]], [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania|boroughs]], [[List of townships in Pennsylvania|townships]], and, in the case of [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania|Bloomsburg]], [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania#Towns|towns]]. The following cities, boroughs, and townships are located in Luzerne County: ===Cities=== * [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]] * [[Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|Nanticoke]] * [[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]] * [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] (county seat) ===Boroughs=== {{div col|colwidth=12em}} * [[Ashley, Pennsylvania|Ashley]] * [[Avoca, Pennsylvania|Avoca]] * [[Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania|Bear Creek Village]] * [[Conyngham, Pennsylvania|Conyngham]] * [[Courtdale, Pennsylvania|Courtdale]] * [[Dallas, Pennsylvania|Dallas]] * [[Dupont, Pennsylvania|Dupont]] * [[Duryea, Pennsylvania|Duryea]] * [[Edwardsville, Pennsylvania|Edwardsville]] * [[Exeter, Pennsylvania|Exeter]] * [[Forty Fort, Pennsylvania|Forty Fort]] * [[Freeland, Pennsylvania|Freeland]] * [[Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania|Harveys Lake]] * [[Hughestown, Pennsylvania|Hughestown]] * [[Jeddo, Pennsylvania|Jeddo]] * [[Kingston, Pennsylvania|Kingston]] * [[Laflin, Pennsylvania|Laflin]] * [[Larksville, Pennsylvania|Larksville]] * [[Laurel Run, Pennsylvania|Laurel Run]] * [[Luzerne, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]] * [[Nescopeck, Pennsylvania|Nescopeck]] * [[New Columbus, Pennsylvania|New Columbus]] * [[Nuangola, Pennsylvania|Nuangola]] * [[Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania|Penn Lake Park]] * [[Plymouth, Pennsylvania|Plymouth]] * [[Pringle, Pennsylvania|Pringle]] * [[Shickshinny, Pennsylvania|Shickshinny]] * [[Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania|Sugar Notch]] * [[Swoyersville, Pennsylvania|Swoyersville]] * [[Warrior Run, Pennsylvania|Warrior Run]] * [[West Hazleton, Pennsylvania|West Hazleton]] * [[West Pittston, Pennsylvania|West Pittston]] * [[West Wyoming, Pennsylvania|West Wyoming]] * [[White Haven, Pennsylvania|White Haven]] * [[Wyoming, Pennsylvania|Wyoming]] * [[Yatesville, Pennsylvania|Yatesville]] {{div col end}} ===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=12em}} * [[Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania|Bear Creek]] * [[Black Creek Township, Pennsylvania|Black Creek]] * [[Buck Township, Pennsylvania|Buck]] * [[Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Butler]] * [[Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Conyngham]] * [[Dallas Township, Pennsylvania|Dallas]] * [[Dennison Township, Pennsylvania|Dennison]] * [[Dorrance Township, Pennsylvania|Dorrance]] * [[Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Exeter]] * [[Fairmount Township, Pennsylvania|Fairmount]] * [[Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Fairview]] * [[Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Foster]] * [[Franklin Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]] * [[Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hanover]] * [[Hazle Township, Pennsylvania|Hazle]] * [[Hollenback Township, Pennsylvania|Hollenback]] * [[Hunlock Township, Pennsylvania|Hunlock]] * [[Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Huntington]] * [[Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Jackson]] * [[Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania|Jenkins]] * [[Kingston Township, Pennsylvania|Kingston]] * [[Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Lake]] * [[Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Lehman]] * [[Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania|Nescopeck]] * [[Newport Township, Pennsylvania|Newport]] * [[Pittston Township, Pennsylvania|Pittston]] * [[Plains Township, Pennsylvania|Plains]] * [[Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Plymouth]] * [[Rice Township, Pennsylvania|Rice]] * [[Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Ross]] * [[Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Salem]] * [[Slocum Township, Pennsylvania|Slocum]] * [[Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Sugarloaf]] * [[Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Union]] * [[Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] * [[Wright Township, Pennsylvania|Wright]] {{div col end}} ===Census-designated places=== [[Census-designated place]]s are geographical areas designated by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. {{div col|colwidth=12em}} * [[Beech Mountain Lakes, Pennsylvania|Beech Mountain Lakes]] * [[Browntown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Browntown]] * [[Chase, Pennsylvania|Chase]] * [[East Berwick, Pennsylvania|East Berwick]] * [[Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Georgetown]] * [[Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania|Glen Lyon]] * [[Harleigh, Pennsylvania|Harleigh]] * [[Hickory Hills, Pennsylvania|Hickory Hills]] * [[Hilldale, Pennsylvania|Hilldale]] * [[Hudson, Pennsylvania|Hudson]] * [[Inkerman, Pennsylvania|Inkerman]] * [[Lattimer, Pennsylvania|Lattimer]] * [[Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania|Mocanaqua]] * [[Mountain Top, Pennsylvania|Mountain Top]] * [[Nuremberg, Pennsylvania|Nuremberg]] * [[Pardeesville, Pennsylvania|Pardeesville]] * [[Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania|Pikes Creek]] * [[Plains, Pennsylvania|Plains]] * [[Shavertown, Pennsylvania|Shavertown]] * [[Sheatown, Pennsylvania|Sheatown]] * [[Silkworth, Pennsylvania|Silkworth]] * [[Trucksville, Pennsylvania|Trucksville]] * [[Upper Exeter, Pennsylvania|Upper Exeter]] * [[Wanamie, Pennsylvania|Wanamie]] * [[West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|West Nanticoke]] * [[Weston, Pennsylvania|Weston]] {{div col end}} ===Other places=== {{div col|colwidth=12em}} * [[Alden, Pennsylvania|Alden]] * [[Back Mountain, Pennsylvania|Back Mountain]] * [[Beach Haven, Pennsylvania|Beach