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class="vector-toc-link" href="#County_Council"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>County Council</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-County_Council-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-County_Manager" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#County_Manager"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>County Manager</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-County_Manager-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_county_officials" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_county_officials"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Other county officials</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_county_officials-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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<span>United States House of Representatives</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_House_of_Representatives-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-State_Senate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#State_Senate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>State Senate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-State_Senate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-State_House_of_Representatives" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#State_House_of_Representatives"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>State House of Representatives</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-State_House_of_Representatives-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_safety" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_safety"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Public safety</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_safety-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Healthcare" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Healthcare"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Healthcare</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Healthcare-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Healthcare subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Healthcare-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Hospitals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hospitals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>Hospitals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hospitals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> 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href="#Charter_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Charter schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Charter_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_vocational_technical_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_vocational_technical_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.3</span> <span>Public vocational technical schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_vocational_technical_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Private_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Private_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.4</span> <span>Private schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Private_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Colleges_and_universities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colleges_and_universities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.5</span> <span>Colleges and universities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Colleges_and_universities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Libraries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Libraries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.6</span> <span>Libraries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Libraries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_K%C5%ABn_(Pennsylvania)" title="Luzerne Kūn (Pennsylvania) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Luzerne Kūn (Pennsylvania)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8E%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Люцерн (окръг, Пенсилвания) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Люцерн (окръг, Пенсилвания)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County" title="Luzerne County – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Luzerne County" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County" title="Luzerne County – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Luzerne County" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County" title="Luzerne County – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Luzerne County" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Luzerne" title="Condado de Luzerne – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Luzerne" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_konderria_(Pennsylvania)" title="Luzerne konderria (Pennsylvania) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Luzerne konderria (Pennsylvania)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="شهرستان لوزرن، پنسیلوانیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان لوزرن، پنسیلوانیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Luzerne" title="Comté de Luzerne – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Luzerne" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contae_Luzerne,_Pennsylvania" title="Contae Luzerne, Pennsylvania – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Contae Luzerne, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%86_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="لوزرن ٚ شأرستان (پنسيلوانيا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="لوزرن ٚ شأرستان (پنسيلوانيا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A3%A8%EC%B2%B4%EB%A5%B8%EA%B5%B0" title="루체른군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="루체른군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B6_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D5%93%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%A1)" title="Լուզերն շրջան (Փենսիլվանիա) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Լուզերն շրջան (Փենսիլվանիա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="লুজের্নে কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="লুজের্নে কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Luzerne" title="Contea di Luzerne – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Luzerne" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konteth_Luzerne,_Pennsylvani" title="Konteth Luzerne, Pennsylvani – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Konteth Luzerne, Pennsylvani" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_Comitatus" title="Luzerne Comitatus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Luzerne Comitatus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_megye" title="Luzerne megye – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Luzerne megye" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7)" title="لوزرن شهرستان (پنسیلوانیا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="لوزرن شهرستان (پنسیلوانیا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_G%C3%B4ng_(Pennsylvania)" title="Luzerne Gông (Pennsylvania) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Luzerne Gông (Pennsylvania)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County" title="Luzerne County – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Luzerne County" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E9%83%A1_(%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E5%B7%9E)" title="ルザーン郡 (ペンシルベニア州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ルザーン郡 (ペンシルベニア州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County_(Pennsylvania)" title="Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Luzerne County (Pennsylvania)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County" title="Luzerne County – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Luzerne County" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%92_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%D9%B9%DB%8C" title="لزرنے کاؤنٹی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="لزرنے کاؤنٹی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County" title="Luzerne County – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Luzerne County" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrabstwo_Luzerne" title="Hrabstwo Luzerne – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hrabstwo Luzerne" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Luzerne" title="Condado de Luzerne – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Condado de Luzerne" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comitatul_Luzerne,_Pennsylvania" title="Comitatul Luzerne, Pennsylvania – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Comitatul Luzerne, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8C%D1%8E%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3)" title="Льюзерн (округ) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Льюзерн (округ)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County_(Pennsylvania)" title="Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Luzerne County (Pennsylvania)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3_%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD_(%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0)" title="Округ Лузерн (Пенсилванија) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Округ Лузерн (Пенсилванија)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County" title="Luzerne County – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Luzerne County" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kondado_ng_Luzerne,_Pennsylvania" title="Kondado ng Luzerne, Pennsylvania – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Kondado ng Luzerne, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8E%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3,_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Люцерн (округ, Пенсильвания) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Люцерн (округ, Пенсильвания)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County" title="Luzerne County – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Luzerne County" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3,_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Лузерн (округ, Пенсільванія) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Лузерн (округ, Пенсільванія)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%92_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%D9%B9%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="لوزرنے کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="لوزرنے کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu%E1%BA%ADn_Luzerne,_Pennsylvania" title="Quận Luzerne, Pennsylvania – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Quận Luzerne, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_han_Luzerne,_Pennsylvania" title="Condado han Luzerne, Pennsylvania – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Condado han Luzerne, Pennsylvania" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%A2%E6%B3%BD%E6%81%A9%E5%8E%BF_(%E5%AE%BE%E5%A4%95%E6%B3%95%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9A%E5%B7%9E)" title="卢泽恩县 (宾夕法尼亚州) – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="卢泽恩县 (宾夕法尼亚州)" 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class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania_seal.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Luzerne County"><img alt="Official seal of Luzerne County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5d/Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania_seal.png/100px-Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania_seal.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania_seal.png 1.5x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="107" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania_USGS_Topographical_Map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Topographical map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania"><img alt="Topographical map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania" 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Pennsylvania"><img alt="Location of Luzerne County in Pennsylvania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Luzerne_County.svg/210px-Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Luzerne_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="210" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Luzerne_County.svg/315px-Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Luzerne_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Luzerne_County.svg/420px-Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Luzerne_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1980" data-file-height="1138" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Luzerne County in <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/21px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/41px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="540" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> <hr /></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Regions" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Regions">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Pennsylvania" title="Northeastern Pennsylvania">Northeastern Pennsylvania</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Metro area</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Wyoming Valley</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">September 25, 1786</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anne-C%C3%A9sar,_Chevalier_de_la_Luzerne" class="mw-redirect" title="Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne">Chevalier de la Luzerne</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">County seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data">Wilkes-Barre</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">Council–manager</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council" title="Luzerne County Council">Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; border:none; padding:0;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Members</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:left;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• John Lombardo (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Brian Thornton (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Patty Krushnowski (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Kevin Lescavage (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Lee Ann McDermott (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Joanna Bryn Smith (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Jimmy Sabatino (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Chris R. Perry (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Brittany Stephenson (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Harry Haas (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Gregory Wolovich (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Chairperson" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairperson">Council Chair</a></th><td class="infobox-data">John Lombardo (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Manager" title="Luzerne County Manager">Manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Romilda Crocamo</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">906 sq mi (2,350 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">890 sq mi (2,300 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">16 sq mi (40 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,460 ft (750 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">512 ft (156 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">325,594</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">360/sq mi (140/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time Zone">EST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_570_and_272" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 570 and 272">570/272</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.luzernecounty.org">www<wbr />.luzernecounty<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Luzerne County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._state)" title="Commonwealth (U.S. state)">Commonwealth</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>. According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 890 square miles (2,300 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 16 square miles (41 km<sup>2</sup>) is water. It is <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Pennsylvania" title="Northeastern Pennsylvania">Northeastern Pennsylvania</a>'s second-largest county by total area. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>, the population was 325,594, making it the most populous county in the northeastern part of the state. The <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> and most populous city is <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other populous communities include <a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a>. Luzerne County is included in the <a href="/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania" title="Scranton, Pennsylvania">Scranton</a>–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>, which has a total population of 555,426 as of 2017. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 25, 1786, Luzerne County was formed from part of <a href="/wiki/Northumberland_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Northumberland County, Pennsylvania">Northumberland County</a>. It was named after <a href="/wiki/Chevalier_de_la_Luzerne" class="mw-redirect" title="Chevalier de la Luzerne">Chevalier de la Luzerne</a>, a <a href="/wiki/French_Royal_Army_(1652%E2%80%931830)" class="mw-redirect" title="French Royal Army (1652–1830)">French soldier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diplomat" title="Diplomat">diplomat</a> during the 18th century. When it was founded, Luzerne County occupied a large portion of Northeastern Pennsylvania. From 1810 to 1878, it was divided into several smaller counties. The counties of <a href="/wiki/Bradford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Bradford County, Pennsylvania">Bradford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania">Lackawanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania">Susquehanna</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming County, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a> were all formed from parts of Luzerne County.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pawchs.org_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pawchs.org-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The county gained prominence in the 19th and 20th centuries as an active anthracite <a href="/wiki/Coal_Region" title="Coal Region">coal mining region</a>, drawing a large portion of its labor force from <a href="/wiki/European_immigrants" class="mw-redirect" title="European immigrants">European immigrants</a>. At its peak in <a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States Census">1930</a>, the county's population was 445,109. Many factories and coal mines closed by the early 21st century. Like most regions in the <a href="/wiki/Rust_Belt" title="Rust Belt">Rust Belt</a>, Luzerne County witnessed <a href="/wiki/Population_decline" title="Population decline">population loss</a> and <a href="/wiki/Urban_decay" title="Urban decay">urban decay</a>. However, in recent years, the economy has grown moderately; <a href="/wiki/Warehouse" title="Warehouse">warehousing</a> has replaced manufacturing as the main industry.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Historical_Society" title="Luzerne County Historical Society">Luzerne County Historical Society</a> maintains the storehouse for the collective memory of Luzerne County and its environs. It records and interprets the history, traditions, events, people, and cultures that have directed and molded life within the region.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="18th_century">18th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 18th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wyoming" title="Battle of Wyoming">Battle of Wyoming</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennamite%E2%80%93Yankee_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennamite–Yankee Wars">Pennamite–Yankee Wars</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_of_Westmoreland" title="State of Westmoreland">State of Westmoreland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sugarloaf_Massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugarloaf Massacre">Sugarloaf Massacre</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Expedition" title="Sullivan Expedition">Sullivan Expedition</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Early_Localization_Native_Americans_NY.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Early_Localization_Native_Americans_NY.svg/220px-Early_Localization_Native_Americans_NY.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Early_Localization_Native_Americans_NY.svg/330px-Early_Localization_Native_Americans_NY.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Early_Localization_Native_Americans_NY.svg/440px-Early_Localization_Native_Americans_NY.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="936" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Map of <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American tribes</a> in the region before the arrival of European settlers</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Penncolony.