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It was renamed to Great Bend Township on November 28, 1814. [4] The present name comes from a meander in the Susquehanna River. [5] Great Bend Borough was incorporated from part of Great Bend Township in 1861 and Hallstead Borough was similarly formed in 1874. [4] The Presidential Motorcade passed through Great Bend on August 23, 2013.
Great Bend is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, 39 miles (63 km) north of Scranton. According to 2020 Census data, Great Bend's population was 634, down 13.6% from 2010. [ 3 ]
In its 2002 Census of Governments, the U.S. Census Bureau listed 1,885 municipal authorities in Pennsylvania. Prominent among them are the Allegheny County Airport Authority, which operates Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport, large sewer authorities in Allegheny and Delaware counties, and parking authorities in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
An authority can be organized by any county, city, town, borough, township, or school district of the Commonwealth, acting singly or jointly with another municipality. An authority is established by ordinance by one or more municipalities. The governing bodies of the parent local unit or units appoint the members of the authority's board.
Pages in category "Municipal authorities in Pennsylvania" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Jul. 20—Conneaut Lake Joint Municipal Authority has been awarded an $8.1 million low-interest state loan to upgrade portions of its system. However, it's unclear at this point if a loan by ...
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania is divided into 1,546 townships, located in 66 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. For listings of townships in individual counties, see the category Townships in Pennsylvania by county
The Hallstead-Great Bend Branch Library is located on 201 Franklin Street, Hallstead PA. November 1899—There was mention in a local paper that there were arrangements made for a "Citizen's Library" December 1915—A concrete lock-up building was constructed by Alfred E. Badgley for $1900 for the Hallstead Boro