Haven]] * [[Breslau, Pennsylvania|Breslau]] * [[Cambra, Pennsylvania|Cambra]] * [[Cranberry, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry]] * [[Drifton, Pennsylvania|Drifton]] * [[Drums, Pennsylvania|Drums]] * [[Ebervale, Pennsylvania|Ebervale]] * [[Glen Summit Springs, Pennsylvania|Glen Summit Springs]] * [[Greater Pittston]] * [[Harveyville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Harveyville]] * [[Humboldt, Pennsylvania|Humboldt]] * [[Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania|Hunlock Creek]] * [[Huntington Mills, Pennsylvania|Huntington Mills]] * [[Japan, Pennsylvania|Japan]] * [[Kis-Lyn, Pennsylvania|Kis-Lyn]] * [[Koonsville, Pennsylvania|Koonsville]] * [[Korn Krest, Pennsylvania|Korn Krest]] * [[Kunkle, Pennsylvania|Kunkle]] * [[Lehman, Pennsylvania|Lehman]] * [[Milnesville, Pennsylvania|Milnesville]] * [[Moosehead, Pennsylvania|Moosehead]] * [[Mossville, Pennsylvania|Mossville]] * [[Mountain Grove, Pennsylvania|Mountain Grove]] * [[Old Boston, Pennsylvania|Old Boston]] * [[Port Griffith, Pennsylvania|Port Griffith]] * [[Rock Glen, Pennsylvania|Rock Glen]] * [[Saint Johns, Pennsylvania|Saint Johns]] * [[Sandy Run, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Sandy Run]] * [[Suscon, Pennsylvania|Suscon]] * [[Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania|Sweet Valley]] * [[Sybertsville, Pennsylvania|Sybertsville]] * [[Tomhicken, Pennsylvania|Tomhicken]] * [[Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania|Wapwallopen]] * [[Waterton, Pennsylvania|Waterton]] * [[Zenith, Pennsylvania|Zenith]] {{div col end}} ===Population ranking=== The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Luzerne County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |title=2010 Census |website=Census.gov |access-date=February 22, 2017}}</ref> '''β ''' ''county seat'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Rank !City/Borough/Township !Municipal type !Population (2010 census) |- style="background:#fffacd;" | 1 |'''β ''' '''[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]]''' | City | 41,498 |- style="background:#fffacd;" | 2 | '''[[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]]''' | City | 25,340 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 3 | '''[[Kingston, Pennsylvania|Kingston]]''' | Borough | 13,182 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 4 | '''[[Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]]''' | Township | 11,076 |- style="background:#fffacd;" | 5 | '''[[Nanticoke, Pennsylvania|Nanticoke]]''' | City | 10,465 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 6 | '''[[Plains Township, Pennsylvania|Plains Township]]''' | Township | 9,961 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 7 | '''[[Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hazle Township]]''' | Township | 9,549 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 8 | '''[[Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Butler Township]]''' | Township | 9,221 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 9 | '''[[Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Dallas Township]]''' | Township | 8,994 |- style="background:#fffacd;" | 10 | '''[[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]]''' | City | 7,739 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 11 | '''[[Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Kingston Township]]''' | Township | 6,999 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 12 | '''[[Plymouth, Pennsylvania|Plymouth]]''' | Borough | 5,951 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 13 | '''[[Exeter, Pennsylvania|Exeter]]''' | Borough | 5,652 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 14 | '''[[Wright Township, Pennsylvania|Wright Township]]''' | Township | 5,651 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 15 | '''[[Newport Township, Pennsylvania|Newport Township]]''' | Township | 5,374 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 16 | '''[[Swoyersville, Pennsylvania|Swoyersville]]''' | Borough | 5,062 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 17 | '''[[Duryea, Pennsylvania|Duryea]]''' | Borough | 4,917 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 18 | '''[[West Pittston, Pennsylvania|West Pittston]]''' | Borough | 4,868 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 19 | '''[[Edwardsville, Pennsylvania|Edwardsville]]''' | Borough | 4,816 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 20 | '''[[Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Jackson Township]]''' | Township | 4,646 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 21 | '''[[West Hazleton, Pennsylvania|West Hazleton]]''' | Borough | 4,594 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 22 | '''[[Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Fairview Township]]''' | Township | 4,520 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 23 | '''[[Larksville, Pennsylvania|Larksville]]''' | Borough | 4,480 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 24 | '''[[Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Jenkins Township]]''' | Township | 4,442 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 25 | '''[[Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Salem Township]]''' | Township | 4,254 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 26 | '''[[Forty Fort, Pennsylvania|Forty Fort]]''' | Borough | 4,214 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 27 | '''[[Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Sugarloaf Township]]''' | Township | 4,211 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 28 | '''[[Freeland, Pennsylvania|Freeland]]''' | Borough | 3,531 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 29 | '''[[Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Lehman Township]]''' | Township | 3,508 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 30 | '''[[Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Foster Township]]''' | Township | 3,467 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 31 | '''[[Pittston Township, Pennsylvania|Pittston Township]]''' | Township | 3,368 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 32 | '''[[Rice Township, Pennsylvania|Rice