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Penncolony.png/220px-Penncolony.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Penncolony.png/330px-Penncolony.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Penncolony.png/440px-Penncolony.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="629" /></a><figcaption>A 1776 map of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania" title="Province of Pennsylvania">Province of Pennsylvania</a> and competing land claims at the time</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ChappelWyomingMassacre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/ChappelWyomingMassacre.jpg/220px-ChappelWyomingMassacre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/ChappelWyomingMassacre.jpg/330px-ChappelWyomingMassacre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/ChappelWyomingMassacre.jpg/440px-ChappelWyomingMassacre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="437" /></a><figcaption>The July 3, 1778 <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wyoming" title="Battle of Wyoming">Battle of Wyoming</a> depicted in an 1858 painting by <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Chappel" title="Alonzo Chappel">Alonzo Chappel</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Map_Of_The_State_Of_Pennsylvania_by_Reading_Howell,_1792.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/A_Map_Of_The_State_Of_Pennsylvania_by_Reading_Howell%2C_1792.jpg/220px-A_Map_Of_The_State_Of_Pennsylvania_by_Reading_Howell%2C_1792.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/A_Map_Of_The_State_Of_Pennsylvania_by_Reading_Howell%2C_1792.jpg/330px-A_Map_Of_The_State_Of_Pennsylvania_by_Reading_Howell%2C_1792.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/A_Map_Of_The_State_Of_Pennsylvania_by_Reading_Howell%2C_1792.jpg/440px-A_Map_Of_The_State_Of_Pennsylvania_by_Reading_Howell%2C_1792.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9730" data-file-height="5719" /></a><figcaption>A 1792 map of Pennsylvania when <a href="/wiki/Bradford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Bradford County, Pennsylvania">Bradford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania">Lackawanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania">Susquehanna</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming County, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a> were still part of Luzerne County</figcaption></figure> <p>Long an area occupied by indigenous peoples, by the 1700s the <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Wyoming Valley</a> was inhabited by several Native American tribes including the <a href="/wiki/Susquehannock" title="Susquehannock">Susquehannock</a>, who spoke an <a href="/wiki/Iroquoian_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Iroquoian language">Iroquoian language</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Lenape" title="Lenape">Delaware</a> (Lenape), who spoke an <a href="/wiki/Algonquian_languages" title="Algonquian languages">Algonquian language</a>. In the mid-18th century, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Colony" title="Connecticut Colony">Connecticut</a> <a href="/wiki/Settler" title="Settler">settlers</a> of primarily English ancestry ventured into the valley. These were the first recorded <a href="/wiki/Europeans" class="mw-redirect" title="Europeans">Europeans</a> in the region. Some came as <a href="/wiki/Missionary_work" class="mw-redirect" title="Missionary work">missionaries</a> to the Native American peoples, while others came to farm the fertile land near the <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_River" title="Susquehanna River">Susquehanna River</a>. Ultimately, the violence of the <a href="/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a> (the North American front of the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War" title="Seven Years' War">Seven Years' War</a> between Great Britain and France) drove these Connecticut settlers away.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/British_colonization_of_the_Americas" title="British colonization of the Americas">British colonies</a> of <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania" title="Province of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> and Connecticut both claimed the Wyoming Valley as their own. <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">King Charles II of England</a> had granted the land to the Connecticut Colony in 1662, but also to <a href="/wiki/William_Penn" title="William Penn">William Penn</a>, the founder of Pennsylvania, in 1681. In 1769, <a href="/wiki/Yankee" title="Yankee">Yankee</a> settlers from Connecticut returned to the valley and founded the town of <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a>. However, they were not alone. Pennsylvanian settlers (Pennamites) were also in the region. </p><p>Armed bands of Pennamites harassed the Connecticut settlers in what is known as the <a href="/wiki/Pennamite-Yankee_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennamite-Yankee Wars">Pennamite-Yankee Wars</a>. While the land dispute continued, a much larger conflict began. In 1775, the <a href="/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies" title="Thirteen Colonies">Thirteen Colonies</a> <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">began a war of independence</a> against the colonial power of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Great Britain</a>. Residents of both Pennsylvania and Connecticut were largely loyal to the <a href="/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)" title="Patriot (American Revolution)">Patriot</a> cause, which supported the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> and independence. </p><p>On June 30, 1778, <a href="/wiki/Loyalists" class="mw-redirect" title="Loyalists">Loyalist</a> forces, under the command of Major <a href="/wiki/John_Butler_(Ranger)" title="John Butler (Ranger)">John Butler</a>, arrived in the Wyoming Valley to attack the rebel American settlements. On July 1, Fort Wintermoot at the north end of the valley surrendered without a shot being fired. The next morning the smaller Fort Jenkins surrendered. Both forts were later burned to the ground. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)" title="Patriot (American Revolution)">Patriot</a> militia assembled at <a href="/wiki/Forty_Fort" title="Forty Fort">Forty Fort</a>. On July 3, a column of roughly 375 men, including a company of soldiers from the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a>, marched from the fort under the command of Lieutenant Colonel <a href="/wiki/Zebulon_Butler" title="Zebulon Butler">Zebulon Butler</a> and Colonel Nathan Denison. <a href="/wiki/Butler%27s_Rangers" title="Butler's Rangers">Butler's Rangers</a>, with the assistance of about 500 Native American allies, mostly <a href="/wiki/Seneca_people" title="Seneca people">Seneca</a>, ambushed the approaching Americans. In the end, nearly 300 Wyoming Valley Patriots were killed in what the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wyoming" title="Battle of Wyoming">Wyoming Massacre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Williams_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Williams-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, in the Borough of <a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Monument" title="Wyoming Monument">monument</a> marks the gravesite of the victims from the battle.<sup id="cite_ref-Jenkins_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jenkins-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The next day, Colonel Denison surrendered Forty Fort along with several other posts. Widespread looting and burning of buildings occurred throughout the Wyoming Valley subsequent to this capitulation, but non-combatants were not harmed.<sup id="cite_ref-Williams_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Williams-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the inhabitants, however, fled across the <a href="/wiki/Pocono_Mountains" title="Pocono Mountains">Pocono Mountains</a> to <a href="/wiki/Stroudsburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania">Stroudsburg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Easton,_Pennsylvania" title="Easton, Pennsylvania">Easton</a>, or down the <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_River" title="Susquehanna River">Susquehanna River</a> to <a href="/wiki/Sunbury,_Pennsylvania" title="Sunbury, Pennsylvania">Sunbury</a>. </p><p>In September 1778, American Colonel <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hartley" title="Thomas Hartley">Thomas Hartley</a> took partial revenge for the Wyoming defeat. He and his 200 soldiers burned a number of villages in <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_River" title="Susquehanna River">Susquehanna River</a>. The following year, Major General <a href="/wiki/John_Sullivan_(general)" title="John Sullivan (general)">John Sullivan</a> would lead several thousand men in a scorched-earth <a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Expedition" title="Sullivan Expedition">campaign</a> against the Iroquois nations in central and western New York.<sup id="cite_ref-Williams_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Williams-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two years later, in September 1780, reports of Iroquois and Loyalist activity in the region resulted in a detachment of 41 Patriot militia from <a href="/wiki/Northampton_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Northampton County, Pennsylvania">Northampton County</a> being sent to investigate. The detachment made it as far north as present-day <a href="/wiki/Conyngham,_Pennsylvania" title="Conyngham, Pennsylvania">Conyngham</a> when they were ambushed by a party of Seneca and Loyalists. Ten men were killed in what is now known as the <a href="/wiki/Sugarloaf_massacre" title="Sugarloaf massacre">Sugarloaf Massacre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Post-Revolutionary_War">Post-Revolutionary War</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-Revolutionary War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The American Revolutionary War ended three years later (in 1783) with the signing of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)" title="Treaty of Paris (1783)">Treaty of Paris</a>. Great Britain finally recognized the <a href="/wiki/Sovereignty" title="Sovereignty">sovereignty</a> of the United States of America. The land dispute between Pennsylvania and Connecticut continued after the war. Connecticut established its own county (by the name of <a href="/wiki/Westmoreland_County,_Connecticut" title="Westmoreland County, Connecticut">Westmoreland</a>) in the Wyoming Valley. However, Pennsylvania insisted that they owned the land. The <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Confederation" title="Congress of the Confederation">Congress of the Confederation</a> was asked to resolve the matter. With the Trenton Decree, on December 30, 1782, the confederation government officially decided that the region belonged to Pennsylvania; the Wyoming Valley became part of <a href="/wiki/Northumberland_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Northumberland County, Pennsylvania">Northumberland County</a>. </p><p>Pennsylvania ruled that the Connecticut settlers, also known as the Yankees, were not citizens of the Commonwealth. They could not vote and were ordered to give up their property claims. In May 1784, armed men from Pennsylvania force-marched the Connecticut settlers away from the valley. By November, the Yankees returned with a greater force. They captured and destroyed <a href="/wiki/Fort_Dickinson" title="Fort Dickinson">Fort Dickinson</a> in Wilkes-Barre. With that victory, a new state (which was separate from both Connecticut and Pennsylvania) was proposed. The new state was to be named <a href="/wiki/State_of_Westmoreland" title="State of Westmoreland">Westmoreland</a>. </p><p>To ensure that they didn't lose the land, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania worked out a compromise with the Connecticut (Yankee) settlers. The Yankee settlers would be allowed to become citizens of Pennsylvania and their property claims would be restored (as existing prior to the Decree of Trenton). As part of the compromise, Pennsylvania would establish a new county in <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Pennsylvania" title="Northeastern Pennsylvania">Northeastern Pennsylvania</a>. The Yankees agreed to the terms.<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 25, 1786, the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania General Assembly</a> passed a resolution that created Luzerne County. It was formed from a section of Northumberland County and named after <a href="/wiki/Chevalier_de_la_Luzerne" class="mw-redirect" title="Chevalier de la Luzerne">Chevalier de la Luzerne</a>, a <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French soldier</a> and diplomat to the American rebels and new government of the independent USA during the late 18th century. Wilkes-Barre was designated as the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">seat of government</a> for the new territory. This resolution ended the idea of creating a new state. When it was founded, Luzerne County occupied a large portion of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The future counties of <a href="/wiki/Bradford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Bradford County, Pennsylvania">Bradford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania">Lackawanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania">Susquehanna</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming County, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a> were all part of the original Luzerne County.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pawchs.org_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pawchs.org-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the following years, elections were held, the courts were established, a courthouse was constructed, and a government was formed. In 1787, Lord Butler was elected the first <a href="/wiki/Sheriff" title="Sheriff">sheriff</a> of Luzerne County. A <a href="/wiki/County_commission" title="County commission">board of commissioners</a> was also assembled to manage the county government. Some of the first county commissioners included Jesse Fell, Alexander Johnson, John Phillips, John Jenkins, and Thomas Wright (from 1794 to 1796).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The population of the new county grew rapidly with new migrants. In 1790, fewer than 2,000 people resided within the Wyoming Valley. By 1800, the number of residents increased to nearly 13,000.<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty.org_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/History_of_anthracite_coal_mining_in_Pennsylvania" title="History of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania">History of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avondale_Mine_Disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Avondale Mine Disaster">Avondale Mine Disaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twin_Shaft_Disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin Shaft Disaster">Twin Shaft Disaster</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lattimer_Massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="Lattimer Massacre">Lattimer Massacre</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Dodson_Breaker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Old_Dodson_Breaker.jpg/220px-Old_Dodson_Breaker.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Old_Dodson_Breaker.jpg/330px-Old_Dodson_Breaker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Old_Dodson_Breaker.jpg/440px-Old_Dodson_Breaker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3019" data-file-height="1464" /></a><figcaption>This <a href="/wiki/Coal_breaker" title="Coal breaker">coal breaker</a> in <a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth, Pennsylvania">Plymouth</a>, built in 1869, was destroyed by fire 20 years later, in 1899.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lattimer_massacre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/Lattimer_massacre.jpg/220px-Lattimer_massacre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/Lattimer_massacre.jpg/330px-Lattimer_massacre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/Lattimer_massacre.jpg/440px-Lattimer_massacre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1877" data-file-height="901" /></a><figcaption>Photo taken just before the <a href="/wiki/Lattimer_massacre" title="Lattimer massacre">Lattimer massacre</a> on September 10, 1897</figcaption></figure> <p>The county gained prominence in the 19th century as an active <a href="/wiki/Anthracite" title="Anthracite">anthracite</a> <a href="/wiki/Coal_Region" title="Coal Region">coal mining region</a>. In 1791, <a href="/wiki/German_Americans" title="German Americans">German immigrant</a> <a href="/wiki/History_of_anthracite_coal_mining_in_Pennsylvania#Early_History_of_Coal_Mining" title="History of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania">Philip Ginder</a> stumbled across anthracite (or "hard coal") near <a href="/wiki/Summit_Hill,_Pennsylvania" title="Summit Hill, Pennsylvania">Summit Hill</a>. This resulted in the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Coal_%26_Navigation_Company" title="Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company">Lehigh Coal Mine Company</a>. The company had a slow start because of the difficulty in igniting anthracite coal and the inability to transfer it to urban markets. In 1807, Brothers Abijah and John Smith were the first to successfully transport anthracite down the Susquehanna River on an <a href="/wiki/Ark_(river_boat)" title="Ark (river boat)">ark</a>. In 1808, Judge <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Fell" title="Jesse Fell">Jesse Fell</a> of Wilkes-Barre discovered a solution to ignite anthracite with the usage of an iron grate; it allowed for the coal to light and burn easier. This invention increased the popularity of anthracite as a fuel source. This led to the expansion of the coal industry in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Throughout the 1800s, <a href="/wiki/Canals" class="mw-redirect" title="Canals">canals</a> and railroads were constructed to aid in the mining and transportation of coal.<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty.org_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the mining industry grew, a large region north of the Wyoming Valley, close to the <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Pennsylvania_border" title="New York–Pennsylvania border">Pennsylvania border with New York state</a>, sought independence from Luzerne County. On February 21, 1810, the counties of <a href="/wiki/Bradford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Bradford County, Pennsylvania">Bradford</a>, originally called Ontario, and <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania">Susquehanna</a> were created from parts of Luzerne County. The two counties were officially formed in 1812.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thirty years later, on April 4, 1842, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming County, Pennsylvania">Wyoming County</a>, the region in and around present-day <a href="/wiki/Tunkhannock,_Pennsylvania" title="Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania">Tunkhannock</a>, was also formed from a section of Luzerne County.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The County of Luzerne witnessed a population boom as a result of the growing coal mining industry. <a href="/wiki/Carbondale,_Pennsylvania" title="Carbondale, Pennsylvania">Carbondale</a>, with a population of nearly 5,000 residents, was <a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">incorporated</a> as a city on March 15, 1851.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania" title="Scranton, Pennsylvania">Scranton</a>, with a population of nearly 35,000, was incorporated as a city on April 23, 1866.<sup id="cite_ref-Craft1891_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Craft1891-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> And Wilkes-Barre, with a population of just over 10,000, was incorporated as a city in 1871.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1875, anthracite coal from Luzerne County alone represented half the anthracite produced in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty.org_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1839, the people in and around the cities of Scranton and Carbondale sought independence from Luzerne County. Wilkes-Barre was determined to preserve the integrity of the county; it did not want to lose its assets in the region. Decades later, in the 1870s, residents of the proposed territory were allowed to vote for independent status. Voters favored a new county by a proportion of 6 to 1, with Scranton residents providing considerable support. <a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania">Lackawanna County</a> was finally created from a portion of Luzerne County in 1878.