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The U.S. state of Pennsylvania is divided into 1,547 townships in 67 counties. For listings of townships in individual counties, see the category Townships in Pennsylvania by county . Contents
This is a list of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania. There are currently 956 municipalities classified as boroughs and one classified as a town in Pennsylvania . Unlike other forms of municipalities in Pennsylvania, boroughs and towns are not classified according to population.
A township, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government.All of Pennsylvania's communities outside of incorporated cities, boroughs, and one town have been incorporated into individual townships that serve as the legal entities providing local self-government functions.
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted in red. Pennsylvania is a state located in the Northeastern United States.As of the 2020 U.S. census, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state with 13,002,700 inhabitants [1] and the 32nd-largest by land area spanning 44,742.70 square miles (115,883.1 km 2) of land. [2]
Local municipalities can be governed by statutes, which are enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and are specific to the type and class of municipality; by a home rule municipality, under a home rule charter, adopted by the municipality; or by an optional form of government, adopted by the municipality. [3]
The main article for this category is Township (Pennsylvania) and List of townships in Pennsylvania Wikimedia Commons has media related to Townships in Pennsylvania See also categories Cities in Pennsylvania , Boroughs in Pennsylvania , Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania counties
This list of cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Townships in Pennsylvania. It includes townships that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category .