Township]]''' | Township | 3,335 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 33 | '''[[Wyoming, Pennsylvania|Wyoming]]''' | Borough | 3,073 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 34 | '''[[Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre Township]]''' | Township | 2,967 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 35 | '''[[Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Ross Township]]''' | Township | 2,937 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 36 | '''[[Luzerne, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]]''' | Borough | 2,845 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 37 | '''[[Dallas]]''' | Borough | 2,804 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 38 | '''[[Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania|Harveys Lake]]''' | Borough | 2,791 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 39 | '''[[Ashley, Pennsylvania|Ashley]]''' | Borough | 2,790 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 40 | '''[[Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania|Bear Creek Township]]''' | Township | 2,774 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 41 | '''[[West Wyoming, Pennsylvania|West Wyoming]]''' | Borough | 2,725 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 42 | '''[[Dupont, Pennsylvania|Dupont]]''' | Borough | 2,711 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 43 | '''[[Avoca, Pennsylvania|Avoca]]''' | Borough | 2,661 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 44 | '''[[Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hunlock Township]]''' | Township | 2,443 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 45 | '''[[Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Exeter Township]]''' | Township | 2,378 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 46 | '''[[Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Huntington Township]]''' | Township | 2,244 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 47 | '''[[Dorrance Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Dorrance Township]]''' | Township | 2,188 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 48 | '''[[Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Lake Township]]''' | Township | 2,049 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 49 | '''[[Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]]''' | Township | 2,042 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 50 | '''[[Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Black Creek Township]]''' | Township | 2,016 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 51 | '''[[Conyngham, Pennsylvania|Conyngham]]''' | Borough | 1,914 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 52 | '''[[Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Plymouth Township]]''' | Township | 1,812 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 53 | '''[[Franklin Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]]''' | Township | 1,757 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 54 | '''[[Nescopeck, Pennsylvania|Nescopeck]]''' | Borough | 1,583 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 55 | '''[[Laflin, Pennsylvania|Laflin]]''' | Borough | 1,487 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 56 | '''[[Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Conyngham Township]]''' | Township | 1,453 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 57 | '''[[Hughestown, Pennsylvania|Hughestown]]''' | Borough | 1,392 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 58 | '''[[Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Fairmount Township]]''' | Township | 1,276 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 59 | '''[[Hollenback Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hollenback Township]]''' | Township | 1,196 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 60 | '''[[Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania|Nescopeck Township]]''' | Township | 1,155 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 61 | '''[[Dennison Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Dennison Township]]''' | Township | 1,125 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 62 | '''[[Slocum Township, Pennsylvania|Slocum Township]]''' | Township | 1,115 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 63 | '''[[White Haven, Pennsylvania|White Haven]]''' | Borough | 1,097 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 64 | '''[[Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania|Sugar Notch]]''' | Borough | 989 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 65 | '''[[Pringle, Pennsylvania|Pringle]]''' | Borough | 979 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 66 | '''[[Shickshinny, Pennsylvania|Shickshinny]]''' | Borough | 838 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 67 | '''[[Courtdale, Pennsylvania|Courtdale]]''' | Borough | 732 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 68 | '''[[Nuangola, Pennsylvania|Nuangola]]''' | Borough | 679 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 69 | '''[[Yatesville, Pennsylvania|Yatesville]]''' | Borough | 607 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 70 | '''[[Warrior Run, Pennsylvania|Warrior Run]]''' | Borough | 584 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 71 | '''[[Laurel Run, Pennsylvania|Laurel Run]]''' | Borough | 500 |- style="background:honeyDew;" | 72 | '''[[Buck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Buck Township]]''' | Township | 435 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 73 | '''[[Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania|Penn Lake Park]]''' | Borough | 308 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 74 | '''[[Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania|Bear Creek Village]]''' | Borough | 257 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 75 | '''[[New Columbus, Pennsylvania|New Columbus]]''' | Borough | 227 |- style="background:seaShell;" | 76 | '''[[Jeddo, Pennsylvania|Jeddo]]''' | Borough | 98 |}
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