<sup id="cite_ref-bradsby_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bradsby-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Even through Luzerne County lost a vital region (the coal mining cities of Scranton and Carbondale), its boroughs and townships continued to grow. <a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a> (in 1891)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a> (in 1894) were both incorporated as cities due to their expanding populations. Thousands of <a href="/wiki/European_immigrants" class="mw-redirect" title="European immigrants">European immigrants</a> poured into Luzerne County due to the booming coal industry. The growing population quickly attracted the attention of factory owners in New York City and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. Dozens of factories throughout Luzerne County were established to take advantage of the ever-increasing pool of available labor. </p><p>With an increasing population and the build-up of industry in the region, tragedies became more frequent in the second half of the 19th century. Sixteen people were killed – largely in factories – when a devastating <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F3</a> <a href="/wiki/Tornado" title="Tornado">tornado</a> struck Wilkes-Barre on <a href="/wiki/1890_Wilkes-Barre_tornado" title="1890 Wilkes-Barre tornado">August 19, 1890</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the deadliest tornado in the county's history.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The region's first significant mining disaster occurred on September 6, 1869, when a massive fire at the <a href="/wiki/Avondale_Mine_Disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Avondale Mine Disaster">Avondale Colliery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Plymouth Township</a> killed 110 people.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another consequential mining accident occurred on June 28, 1896, when the Newton Coal Company's <a href="/wiki/Twin_Shaft_Disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin Shaft Disaster">Twin Shaft Mine</a> in Pittston City caved-in and killed 58 miners.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Towards the end of the 19th century, labor unrest and union activity intensified in the region. Miners protested poor working conditions and unfair pay. This revved up tensions throughout the county. One of the most notable and deadly confrontations occurred on September 10, 1897 (near Hazleton). Luzerne County Sheriff James Martin formed a <a href="/wiki/Posse_comitatus_(common_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Posse comitatus (common law)">posse</a> and fired on a group of unarmed striking miners in what is now known as the <a href="/wiki/Lattimer_massacre" title="Lattimer massacre">Lattimer massacre</a>. Roughly nineteen people were killed and dozens more were wounded. Luzerne is infamous for being the last county whose sheriff legally formed a posse to restore order in a time of <a href="/wiki/Civil_unrest" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil unrest">civil unrest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Novak_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Novak-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Valley_of_Wyoming_MET_DT4598.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wyoming Valley in the 1860s"><img alt="Wyoming Valley in the 1860s" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/The_Valley_of_Wyoming_MET_DT4598.jpg/250px-The_Valley_of_Wyoming_MET_DT4598.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/The_Valley_of_Wyoming_MET_DT4598.jpg/375px-The_Valley_of_Wyoming_MET_DT4598.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/The_Valley_of_Wyoming_MET_DT4598.jpg/500px-The_Valley_of_Wyoming_MET_DT4598.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3807" data-file-height="2199" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Wyoming Valley</a> in the 1860s</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Birds_eye_view_of_Wilkes-Barre,_Pa._(2675064226).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wilkes-Barre in 1872"><img alt="Wilkes-Barre in 1872" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Birds_eye_view_of_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa._%282675064226%29.jpg/187px-Birds_eye_view_of_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa._%282675064226%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="187" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Birds_eye_view_of_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa._%282675064226%29.jpg/280px-Birds_eye_view_of_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa._%282675064226%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Birds_eye_view_of_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa._%282675064226%29.jpg/373px-Birds_eye_view_of_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa._%282675064226%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1608" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a> in 1872</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hazleton_(2674307151).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hazleton in 1884"><img alt="Hazleton in 1884" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Hazleton_%282674307151%29.jpg/188px-Hazleton_%282674307151%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Hazleton_%282674307151%29.jpg/282px-Hazleton_%282674307151%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Hazleton_%282674307151%29.jpg/376px-Hazleton_%282674307151%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1596" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a> in 1884</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pittston-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pittston in 1892"><img alt="Pittston in 1892" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Pittston-1.jpg/235px-Pittston-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="235" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Pittston-1.jpg/353px-Pittston-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Pittston-1.jpg/470px-Pittston-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="479" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a> in 1892</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Coal_strike_of_1902" class="mw-redirect" title="Coal strike of 1902">Coal strike of 1902</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laurel_Run_mine_fire" title="Laurel Run mine fire">Laurel Run mine fire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Mine Tunnel Disaster">Baltimore Mine Tunnel Disaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erie_Railroad_Co._v._Tompkins" title="Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins">Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knox_Mine_Disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Knox Mine Disaster">Knox Mine Disaster</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Agnes" title="Hurricane Agnes">Hurricane Agnes</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Child_Labor_in_United_States,_coal_mines_Pennsylvania.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Child_Labor_in_United_States%2C_coal_mines_Pennsylvania.jpg/220px-Child_Labor_in_United_States%2C_coal_mines_Pennsylvania.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Child_Labor_in_United_States%2C_coal_mines_Pennsylvania.jpg/330px-Child_Labor_in_United_States%2C_coal_mines_Pennsylvania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Child_Labor_in_United_States%2C_coal_mines_Pennsylvania.jpg/440px-Child_Labor_in_United_States%2C_coal_mines_Pennsylvania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="776" /></a><figcaption>Children working in <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a> coal mine in 1906</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Group_of_Breaker_boys._Smallest_is_Sam_Belloma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Group_of_Breaker_boys._Smallest_is_Sam_Belloma.jpg/220px-Group_of_Breaker_boys._Smallest_is_Sam_Belloma.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Group_of_Breaker_boys._Smallest_is_Sam_Belloma.jpg/330px-Group_of_Breaker_boys._Smallest_is_Sam_Belloma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Group_of_Breaker_boys._Smallest_is_Sam_Belloma.jpg/440px-Group_of_Breaker_boys._Smallest_is_Sam_Belloma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4806" data-file-height="3276" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Breaker_boy" title="Breaker boy">Breaker boys</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a> in January 1911</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster_marker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster_marker.jpg/220px-Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster_marker.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster_marker.jpg/330px-Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster_marker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster_marker.jpg/440px-Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster_marker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption>Historical marker of the June 5, 1919 <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_disaster" title="Baltimore Mine Tunnel disaster">Baltimore Mine Tunnel disaster</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:East_Main_Street,_Nanticoke,_Pa_(79611).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/East_Main_Street%2C_Nanticoke%2C_Pa_%2879611%29.jpg/220px-East_Main_Street%2C_Nanticoke%2C_Pa_%2879611%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/East_Main_Street%2C_Nanticoke%2C_Pa_%2879611%29.jpg/330px-East_Main_Street%2C_Nanticoke%2C_Pa_%2879611%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/East_Main_Street%2C_Nanticoke%2C_Pa_%2879611%29.jpg/440px-East_Main_Street%2C_Nanticoke%2C_Pa_%2879611%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3303" data-file-height="2082" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a> as depicted in a drawing from between 1930 and 1945</figcaption></figure> <p>At the beginning of the 20th century, Luzerne County was in the midst of an economic boom. Industry, which included manufacturing and coal mining, drew thousands of immigrants (mostly from Europe) to the region. However, there were several drawbacks to the industrial boom. Labor unrest, mining accidents, and <a href="/wiki/Child_labor" class="mw-redirect" title="Child labor">child labor</a> were just a few problems facing the county. Labor disputes led to miners striking in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The <a href="/wiki/Coal_strike_of_1902" class="mw-redirect" title="Coal strike of 1902">Great Strike of 1902</a> gained national attention when it threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply for major U.S. cities. At that time, residences were typically heated with anthracite (or "hard coal"). The <a href="/wiki/United_Mine_Workers" class="mw-redirect" title="United Mine Workers">United Mine Workers of America</a> protested for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the <a href="/wiki/Recognition_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Recognition strike">recognition of their union</a>. President <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a> became involved and set up a fact-finding commission that suspended the strike. The strike never resumed, as the miners received a ten percent wage increase and reduced workdays (from ten to nine hours). It was the first <a href="/wiki/Labor_dispute" title="Labor dispute">labor dispute</a> in which the <a href="/wiki/U.S._federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. federal government">U.S. federal government</a> intervened as a neutral <a href="/wiki/Arbitration" title="Arbitration">arbitrator</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty.org_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also, in the early 1900s, the anthracite coal mining industry – and its extensive use of child labor – was one of the industries targeted by the <a href="/wiki/National_Child_Labor_Committee" title="National Child Labor Committee">National Child Labor Committee</a> and its hired photographer, <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hine" title="Lewis Hine">Lewis Hine</a>. Many of Hine's subjects were photographed in the mines and coal fields in and around Pittston and Wilkes-Barre. The impact of the Hine photographs led to the enactment of <a href="/wiki/Child_labor_laws" class="mw-redirect" title="Child labor laws">child labor laws</a> across the country.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite the better working conditions, industrial accidents were still commonplace. On December 6, 1915, an <a href="/wiki/Laurel_Run_mine_fire" title="Laurel Run mine fire">underground mine fire</a> started in the Red Ash Coal Mine near the communities of <a href="/wiki/Laurel_Run,_Pennsylvania" title="Laurel Run, Pennsylvania">Laurel Run</a> and <a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Georgetown</a>. Hundreds of residents living near the mine fire were later relocated. The fire continued to burn well into the 21st century.<sup id="cite_ref-coal_fires_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coal_fires-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 5, 1919, another major mining accident occurred nearby. An explosion killed 92 miners at the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Mine_Tunnel_Disaster_(Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Mine Tunnel Disaster (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)">Baltimore Colliery</a> in Wilkes-Barre.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Regardless of the industrial setbacks, the region continued to grow economically. In 1906, construction began on a new <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Courthouse" title="Luzerne County Courthouse">county courthouse</a> in Wilkes-Barre.<sup id="cite_ref-arch_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arch-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twenty years later (in 1926), <a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a>, with a population of just over 22,000, was incorporated as a city.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the last city established in the county. By <a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States Census">1930</a>, the county's population peaked at 445,109. It was obvious that industry was the driving force behind the expanding population. From the 1930s to the 1980s, Pittston City emerged as a national center for <a href="/wiki/Clothing_industry" title="Clothing industry">clothing manufacturing</a>. Thousands of workers, mainly women, labored in many factories throughout the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Pittston" title="Greater Pittston">Greater Pittston</a> area. Most were members of the <a href="/wiki/International_Ladies%27_Garment_Workers%27_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union">International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union</a> (ILGWU). It advocated for higher wages, improvements in workplace health and safety, and employee rights. The ILGWU was active in civic and political life throughout Pennsylvania.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Railroad accidents were common throughout the United States in the 1800s and 1900s. In 1934, the right arm of <a href="/wiki/Hughestown,_Pennsylvania" title="Hughestown, Pennsylvania">Hughestown</a> resident Harry Tompkins was crushed by an <a href="/wiki/Erie_Railroad" title="Erie Railroad">Erie Railroad</a> train. This resulted in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a> case <i><a href="/wiki/Erie_Railroad_Co._v._Tompkins" title="Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins">Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins</a></i>, which laid the foundation for a large part of modern American <a href="/wiki/Civil_procedure" title="Civil procedure">civil procedure</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the United States entered the age of mass air transportation, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, the two largest cities in <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeast Pennsylvania">Northeast Pennsylvania</a>, recognized the need for a large-scale airport. Despite the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a> and hard times affecting the local coal mining industry, a windfall multimillion-dollar opportunity to plan and build a regional airport was presented to the counties of Luzerne and Lackawanna through the federal government's <a href="/wiki/Public_Works_Administration" title="Public Works Administration">Public Works Administration</a>. It became apparent that a modern airport would be needed for the economic survival of the region. The site in and around <a href="/wiki/Pittston_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston Township, Pennsylvania">Pittston Township</a> was first surveyed in 1939 by the county commissioners of both counties. </p><p>In 1941, John B. McDade, president of the Heidelberg Coal Company and father of <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">Congressman</a> <a href="/wiki/Joseph_M._McDade" title="Joseph M. McDade">Joseph M. McDade</a>, donated 122 acres on which part of the airport now sits. Most of the land was previously owned by various coal companies. By 1945, the two counties entered into a legal agreement to co-sponsor and operate the airport. Between 1945 and 1947, construction of the <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_International_Airport" title="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport</a> took place in and around Pittston Township. Today, the airport is known as the "Gateway to Northeastern Pennsylvania and the <a href="/wiki/Pocono_Mountains" title="Pocono Mountains">Pocono Mountains</a>." It is the fifth busiest airport in Pennsylvania. </p><p>By the mid-20th century, anthracite production was declining at a steady rate. Consumers were gradually switching from coal to other forms of energy (e.g., oil, natural gas, and electricity). The <a href="/wiki/Knox_Mine_Disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Knox Mine Disaster">Knox Mine Disaster</a> was the final blow to the industry. On January 22, 1959, the Susquehanna River broke through the River Slope Mine in <a href="/wiki/Port_Griffith,_Pennsylvania" title="Port Griffith, Pennsylvania">Port Griffith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jenkins_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania">Jenkins Township</a>; it claimed the lives of twelve people. In the following months, two of the area's largest coal companies announced a full withdrawal from the anthracite business. Thousands of jobs were lost and the mining industry never recovered in Luzerne County.<sup id="cite_ref-Times_Leader_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times_Leader-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Wyoming Valley witnessed historical flooding from the Susquehanna River in the past. In June 1972, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Agnes" title="Hurricane Agnes">Hurricane Agnes</a> devastated much of the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">Eastern Seaboard</a> (including Pennsylvania). The Susquehanna River rose to 40.9 feet and breached the levees of several communities in the Wyoming Valley. In Wilkes-Barre, hundreds were trapped in their homes; nearly nine feet of water inundated Public Square. At the historic cemetery in <a href="/wiki/Forty_Fort,_Pennsylvania" title="Forty Fort, Pennsylvania">Forty Fort</a>, 2,000 caskets were washed away, leaving body parts on porches, roofs, and in basements. In Luzerne County alone, 25,000 homes and businesses were either damaged or destroyed. Losses in the county totaled $1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-TTL_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TTL-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Luzerne County's economy was hit hard with the collapse of the mining industry and the devastating Agnes flood. To make matters worse, factories throughout the county were shutting down. They could not compete with lower labor costs elsewhere. By the end of the 20th century, Luzerne County was in the midst of a <a href="/wiki/Recession" title="Recession">recession</a>. </p><p>Following the Agnes flood (from the 1980s to 2000), two notable tragedies occurred in Luzerne County. The first took place on September 25, 1982, when <a href="/wiki/George_Banks_(spree_killer)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Banks (spree killer)">George Banks</a> killed thirteen people in a shooting <a href="/wiki/Spree_killer" title="Spree killer">rampage</a> in Wilkes-Barre and Jenkins Township.<sup id="cite_ref-AP82_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP82-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second incident took place on May 21, 2000, when a plane crash in <a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania">Bear Creek Township</a> (near the intersection of Bear Creek Boulevard – PA Route 115 – and the Northeast Extension of the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Turnpike" title="Pennsylvania Turnpike">Pennsylvania Turnpike</a>) killed the pilot as well as all nineteen passengers.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Rust_Belt" title="Rust Belt">Rust Belt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal" title="Kids for cash scandal">Kids for cash scandal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Duryea_v._Guarnieri" title="Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri">Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Lee_(2011)" title="Tropical Storm Lee (2011)">Tropical Storm Lee (2011)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Industry_and_Agriculture.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Industry_and_Agriculture.jpg/220px-Industry_and_Agriculture.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Industry_and_Agriculture.jpg/330px-Industry_and_Agriculture.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Industry_and_Agriculture.jpg/440px-Industry_and_Agriculture.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2369" data-file-height="1777" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ashley,_Pennsylvania" title="Ashley, Pennsylvania">Ashley</a>'s abandoned <a href="/wiki/Huber_Breaker" title="Huber Breaker">Huber coal breaker</a> in May 2008</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flood_Walls_on_Market_Street_in_Wilkes-Barre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flood_Walls_on_Market_Street_in_Wilkes-Barre.jpg/220px-Flood_Walls_on_Market_Street_in_Wilkes-Barre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flood_Walls_on_Market_Street_in_Wilkes-Barre.jpg/330px-Flood_Walls_on_Market_Street_in_Wilkes-Barre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Flood_Walls_on_Market_Street_in_Wilkes-Barre.jpg/440px-Flood_Walls_on_Market_Street_in_Wilkes-Barre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>The levees and temporary flood walls that protected <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a> from <a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Lee_(2011)" title="Tropical Storm Lee (2011)">Tropical Storm Lee</a> flooding in September 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>Many factories and coal mines were long since closed by the turn of the 21st century. Like most regions in the <a href="/wiki/Rust_Belt" title="Rust Belt">Rust Belt</a>, Luzerne County witnessed <a href="/wiki/Population_decline" title="Population decline">population loss</a> and <a href="/wiki/Urban_decay" title="Urban decay">urban decay</a> over many decades beginning in the mid-20th century. Luzerne County in particular had reached the apex of its population around 1930. However, despite continuing population loss in recent years, the economy has grown moderately; <a href="/wiki/Warehouse" title="Warehouse">warehousing</a> has replaced manufacturing as the main industry.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 2000s, several scandals related to public corruption, <a href="/wiki/Cronyism" title="Cronyism">cronyism</a>, patronage hiring, and <a href="/wiki/Government_waste" class="mw-redirect" title="Government waste">wasteful spending</a> affected the county.<sup id="cite_ref-standardspeaker.com_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standardspeaker.com-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal" title="Kids for cash scandal">"kids for cash" scandal</a> unfolded in 2008 over judicial <a href="/wiki/Kickbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickbacks">kickbacks</a> at the Luzerne County <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Courts_of_Common_Pleas" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas">Court of Common Pleas</a> in Wilkes-Barre. Two judges, President Judge <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ciavarella" title="Mark Ciavarella">Mark Ciavarella</a> and Senior Judge <a href="/wiki/Michael_Conahan" title="Michael Conahan">Michael Conahan</a>, were convicted of accepting money from Robert Mericle, builder of two private, for-profit youth centers for the detention of juveniles, in return for contracting with the facilities and imposing harsh <a href="/wiki/Adjudication" title="Adjudication">adjudications</a> on juveniles brought before their courts to increase the number of residents in the centers.<sup id="cite_ref-wsj-frank_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-frank-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the following years, additional county officials faced criminal charges (e.g., a clerk of courts, a deputy chief clerk, a director of human resources). County Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Greg_Skrepenak" title="Greg Skrepenak">Greg Skrepenak</a> resigned in 2009; he was ultimately sentenced to prison for <a href="/wiki/Pay_to_play" class="mw-redirect" title="Pay to play">accepting money</a> from a developer who received government-backed financing. </p><p>In May 2009, voters approved the creation of a government study commission. The commission proposed and wrote a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pennsylvania_municipalities_and_counties_with_home_rule_charters,_optional_charters,_or_optional_plans" title="List of Pennsylvania municipalities and counties with home rule charters, optional charters, or optional plans">home rule charter</a> for Luzerne County. On November 2, 2010, the voters of Luzerne County held a <a href="/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">referendum</a> on the question of home rule. A total of 51,413 (55.25%) voted in favor of home rule, while another 41,639 (44.75%) voted against the move.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The home rule charter would eliminate the positions of the three county commissioners; they would be replaced by an eleven-member <a href="/wiki/County_council" title="County council">county council</a> (who will appoint and work alongside a county manager). This referendum "starts a new chapter in Luzerne County history," remarked James Haggerty, the chairman of the commission that wrote and proposed the charter. The first election for the new government was scheduled for 2011 – which ended up becoming an eventful year for Luzerne County. </p><p>From March to June of that year, the Borough of <a href="/wiki/Duryea,_Pennsylvania" title="Duryea, Pennsylvania">Duryea</a> received national attention for its role in the landmark Supreme Court case <i><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Duryea_v._Guarnieri" title="Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri">Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri</a></i>, in which the court stated that "a government employer's allegedly retaliatory actions against an employee do not give rise to liability under the Petition Clause unless the employee's petition relates to a matter of public concern."<sup id="cite_ref-Cornell_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cornell-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second major event occurred in September 2011, when Luzerne County witnessed historical flooding from <a href="/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Lee_(2011)" title="Tropical Storm Lee (2011)">Tropical Storm Lee</a>. The Susquehanna River reached a record high of 42.6 feet (13.0 meters) in Wilkes-Barre. The river topped the 40.9-foot (12.5-meter) level in flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. However, unlike 1972, the levee system in Wilkes-Barre and several other communities held. Those municipalities without a levee system witnessed severe flooding.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council_elections#2011_county_council_election" title="Luzerne County Council elections">first general election</a> for <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council" title="Luzerne County Council">Luzerne County Council</a> was held on November 8, making it the third and final consequential event of 2011. In the end, six <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a>, and one <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent politician</a> were elected. </p><p>The home rule charter took effect on January 2, 2012. The Luzerne County <a href="/wiki/County_commission" title="County commission">Board of Commissioners</a> was abolished and replaced with the new form of government (<a href="/wiki/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">council–manager government</a>). The last three commissioners were Chairwoman <a href="/wiki/Maryanne_Petrilla" title="Maryanne Petrilla">Maryanne Petrilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Urban" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Urban">Stephen A. Urban</a>, and Thomas Cooney. The first eleven council members were sworn in that same day. According to the charter, the <a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">council chair</a> is "recognized as <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of the county government</a> for ceremonial purposes."<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty1_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first council chair was Jim Bobeck.<sup id="cite_ref-youtube1_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the first council meeting, Tom Pribula was appointed <a href="/wiki/Interim_management" title="Interim management">interim</a> <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Manager" title="Luzerne County Manager">county manager</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several weeks later, the council officially appointed the first permanent manager (Robert Lawton).<sup id="cite_ref-pahomepage.com_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pahomepage.com-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council_elections#2019_county_council_election" title="Luzerne County Council elections">2019 county council election</a>, Republicans secured a majority on the county's governing board for the first time since 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:West-central_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/West-central_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG/220px-West-central_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/West-central_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG/330px-West-central_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/West-central_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG/440px-West-central_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2807" data-file-height="2026" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_River" title="Susquehanna River">Susquehanna River</a> from the Mocanaqua Loop Trail in <a href="/wiki/Conyngham_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Conyngham Township</a> in February 2008</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scenery_of_Dallas_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Scenery_of_Dallas_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg/220px-Scenery_of_Dallas_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Scenery_of_Dallas_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg/330px-Scenery_of_Dallas_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Scenery_of_Dallas_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg/440px-Scenery_of_Dallas_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2963" data-file-height="1963" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Dallas Township, Pennsylvania">Dallas Township</a> in August 2016</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_Nuremberg,_Pennsylvania_from_the_south.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/View_of_Nuremberg%2C_Pennsylvania_from_the_south.JPG/220px-View_of_Nuremberg%2C_Pennsylvania_from_the_south.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/View_of_Nuremberg%2C_Pennsylvania_from_the_south.JPG/330px-View_of_Nuremberg%2C_Pennsylvania_from_the_south.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/View_of_Nuremberg%2C_Pennsylvania_from_the_south.JPG/440px-View_of_Nuremberg%2C_Pennsylvania_from_the_south.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2256" data-file-height="1504" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nuremberg,_Pennsylvania" title="Nuremberg, Pennsylvania">Nuremberg</a> in October 2014</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boats_on_Harveys_Lake.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Boats_on_Harveys_Lake.JPG/220px-Boats_on_Harveys_Lake.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Boats_on_Harveys_Lake.JPG/330px-Boats_on_Harveys_Lake.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Boats_on_Harveys_Lake.JPG/440px-Boats_on_Harveys_Lake.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3088" data-file-height="2056" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Harveys_Lake_(Pennsylvania)" title="Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania)">Harveys Lake</a> in June 2015</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Canoes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Photo of two red canoes on a sandy lake shore lined with trees. There are other canoes, kayaks and boats in the background, with a blue sky above." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Canoes.jpg/220px-Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Canoes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Canoes.jpg/330px-Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Canoes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Canoes.jpg/440px-Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Canoes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Canoes on the shores of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Jean" title="Lake Jean">Lake Jean</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park" title="Ricketts Glen State Park">Ricketts Glen State Park</a>, July 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 890 square miles (2,300 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 16 square miles (41 km<sup>2</sup>), or 1.8%, is water.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest point in the county is <a href="/wiki/Cherry_Run_(South_Branch_Bowman_Creek)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cherry Run (South Branch Bowman Creek)">Cherry Ridge</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Fairmount Township</a>. The ridge is 2,460 feet (750 m) above sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lowest point, of about 512 feet (156 m), can be found near <a href="/wiki/Shickshinny,_Pennsylvania" title="Shickshinny, Pennsylvania">Shickshinny</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Luzerne County consists of 76 independently governing <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of municipalities in Pennsylvania">municipalities</a> (which includes 4 <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of cities in Pennsylvania">cities</a>, 36 <a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_and_boroughs_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania">boroughs</a>, and 36 <a href="/wiki/List_of_townships_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of townships in Pennsylvania">townships</a>). <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a> is the largest city; it has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km<sup>2</sup>). <a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a>, with a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km<sup>2</sup>), is the smallest city. <a href="/wiki/Harveys_Lake,_Pennsylvania" title="Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania">Harveys Lake</a> is the largest borough; it has a total area of 6.2 square miles (16 km<sup>2</sup>). <a href="/wiki/Jeddo,_Pennsylvania" title="Jeddo, Pennsylvania">Jeddo</a>, with a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km<sup>2</sup>), is the smallest borough. <a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania">Bear Creek</a> is the largest township; it has a total area of 67.8 square miles (176 km<sup>2</sup>). <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre Township</a>, with a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km<sup>2</sup>), is the smallest. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Wyoming Valley</a>, also referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Anthracite" title="Anthracite">Anthracite</a> Valley Section of Pennsylvania, runs directly through Luzerne County. It extends from the northeastern border (with <a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania">Lackawanna County</a>) to the western border (with <a href="/wiki/Columbia_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Columbia County, Pennsylvania">Columbia County</a>). The valley is flat (at the <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_River" title="Susquehanna River">Susquehanna</a> Basin) and rises from 512 to 2,000 feet (156 to 610 m) in some places. Bear Creek, on the eastern side of the valley, has a mean elevation of about 2,000 feet (610 m), while Shickshinny, on the Susquehanna Basin, is about 512 feet (156 m). The county is crossed by a series of east-to-west mountains (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Buck_Mountain_(Pennsylvania)" title="Buck Mountain (Pennsylvania)">Buck Mountain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nescopeck_Mountain" title="Nescopeck Mountain">Nescopeck Mountain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Penobscot_Knob" title="Penobscot Knob">Penobscot Knob</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Red_Rock_Mountain" title="Red Rock Mountain">Red Rock Mountain</a>). They are all part of the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Mountain_Range" class="mw-redirect" title="Appalachian Mountain Range">Appalachian Mountain Range</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_River" title="Susquehanna River">Susquehanna River</a> is the largest river in the county. There are several <a href="/wiki/River_island" title="River island">islands</a> located within the river; for example, Scovell Island (near Pittston), Monocanock Island (near <a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a>), and Richard Island (near Wilkes-Barre). The Susquehanna drains most of the county (including <a href="/wiki/Bowman_Creek" title="Bowman Creek">Bowman Creek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Creek_(Pennsylvania)" title="Huntington Creek (Pennsylvania)">Huntington Creek</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_River" title="Lackawanna River">Lackawanna River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nescopeck_Creek" title="Nescopeck Creek">Nescopeck Creek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Creek" title="Solomon Creek">Solomon Creek</a>, and many other streams). The <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_River" title="Lehigh River">Lehigh River</a>, which forms part of Luzerne County's southeastern border, drains the easternmost region. Dozens of lakes and ponds are also scattered throughout the county (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Harveys_Lake_(Pennsylvania)" title="Harveys Lake (Pennsylvania)">Harveys Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_Jean" title="Lake Jean">Lake Jean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_Louise_(Pennsylvania)" title="Lake Louise (Pennsylvania)">Lake Louise</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lily_Lake_(Pennsylvania)" title="Lily Lake (Pennsylvania)">Long Pond</a>). </p><p>Luzerne County consists of several urban areas. The first is a contiguous quilt-work of former anthracite coal mining communities (including the cities of Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, and <a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a>). It is located in the northeastern and central part of the county (in the Wyoming Valley). The second is <a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a> and it is located in the southern portion of the county. Other urban areas include the <a href="/wiki/Back_Mountain" title="Back Mountain">Back Mountain</a> (in northern Luzerne County) and <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Top,_Pennsylvania" title="Mountain Top, Pennsylvania">Mountain Top</a> (between Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton). Thick <a href="/wiki/Forests" class="mw-redirect" title="Forests">forests</a> and small farming communities are located just outside the urban centers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_parks_and_forests">State parks and forests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: State parks and forests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>There are four <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pennsylvania_state_parks" title="List of Pennsylvania state parks">state parks</a> in Luzerne County: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Slocum_State_Park" title="Frances Slocum State Park">Frances Slocum State Park</a> (northern Luzerne County)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Gorge_State_Park" title="Lehigh Gorge State Park">Lehigh Gorge State Park</a> (eastern Luzerne County)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nescopeck_State_Park" title="Nescopeck State Park">Nescopeck State Park</a> (southern Luzerne County)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park" title="Ricketts Glen State Park">Ricketts Glen State Park</a> (western Luzerne County)</li></ul></li> <li>There is only one <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pennsylvania_state_forests" title="List of Pennsylvania state forests">state forest</a> in Luzerne County: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pinchot_State_Forest" title="Pinchot State Forest">Pinchot State Forest</a>, which includes <a href="/wiki/Moon_Lake_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Moon Lake Park">Moon Lake Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seven_Tubs_Recreation_Area" title="Seven Tubs Recreation Area">Seven Tubs Recreation Area</a></li></ul></li> <li>Other <a href="/wiki/Outdoor_recreation" title="Outdoor recreation">recreational</a> areas: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Camp_Conservation_Area" title="Bear Creek Camp Conservation Area">Bear Creek Camp Conservation Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Gorge_Trail" title="Lehigh Gorge Trail">Lehigh Gorge Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_Warrior_Trail" title="Susquehanna Warrior Trail">Susquehanna Warrior Trail</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Carbon County, Pennsylvania">Carbon County</a> (southeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Columbia County, Pennsylvania">Columbia County</a> (west)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania">Lackawanna County</a> (northeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Monroe County, Pennsylvania">Monroe County</a> (east)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schuylkill_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania">Schuylkill County</a> (south)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Sullivan County, Pennsylvania">Sullivan County</a> (northwest)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming County, Pennsylvania">Wyoming County</a> (north)</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adams_Falls_(1)_(8213883793).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adams Falls, Ricketts Glen State Park"><img alt="Adams Falls, Ricketts Glen State Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Adams_Falls_%281%29_%288213883793%29.jpg/225px-Adams_Falls_%281%29_%288213883793%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Adams_Falls_%281%29_%288213883793%29.jpg/338px-Adams_Falls_%281%29_%288213883793%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Adams_Falls_%281%29_%288213883793%29.jpg/450px-Adams_Falls_%281%29_%288213883793%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Waterfalls_in_Ricketts_Glen_State_Park" title="Waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park">Adams Falls</a>, Ricketts Glen State Park</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_View_Trail_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Grand View Trail, Ricketts Glen State Park"><img alt="Grand View Trail, Ricketts Glen State Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Grand_View_Trail_%281%29.jpg/212px-Grand_View_Trail_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="212" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Grand_View_Trail_%281%29.jpg/318px-Grand_View_Trail_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Grand_View_Trail_%281%29.jpg/424px-Grand_View_Trail_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4199" data-file-height="2972" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Grand View Trail, Ricketts Glen State Park</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Burnished_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hayfields, Ricketts Glen State Park"><img alt="Hayfields, Ricketts Glen State Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Burnished_%281%29.jpg/200px-Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Burnished_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Burnished_%281%29.jpg/300px-Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Burnished_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Burnished_%281%29.jpg/400px-Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Burnished_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hayfields, Ricketts Glen State Park</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 280px; height: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nescopeck_State_PArk_Perched.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Summit of Mount Yeager, Nescopeck State Park"><img alt="Summit of Mount Yeager, Nescopeck State Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Nescopeck_State_PArk_Perched.jpg/196px-Nescopeck_State_PArk_Perched.jpg" decoding="async" width="196" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Nescopeck_State_PArk_Perched.jpg/294px-Nescopeck_State_PArk_Perched.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Nescopeck_State_PArk_Perched.jpg/392px-Nescopeck_State_PArk_Perched.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4417" data-file-height="3381" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Summit of Mount Yeager, <a href="/wiki/Nescopeck_State_Park" title="Nescopeck State Park">Nescopeck State Park</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Beach_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Beach_2.jpg/220px-Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Beach_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Beach_2.jpg/330px-Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Beach_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Beach_2.jpg/440px-Ricketts_Glen_State_Park_Beach_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>A beach on <a href="/wiki/Lake_Jean" title="Lake Jean">Lake Jean</a> in July 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Luzerne County has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">humid continental climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> <i>Dfa</i>/mostly <i>Dfb</i>) with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold with a January average of 25.8 °F (−3.4 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-NCDC_txt_KAVP_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCDC_txt_KAVP-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The surrounding mountains have an influence on the climate (which includes both precipitation and temperature). This results in a wide array of weather conditions throughout the county.<sup id="cite_ref-NOAALCD_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAALCD-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On average, temperatures below 0 °F (−17.8 °C) are infrequent, occurring three days per year, and there are 36 days where the maximum temperature remains below 32 °F (0.0 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-NOAALCD_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAALCD-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Wilkes-Barre area, the average annual snowfall is 46.2 inches (117 cm) during the winter (in which severe snowstorms are rare).<sup id="cite_ref-NOAALCD_57-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAALCD-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, when snowstorms do occur, they can disrupt normal routines for several days.<sup id="cite_ref-NOAALCD_57-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAALCD-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Summers are warm with a July average of 71.4 °F (21.9 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-NCDC_txt_KAVP_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCDC_txt_KAVP-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an average summer, temperatures exceeding 90 °F (32.2 °C) occur on nine days and can occasionally exceed 100 °F (37.8 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-NWS_Binghamton,_NY_(BGM)_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWS_Binghamton,_NY_(BGM)-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spring and fall are unpredictable, with temperatures ranging from cold to warm (although they are usually mild). On average, Wilkes-Barre receives 38.2 inches (970 mm) of precipitation each year, which is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year (though the summer months receive more precipitation).<sup id="cite_ref-NWS_Binghamton,_NY_(BGM)_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWS_Binghamton,_NY_(BGM)-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Extreme temperatures range from −21 °F (−29.4 °C) on January 21, 1994, to 103 °F (39.4 °C) on July 9, 1936.<sup id="cite_ref-NWS_Binghamton,_NY_(BGM)_58-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWS_Binghamton,_NY_(BGM)-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Hardiness_zone" title="Hardiness zone">hardiness zone</a> is 6b in most lower areas except near the Susquehanna and Lackawanna Rivers where it is 7a, and it is 6a in higher areas.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilkes-Barre averages 2,303 hours of sunshine per year, ranging from a low of 96 hours in December (or 33% of possible sunshine) to 286 hours in July (or 62% of possible sunshine). 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class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Scranton%E2%80%93Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania_weatherbox" title="Template:Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania weatherbox"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Scranton%E2%80%93Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania_weatherbox" title="Template talk:Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania weatherbox"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Scranton%E2%80%93Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania_weatherbox" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania weatherbox"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div class="navbar-ct-mini">Climate data for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int'l Airport, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> extremes 1901–present<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69<br />(21) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">100<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFBB77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.7<br />(14.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.0<br />(13.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.0<br />(20.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.3<br />(27.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.0<br />(31.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.5<br />(32.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF3500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.8<br />(33.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.5<br />(32.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.6<br />(30.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.6<br />(25.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9021; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.1<br />(20.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB46A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.6<br />(15.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF2F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">94.3<br />(34.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.7<br />(2.1) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.8<br />(3.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.6<br />(8.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.1<br />(16.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8409; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.2<br />(22.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.9<br />(26.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.6<br />(29.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.4<br />(28.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.1<br />(23.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.1<br />(17.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4A9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.2<br />(10.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.3<br />(4.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">61.0<br />(16.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #DADAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.0<br />(−2.2) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.3<br />(−0.9) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.3<br />(3.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.2<br />(10.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.9<br />(16.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9021; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.0<br />(20.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.7<br />(23.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.8<br />(22.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFA143; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.6<br />(18.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.2<br />(11.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF5EB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.7<br />(5.9) </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.3<br />(0.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4A9; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">51.3<br />(10.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #C3C3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.3<br />(−6.5) </td> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(−5.6) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(−1.7) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.3<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.6<br />(9.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.1<br />(14.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.7<br />(17.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.1<br />(16.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.0<br />(12.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.3<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.3<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #D5D5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(−3.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F2; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">41.7<br />(5.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(−17.4) </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6<br />(−15.8) </td> <td style="background: #A7A7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0<br />(−11.7) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.7<br />(−4.1) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.7<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.1<br />(6.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.9<br />(10.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.8<br />(9.3) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.7<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.7<br />(−1.8) </td> <td style="background: #BCBCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(−7.8) </td> <td style="background: #A2A2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1<br />(−12.7) </td> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−1.6<br />(−18.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−21<br />(−29) </td> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−19<br />(−28) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(−20) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43<br />(6) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5<br />(−15) </td> <td style="background: #5F5FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−13<br />(−25) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−21<br />(−29) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #9CFF9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.59<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #A8FFA8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.07<br />(53) </td> <td style="background: #96FF96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.77<br />(70) </td> <td style="background: #7FFF7F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.26<br />(83) </td> <td style="background: #83FF83; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.26<br />(83) </td> <td style="background: #69FF69; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.80<br />(97) </td> <td style="background: #75FF75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.61<br />(92) </td> <td style="background: #6CFF6C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.85<br />(98) </td> <td style="background: #5DFF5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.15<br />(105) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.71<br />(94) </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.85<br />(72) </td> <td style="background: #95FF95; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.80<br />(71) </td> <td style="background: #82FF82; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">38.72<br />(983) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #00003E; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11.7<br />(30) </td> <td style="background: #000034; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">10.9<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #00007A; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">10.1<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8<br />(2.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #E4E4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7<br />(1.8) </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2<br />(8.1) </td> <td style="background: #0000D3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">7.7<br />(20) </td> <td style="background: #6D6DFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">45.1<br />(115) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #6464FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">11.4 </td> <td style="background: #6D6DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.8 </td> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.2 </td> <td style="background: #5F5FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.9 </td> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.9 </td> <td style="background: #7676FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1 </td> <td style="background: #7676FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0 </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7 </td> <td style="background: #7B7BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1 </td> <td style="background: #6D6DFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">139.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #9393FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7 </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #C3C3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.8 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3 </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7 </td> <td style="background: #B1B1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.3 </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">31.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000F1; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70.1 </td> <td style="background: #0000FB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">67.5 </td> <td style="background: #0C0CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">63.3 </td> <td style="background: #1717FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">60.4 </td> <td style="background: #0707FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">64.6 </td> <td style="background: #0000F0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71.1 </td> <td style="background: #0000E3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73.8 </td> <td style="background: #0000DE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75.2 </td> <td style="background: #0000EC; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71.6 </td> <td style="background: #0000EB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71.8 </td> <td style="background: #0000E8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">72.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000F4; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">69.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Dew_point" title="Dew point">dew point</a> °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.2<br />(−8.8) </td> <td style="background: #BABAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(−8.2) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.4<br />(−4.2) </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.1<br />(0.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.3<br />(7.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.9<br />(13.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.4<br />(15.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.9<br />(15.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.4<br />(11.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.4<br />(5.2) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.2<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.3<br />(−5.4) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">38.5<br />(3.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #BBBB43; color:#000000;" class="notheme">130.3 </td> <td style="background: #C7C700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">143.7 </td> <td style="background: #D4D400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">185.7 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">210.5 </td> <td style="background: #E2E200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">246.9 </td> <td style="background: #E9E900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">269.7 </td> <td style="background: #EBEB03; color:#000000;" class="notheme">285.7 </td> <td style="background: #E4E400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">257.2 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">200.2 </td> <td style="background: #CECE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">173.3 </td> <td style="background: #B0B081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">104.3 </td> <td style="background: #ABABA2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95.9 </td> <td style="background: #D6D600; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,303.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Percent <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">possible sunshine</a> </th> <td style="background: #F4F41A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44 </td> <td style="background: #FBFB2A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF47; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF5B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF63; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF5B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF43; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50 </td> <td style="background: #E5E500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35 </td> <td style="background: #E2E200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3B; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">52 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/NOAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAA">NOAA</a> (relative humidity and dew point 1964–1990, sun 1961–1990)<sup id="cite_ref-NWS_Binghamton,_NY_(BGM)_58-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWS_Binghamton,_NY_(BGM)-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCDC_txt_KAVP_56-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCDC_txt_KAVP-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WMO_KAVP_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMO_KAVP-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Hazleton, Luzerne County, PA </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.9<br />(−0.1) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.1<br />(6.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.4<br />(14.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9327; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.1<br />(20.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.8<br />(24.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.7<br />(26.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.5<br />(25.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.8<br />(21.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB368; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.7<br />(15.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.8<br />(8.8) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.3<br />(2.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">57.1<br />(13.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.8<br />(−4.6) </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.9<br />(−2.8) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.4<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.7<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.3<br />(14.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.6<br />(18.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.0<br />(21.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9327; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.1<br />(20.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.1<br />(16.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.8<br />(9.9) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.5<br />(4.2) </td> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(−1.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C5; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">47.7<br />(8.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #B5B5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.7<br />(−9.1) </td> <td style="background: #BDBDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.3<br />(−7.6) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.7<br />(−4.1) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.0<br />(2.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.6<br />(8.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.4<br />(13.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.4<br />(15.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB871; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.6<br />(14.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD3A8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.4<br />(10.8) </td> <td style="background: #FEFEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.9<br />(4.4) </td> <td style="background: #E4E4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.3<br />(−0.4) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.7<br />(−6.3) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">38.3<br />(3.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.20<br />(81) </td> <td style="background: #85FF85; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.90<br />(74) </td> <td style="background: #78FF78; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.55<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #50FF50; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.43<br />(113) </td> <td style="background: #55FF55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.47<br />(114) </td> <td style="background: #33FF33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.19<br />(132) </td> <td style="background: #56FF56; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.43<br />(113) </td> <td style="background: #5BFF5B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.34<br />(110) </td> <td style="background: #44FF44; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.78<br />(121) </td> <td style="background: #55FF55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.49<br />(114) </td> <td style="background: #58FF58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.24<br />(108) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.71<br />(94) </td> <td style="background: #5FFF5F; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">49.73<br />(1,263) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #8CFF8C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.6 </td> <td style="background: #94FF94; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.0 </td> <td style="background: #9BFF9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.9 </td> <td style="background: #A0FFA0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.1 </td> <td style="background: #9BFF9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.7 </td> <td style="background: #8EFF8E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.2 </td> <td style="background: #8DFF8D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.7 </td> <td style="background: #88FF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.0 </td> <td style="background: #87FF87; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.7 </td> <td style="background: #8CFF8C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.2 </td> <td style="background: #8DFF8D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.4 </td> <td style="background: #8AFF8A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.7 </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">71.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: PRISM Climate Group<sup id="cite_ref-prism_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prism-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology">Ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Sceptridium_dissectum" title="Sceptridium dissectum">Sceptridium dissectum</a></i> is a common fern in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-Ferns_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ferns-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Geo_Map_of_Income_by_Location_in_Pennsylvania.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Geo_Map_of_Income_by_Location_in_Pennsylvania.png/250px-Geo_Map_of_Income_by_Location_in_Pennsylvania.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Geo_Map_of_Income_by_Location_in_Pennsylvania.png/375px-Geo_Map_of_Income_by_Location_in_Pennsylvania.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Geo_Map_of_Income_by_Location_in_Pennsylvania.png/500px-Geo_Map_of_Income_by_Location_in_Pennsylvania.png 2x" data-file-width="1122" data-file-height="882" /></a><figcaption>Average household income by county in Pennsylvania. Data shown is from the 2014 American Community Survey (a 5-year estimate). Luzerne County can be seen in the northeast.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790</a></th><td>4,892</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>12,839</td><td></td><td>162.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>18,109</td><td></td><td>41.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>20,027</td><td></td><td>10.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>27,379</td><td></td><td>36.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>44,006</td><td></td><td>60.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>56,072</td><td></td><td>27.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>90,244</td><td></td><td>60.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>160,915</td><td></td><td>78.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>133,065</td><td></td><td>−17.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>201,203</td><td></td><td>51.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>257,121</td><td></td><td>27.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>343,186</td><td></td><td>33.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>390,991</td><td></td><td>13.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>445,109</td><td></td><td>13.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>441,518</td><td></td><td>−0.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>392,241</td><td></td><td>−11.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>346,972</td><td></td><td>−11.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>342,301</td><td></td><td>−1.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>343,079</td><td></td><td>0.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>328,149</td><td></td><td>−4.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>319,255</td><td></td><td>−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>320,918</td><td></td><td>0.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>325,594</td><td></td><td>1.5%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>, the county was 89.3% White, 6.6% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 2.0% were of two or more races. 13.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a>, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% other race, and 1.5% were of two or more races. 6.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the census of 2000, there were 319,250 people, 130,687 households, and 84,293 families residing in the county. The population density was 358 inhabitants per square mile (138 inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 144,686 housing units at an average density of 162 units per square mile (63 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the county was 96.63% White, 1.69% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.43% other race, and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino. 22.2% were of <a href="/wiki/Polish_people" title="Polish people">Polish</a> ancestry, 15.6% of Italian ancestry, 13.8% of Irish ancestry, 12.1% of German ancestry, and 5.3% of <a href="/wiki/Slovaks" title="Slovaks">Slovak</a> ancestry. Luzerne County is the only county in the United States with a <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plurality" class="extiw" title="wikt:plurality">plurality</a> of citizens reporting Polish as their primary ancestry;<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the plurality of Pennsylvanians report German or <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch" title="Pennsylvania Dutch">Pennsylvania Dutch</a>. </p><p>There were 130,687 households, out of which 48.80% were married couples living together. 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present. 35.50% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals. 16% of those age 65 years and older lived alone. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95. </p><p>In the county, the population consisted of 21% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 24% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93 males. For every 100 females (age 18 and over), there were 89.50 males. </p><p>The median household income (in 2015 dollars) was $45,897. 15.1% of the population lives in poverty. 60.4% of those 16 years of age or older are in the civilian labor force. There are more <a href="/wiki/White-collar_worker" title="White-collar worker">white collar</a> jobs in Luzerne County than <a href="/wiki/Blue-collar_worker" title="Blue-collar worker">blue collar</a> jobs. In total, there are 91,801 white collar jobs and 62,813 blue collar jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mean travel time to work (for those 16 years of age or older) was 22.1 minutes. In terms of education, 88.9% (of those 25 years of age or older) are high school graduates or higher. 21.4% (of those 25 years of age or older) have a bachelor's degree or higher. In terms of healthcare, 10.8% (for those under the age of 65) are living with a disability. As of 2015, 25,317 <a href="/wiki/Veterans" class="mw-redirect" title="Veterans">veterans</a> are living in Luzerne County.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><b>Luzerne County, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop 2000<sup id="cite_ref-2000CensusP004_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000CensusP004-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>306,528 </td> <td>283,058 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">250,304 </td> <td>96.02% </td> <td>88.20% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">76.88% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>5,202 </td> <td>9,539 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">14,031 </td> <td>1.63% </td> <td>2.97% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">4.31% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>248 </td> <td>280 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">295 </td> <td>0.08% </td> <td>0.09% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>1,856 </td> <td>3,079 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">3,960 </td> <td>0.58% </td> <td>0.96% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">1.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>42 </td> <td>41 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">65 </td> <td>0.01% </td> <td>0.01% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Some Other Race alone (NH) </td> <td>140 </td> <td>234 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">985 </td> <td>0.04% </td> <td>0.07% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.30% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed race or Multiracial</a> (NH) </td> <td>1,521 </td> <td>3,196 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">9,056 </td> <td>0.48% </td> <td>1.00% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2.78% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>3,713 </td> <td>21,491 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">46,898 </td> <td>1.16% </td> <td>6.70% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">14.40% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>319,250</b> </td> <td><b>320,918</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>325,594</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The two major languages spoken in Luzerne County are English and Spanish. 5.8% of the population speaks Spanish at home.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>59.27% of the people in Luzerne County are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 43.77% are <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a>; 0.28% are LDS (or <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>); 0.51% are <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a>; 0.55% are <a href="/wiki/Episcopalian" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopalian">Episcopalian</a>; 1.05% are <a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a>; 3.11% are <a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a>; 4.40% are <a href="/wiki/Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist">Methodist</a>; 1.95% are <a href="/wiki/Presbyterian" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian">Presbyterian</a>; 2.33% are of some other Christian faith; 0.78% are Jewish; 0.00% are of an <a href="/wiki/Eastern_religions" title="Eastern religions">eastern faith</a>; and 0.51% practice <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University_Extension" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania State University Extension">Penn State runs the Extensions</a> in the state, including <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Extension"></span><span class="vanchor-text">in this County</span></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ext_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ext-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The office here is in <a href="/wiki/West_Pittston" class="mw-redirect" title="West Pittston">West Pittston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ext_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ext-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Grain" title="Grain">Grains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seeds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bean" title="Bean">beans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pea" title="Pea">peas</a> make up about one third of the county's <a href="/wiki/Farm_revenue" class="mw-redirect" title="Farm revenue">farm revenues</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2017-census_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017-census-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to its position as a somewhat less populated area near much larger <a href="/wiki/Metropolis" title="Metropolis">metropolises</a>, Luzerne's <a href="/wiki/Agritourism" title="Agritourism">agritourism</a> business is one of the larger in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-census-2017_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-2017-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 327">: 327 </span></sup> </p><p>Through 2019 the <a href="/wiki/Spotted_Lanternfly" class="mw-redirect" title="Spotted Lanternfly">Spotted Lanternfly</a> (<i>Lycorma delicatula</i>) was quarantined in neighboring counties, and there was tremendous concern that it would spread here.<sup id="cite_ref-potentialimpact_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-potentialimpact-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was considered to be inevitable.<sup id="cite_ref-potentialimpact_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-potentialimpact-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020 the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Department_of_Agriculture" title="Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture">state Ag Department</a> added the county to the SLF <a href="/wiki/Pest_quarantine_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Pest quarantine zone">quarantine zone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SLF_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLF-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October a homeowner noticed an adult on his house <a href="/wiki/Siding_(construction)" title="Siding (construction)">siding</a> and recognized it from <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Extension" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn State Extension">Penn State Extension</a>'s education campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-SLF_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLF-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reported it and the state began efforts in Luzerne.<sup id="cite_ref-SLF_85-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLF-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An economic analysis for the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">General Assembly</a> shows the effects on the county's economy will be severe.<sup id="cite_ref-potentialimpact_84-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-potentialimpact-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Luzerne is both a productive farming county and a <a href="/wiki/Commuter_town" title="Commuter town">commuter location</a> for nearby large cities.<sup id="cite_ref-Preservation-Program_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Preservation-Program-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As such farmland is often converted to other <a href="/wiki/Real_estate" title="Real estate">real estate</a> uses, and the county has created the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Luzerne_Conservation_District"></span><span class="vanchor-text"> Luzerne Conservation District </span></span> to encourage <a href="/wiki/Environmental_protection" title="Environmental protection">conservation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Preservation-Program_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Preservation-Program-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Luzerne CD runs the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="Farmland_Preservation_Program"></span><span class="vanchor-text"> Farmland Preservation Program </span></span> to encourage farmland to be set aside instead of turning it into construction and development.<sup id="cite_ref-Preservation-Program_88-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Preservation-Program-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Garlic Mustard (<i><a href="/wiki/Alliaria_petiolata" title="Alliaria petiolata">Alliaria petiolata</a></i>) is an <a href="/wiki/Invasive_weed" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasive weed">invasive weed</a> here,<sup id="cite_ref-GM_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GM-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> first known from 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-USF-ISA-PA_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USF-ISA-PA-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kunkel & Chen 2022 find that, contrary to what has been found elsewhere, here it thrives in shaded habitats and is not helped by light exposure.<sup id="cite_ref-GM_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GM-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Luzerne_County_Courthouse_flickr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Luzerne_County_Courthouse_flickr.jpg/220px-Luzerne_County_Courthouse_flickr.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Luzerne_County_Courthouse_flickr.jpg/330px-Luzerne_County_Courthouse_flickr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Luzerne_County_Courthouse_flickr.jpg/440px-Luzerne_County_Courthouse_flickr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4113" data-file-height="2732" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Courthouse" title="Luzerne County Courthouse">Luzerne County Courthouse</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kings_College_Campus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Kings_College_Campus.jpg/220px-Kings_College_Campus.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Kings_College_Campus.jpg/330px-Kings_College_Campus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Kings_College_Campus.jpg/440px-Kings_College_Campus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1072" data-file-height="804" /></a><figcaption>The courthouse <a href="/wiki/Dome" title="Dome">dome</a> amid the <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a> skyline</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Luzerne County voters rejected <a href="/wiki/Home_rule_in_the_United_States" title="Home rule in the United States">home rule</a> proposals in the past (once in 1974 and again in 2003). However, from <a href="/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal" title="Kids for cash scandal">2008</a> to 2010, corruption plagued the county government. Three county judges, a <a href="/wiki/Greg_Skrepenak" title="Greg Skrepenak">county commissioner</a>, a clerk of courts, a deputy chief clerk, and a director of human resources faced criminal charges. These events persuaded the voters of Luzerne County to adopt a new form of government. On Tuesday, November 2, 2010, a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pennsylvania_municipalities_and_counties_with_home_rule_charters,_optional_charters,_or_optional_plans" title="List of Pennsylvania municipalities and counties with home rule charters, optional charters, or optional plans">home rule charter</a> was adopted by a margin of 51,413 to 41,639.<sup id="cite_ref-standardspeaker.com_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standardspeaker.com-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following year (in 2011), the first <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council_elections#2011_county_council_election" title="Luzerne County Council elections">election</a> for the new government was held. On Monday, January 2, 2012, the previous government (the <a href="/wiki/County_commission" title="County commission">board of county commissioners</a>) was abolished and replaced with the new form of government (<a href="/wiki/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">council–manager government</a>). The first members of the <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council" title="Luzerne County Council">Luzerne County Council</a> were sworn in that same day. The council's highest-ranking officer is the chair, who is also the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of county government</a> for ceremonial purposes. The first council chair was Jim Bobeck.<sup id="cite_ref-youtube1_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The assembly consists of eleven elected members. They appoint and work alongside a full-time <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Manager" title="Luzerne County Manager">manager</a>. The manager oversees the county's day-to-day operations. The first manager was Robert Lawton.<sup id="cite_ref-pahomepage.com_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pahomepage.com-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="County_Council">County Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: County Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council" title="Luzerne County Council">Luzerne County Council</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council_elections" title="Luzerne County Council elections">Luzerne County Council elections</a></div> <p>Luzerne County Council is the governing body of the county. The council meets at the <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Courthouse" title="Luzerne County Courthouse">Luzerne County Courthouse</a>. There are eleven members on the assembly – seven <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> and four <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a>. Each member is duly elected by the voters of the county. The chair is appointed by their fellow council members. The chair is both the highest-ranking officer on the council and the head of county government for ceremonial purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty1_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He or she sets the agenda for the council and administers the meetings. When the group is not in session, the officer's duties often include acting as its representative to the outside world and its spokesperson. The current chair is John Lombardo.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Current council members</b><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Council member</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td><b>John Lombardo</b></td> <td>2022–present</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chairperson" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairperson">Chair</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td><b>Brian Thornton</b></td> <td>2022–present</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chairperson#Vice-chairperson_and_deputy_chairperson" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairperson">Vice Chair</a> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>Patty Krushnowski</td> <td>2024–present</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>Kevin Lescavage</td> <td>2022–present</td> <td>Republican</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>Lee Ann McDermott</td> <td>2020–present</td> <td>Republican</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>Joanna Bryn Smith</td> <td>2024–present</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>Jimmy Sabatino</td> <td>2024–present</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>Chris R. Perry</td> <td>2018–present</td> <td>Republican</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>Brittany Stephenson</td> <td>2024–present</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>Harry Haas</td> <td>2012–2022,<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2024–present</td> <td>Republican</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>Gregory S. Wolovich</td> <td>2022–present</td> <td>Republican</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>List of chairs</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th>Chair</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>1</td> <td><b>Jim Bobeck</b></td> <td>2012</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>2</td> <td><b>Tim McGinley</b></td> <td>2012–2014</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>3</td> <td><b>Rick Morelli</b></td> <td>2014–2015</td> <td>Republican</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>4</td> <td><b>Linda McClosky Houck</b></td> <td>2015–2018</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td>First female chair </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>5</td> <td><b>Tim McGinley</b></td> <td>2018–2022</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>6</td> <td><b>Kendra Vough</b></td> <td>2022–2024</td> <td>Republican</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>7</td> <td><b>John Lombardo</b></td> <td>2024–present</td> <td>Republican</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="County_Manager">County Manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: County Manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Manager" title="Luzerne County Manager">Luzerne County Manager</a></div> <p>The executive branch is headed by the Luzerne County Manager. The manager supervises the county's day-to-day operations. According to the home rule charter, the manager "shall serve at the pleasure of county council."<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty1_47-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In other words, the council has the power to appoint and remove the manager.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each ordinance, resolution, and policy established by county council should be faithfully executed by the county manager. The manager may make recommendations to the council; however, the manager does not have the authority to vote on or veto any legislation originating from the assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-luzernecounty1_47-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-luzernecounty1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current county manager is Romilda P. Crocamo.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_county_officials">Other county officials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Other county officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Controller: Walter L. Griffith, Jr.</li> <li>Director of Human Resources: Angela Gavlick</li> <li>District Attorney: Samuel Sanguedocle</li> <li>Chief Public Defender: Steven M. Greenwald</li> <li>Sheriff: Brian M. Szumski</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align:center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LuzerneCountyCourthouseRiverCommons.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Luzerne County Courthouse"><img alt="Luzerne County Courthouse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/LuzerneCountyCourthouseRiverCommons.jpg/240px-LuzerneCountyCourthouseRiverCommons.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/LuzerneCountyCourthouseRiverCommons.jpg/360px-LuzerneCountyCourthouseRiverCommons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/LuzerneCountyCourthouseRiverCommons.jpg/480px-LuzerneCountyCourthouseRiverCommons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1072" data-file-height="804" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Luzerne County Courthouse</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luzerne_County_Courthouse2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Luzerne County Courthouse, October 2009"><img alt="Luzerne County Courthouse, October 2009" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Luzerne_County_Courthouse2.jpg/271px-Luzerne_County_Courthouse2.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Luzerne_County_Courthouse2.jpg/407px-Luzerne_County_Courthouse2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Luzerne_County_Courthouse2.jpg/542px-Luzerne_County_Courthouse2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Luzerne County Courthouse, October 2009</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 362px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 360px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilkes-Barre_with_Susquehanna_River.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Susquehanna River and the Wilkes-Barre skyline with the Luzerne County Courthouse in the background"><img alt="The Susquehanna River and the Wilkes-Barre skyline with the Luzerne County Courthouse in the background" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Wilkes-Barre_with_Susquehanna_River.jpg/540px-Wilkes-Barre_with_Susquehanna_River.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Wilkes-Barre_with_Susquehanna_River.jpg/809px-Wilkes-Barre_with_Susquehanna_River.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Wilkes-Barre_with_Susquehanna_River.jpg/1079px-Wilkes-Barre_with_Susquehanna_River.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1752" data-file-height="585" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_River" title="Susquehanna River">Susquehanna River</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a> skyline with the Luzerne County Courthouse in the background</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">92,397 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.21%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">62,445 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.02% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,201 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">86,929 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.63%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">64,873 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.26% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,697 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.11% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">78,688 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.90%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">52,451 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.60% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,762 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.50% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">58,325 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.72% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">64,307 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.51%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,213 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2008 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">61,127 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.96% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">72,492 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.32%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,349 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.73% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">64,953 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.75% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">69,573 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.15%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,502 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2000 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">52,328 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.76% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">62,199 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.01%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5,059 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43,577 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.30% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">60,174 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.51%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13,066 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49,285 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38.76% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">56,623 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>44.53%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">21,238 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16.70% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">59,059 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.01%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">58,553 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.58% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">480 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1984 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">69,169 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.50%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">58,482 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.23% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,640 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.27% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">67,822 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.21%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">59,976 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.40% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7,282 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.39% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">60,058 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.16% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">74,655 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.89%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,296 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.95% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">81,358 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.89%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">51,128 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.27% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,120 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">57,044 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39.79% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">79,040 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.13%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7,296 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1964 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43,895 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">28.86% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">106,397 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>69.97%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,779 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1960 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">70,711 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.58% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">102,998 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>59.10%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">562 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1956 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">92,458 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.22%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">65,155 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.02% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,207 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.76% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1952 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">88,967 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.83%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">72,579 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.73% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">715 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">71,674 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.85%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">61,869 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.62% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,068 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.52% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1944 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">67,984 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.81% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">73,674 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.81%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">541 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.38% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">79,685 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.81% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">101,577 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.85%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">622 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">81,572 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.26% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">105,008 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.68%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,997 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1932 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">52,672 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.44% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">60,975 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.60%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,281 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.97% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1928 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">67,872 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.00% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">73,319 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.85%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">220 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1924 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46,475 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.18%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">20,472 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">23.42% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">20,449 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23.40% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1920 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49,419 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.39%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">23,473 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.06% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,683 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.55% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1916 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25,348 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.73%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">19,999 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.39% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,832 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.88% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#C97979"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,970 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12.02% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">13,461 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.56% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22,907 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;"><b>55.41%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1908 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24,594 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.24%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,379 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.74% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,760 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1904 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">27,809 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>64.83%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">13,518 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.51% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,568 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.66% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1900 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21,793 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.87%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">16,470 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.47% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,454 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.66% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1896 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">22,718 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.08%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,305 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.95% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,225 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.97% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1892 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14,118 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.21% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">15,734 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.38%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,377 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1888 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1888</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">15,543 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.25%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">15,218 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.22% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">797 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1884 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1884</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12,859 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.18% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">13,806 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.65%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">592 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1880 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1880</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11,028 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.94% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">12,575 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.38%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">403 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.68% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p>As of September 23, 2024, there are 203,321 registered voters in Luzerne County.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>: 87,415 (42.99%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>: 87,332 (42.95%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (United States)">Independent</a>/<a href="/wiki/Third_party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Third party (United States)">Third Party</a>: 28,574 (14.05%)</li></ul> <p>The Democratic Party has been historically dominant in county-level politics. However, during the <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council_elections#2019_county_council_election" title="Luzerne County Council elections">2019 Luzerne County Council election</a>, Republicans – for the first time – secured a majority on the <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Council" title="Luzerne County Council">council</a>, the county's governing body. Thomas Baldino, professor emeritus of political science at <a href="/wiki/Wilkes_University" title="Wilkes University">Wilkes University</a>, suspected that the 2019 Luzerne County Council election results were due to the trending Republican preference in the county (mostly due to then-President Trump's popularity in the region).<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election" title="United States presidential election">presidential elections</a>, the county is considered a <a href="/wiki/Bellwether" title="Bellwether">bellwether</a> of the state. Until 2020, it had voted for the presidential candidate who carried Pennsylvania in every election since <a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1936</a>. Luzerne County has leaned Democratic in past presidential elections; however, that trend has changed in recent years. During the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2000 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2000 U.S. presidential election</a>, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a> won 52% of the vote to Republican <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>'s 44%. In <a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2004</a>, it was much closer, with Democrat <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a> winning 51% to Republican George Bush's 48%. Democrat <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> carried the county twice (once in <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2008 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2008</a>, and again in <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2012</a>). During the <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2016 presidential election</a>, the county swung dramatically to Republican <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>, who won it with 58% of the vote, the largest margin since President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> in <a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1972</a>. It was the first time a Republican presidential candidate carried the county since <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1988</a>. Trump won the county almost as easily in <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2020</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In recent years, Luzerne County has witnessed mixed results in <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> elections. In <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2000 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2016 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2018</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2022</a>, the Republican candidates for the Senate won the county. However, Democratic Senate candidates carried the county in <a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2006</a> (with 60.6% of the vote), <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2010</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2012</a>. </p><p>Democratic candidates for <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania governor">Pennsylvania governor</a> won Luzerne County in <a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2006</a> (with 67.5% of the vote), <a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2018</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2022_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2022</a>. In recent years, the county voted for a Republican gubernatorial candidate only once (in <a href="/wiki/2010_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2010</a>). </p><p>Near the end of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020 presidential election</a>, nine <a href="/wiki/Mail-in_ballots" class="mw-redirect" title="Mail-in ballots">mail-in ballots</a> for the county were discovered in a trash can, several of which were cast for Trump. An investigation was started, and after several months it determined that the incident was accidental.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_Election_Controversy_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_Election_Controversy-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trump used this controversy to attack the legitimacy of the election.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_Ballot_Incident_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_Ballot_Incident-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, in the 2022 midterm elections, another controversy occurred when an error caused several <a href="/wiki/Voting_machine" title="Voting machine">voting machines</a> in the county to run out of paper.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_Election_Controversy_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_Election_Controversy-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Senate">United States Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: United States Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Casey_Jr." title="Bob Casey Jr.">Bob Casey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fetterman" title="John Fetterman">John Fetterman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_House_of_Representatives">United States House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: United States House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Cartwright" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew Cartwright">Matthew Cartwright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district">Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Meuser" title="Dan Meuser">Dan Meuser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district">Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_Senate">State Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: State Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Baker_(Pennsylvania_politician)" title="Lisa Baker (Pennsylvania politician)">Lisa Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Senate,_District_20" title="Pennsylvania Senate, District 20">Pennsylvania's 20th Senatorial District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Flynn" title="Marty Flynn">Marty Flynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Senate,_District_22" title="Pennsylvania Senate, District 22">Pennsylvania's 22nd Senatorial District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynda_Schlegel_Culver" title="Lynda Schlegel Culver">Lynda Schlegel Culver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Senate,_District_27" title="Pennsylvania Senate, District 27">Pennsylvania's 27th Senatorial District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Argall" title="Dave Argall">Dave Argall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Senate,_District_29" title="Pennsylvania Senate, District 29">Pennsylvania's 29th Senatorial District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_House_of_Representatives">State House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: State House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dane_Watro" title="Dane Watro">Dane Watro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_116" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 116">Pennsylvania's 116th Representative District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Cabell" title="Mike Cabell">Mike Cabell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_117" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 117">Pennsylvania's 117th Representative District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Haddock" title="Jim Haddock">Jim Haddock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_118" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 118">Pennsylvania's 118th Representative District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alec_Ryncavage" title="Alec Ryncavage">Alec Ryncavage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_119" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 119">Pennsylvania's 119th Representative District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Kaufer" title="Aaron Kaufer">Aaron Kaufer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_120" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 120">Pennsylvania's 120th Representative District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Day_Pashinski" title="Eddie Day Pashinski">Eddie Day Pashinski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_121" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 121">Pennsylvania's 121st Representative District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_safety">Public safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Public safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mocanaqua_Vol_Fire_Dept_LuzCo_PA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mocanaqua_Vol_Fire_Dept_LuzCo_PA.jpg/220px-Mocanaqua_Vol_Fire_Dept_LuzCo_PA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mocanaqua_Vol_Fire_Dept_LuzCo_PA.jpg/330px-Mocanaqua_Vol_Fire_Dept_LuzCo_PA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mocanaqua_Vol_Fire_Dept_LuzCo_PA.jpg/440px-Mocanaqua_Vol_Fire_Dept_LuzCo_PA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3947" data-file-height="2960" /></a><figcaption>A volunteer fire department in <a href="/wiki/Mocanaqua,_Pennsylvania" title="Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania">Mocanaqua</a> in November 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>There are many <a href="/wiki/Firefighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Firefighters">fire</a> and police departments scattered throughout Luzerne County.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each individual community (city, borough, and township) determines the boundaries of each department. The firefighters provide fire protection for its citizens. Most fire departments are headed by a <a href="/wiki/Fire_chief" title="Fire chief">fire chief</a> and are staffed by a combination of career and <a href="/wiki/Volunteer_firefighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Volunteer firefighters">volunteer firefighters</a>. </p><p>The police provide full-time protection to its citizens, visitors, businesses, and public property. Most departments are headed by a <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_police" title="Chief of police">chief of police</a> and operate out of their local <a href="/wiki/Seat_of_local_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Seat of local government">municipal building</a>. The Luzerne County Sheriff's Office operates out of Wilkes-Barre's Luzerne County Courthouse. The <a href="/wiki/Sheriff" title="Sheriff">sheriff</a> is an official who is responsible for keeping the peace and enforcing the law throughout the county.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Luzerne County adopted a <a href="/wiki/Home_rule" title="Home rule">home rule</a> charter, the office of sheriff became an appointed position (and was no longer an elected one). The <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Police" title="Pennsylvania State Police">Pennsylvania State Police</a> also have a presence in the county. <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Police#Troop_P,_Area_III" title="Pennsylvania State Police">Troop P</a> operates out of the northern half of Luzerne County and is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Hanover_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hanover Township</a> as PSP Wilkes-Barre. Troop P also has a barracks in <a href="/wiki/Salem_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Salem Township</a>—PSP Shickshinny. <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Police#Troop_N,_Area_III" title="Pennsylvania State Police">Troop N</a> operates out of the southern portion of the county and is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/West_Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="West Hazleton, Pennsylvania">West Hazleton</a> as PSP Hazleton. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercy_Hospital,_Wilkes-Barre,_Pa_(73922).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Mercy_Hospital%2C_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa_%2873922%29.jpg/220px-Mercy_Hospital%2C_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa_%2873922%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Mercy_Hospital%2C_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa_%2873922%29.jpg/330px-Mercy_Hospital%2C_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa_%2873922%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Mercy_Hospital%2C_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa_%2873922%29.jpg/440px-Mercy_Hospital%2C_Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pa_%2873922%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3312" data-file-height="2083" /></a><figcaption>Mercy Hospital in <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a> as depicted in drawing made between 1930 and 1945</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hospitals">Hospitals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Hospitals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Psychiatric_hospital" title="Psychiatric hospital">First Hospital</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a>, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health (psychiatric care only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geisinger_Health_System" title="Geisinger Health System">Geisinger</a> South <a href="/wiki/Wilkes_Barre,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes Barre</a> Hospital (GSWB), formerly Mercy Hospital</li> <li>Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV) in <a href="/wiki/Plains_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Plains Township, Pennsylvania">Plains Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a> General Hospital (<a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Health_Network" title="Lehigh Valley Health Network">Lehigh Valley Health Network</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a> Special Care Hospital, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">VA</a> Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_General_Hospital" title="Wilkes-Barre General Hospital">Wilkes-Barre General Hospital</a>, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wyoming_Seminary_dorm_LuzCo_PA.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wyoming_Seminary_dorm_LuzCo_PA.JPG/220px-Wyoming_Seminary_dorm_LuzCo_PA.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wyoming_Seminary_dorm_LuzCo_PA.JPG/330px-Wyoming_Seminary_dorm_LuzCo_PA.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wyoming_Seminary_dorm_LuzCo_PA.JPG/440px-Wyoming_Seminary_dorm_LuzCo_PA.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a><figcaption>Carpenter Hall at <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Seminary" title="Wyoming Seminary">Wyoming Seminary</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a>, August 2013</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Campus_aerial_new_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Campus_aerial_new_2014.jpg/220px-Campus_aerial_new_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Campus_aerial_new_2014.jpg/330px-Campus_aerial_new_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Campus_aerial_new_2014.jpg/440px-Campus_aerial_new_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1350" /></a><figcaption>Administration Building at <a href="/wiki/King%27s_College_(Pennsylvania)" title="King's College (Pennsylvania)">King's College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a>, February 2013</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hazelton_PA_Library.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hazelton_PA_Library.JPG/220px-Hazelton_PA_Library.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hazelton_PA_Library.JPG/330px-Hazelton_PA_Library.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hazelton_PA_Library.JPG/440px-Hazelton_PA_Library.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3943" data-file-height="2629" /></a><figcaption>Hazleton Area Public Library in <a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a>, August 2013</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_school_districts">Public school districts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Public school districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berwick_Area_School_District" title="Berwick Area School District">Berwick Area School District</a> (also in Columbia County)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crestwood_School_District_(Pennsylvania)" title="Crestwood School District (Pennsylvania)">Crestwood School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_School_District" title="Dallas School District">Dallas School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Nanticoke_Area_School_District" title="Greater Nanticoke Area School District">Greater Nanticoke Area School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover_Area_School_District" title="Hanover Area School District">Hanover Area School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazleton_Area_School_District" title="Hazleton Area School District">Hazleton Area School District</a> (also in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake-Lehman_School_District" title="Lake-Lehman School District">Lake-Lehman School District</a> (also in Wyoming County)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Area_School_District" title="Northwest Area School District">Northwest Area School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittston_Area_School_District" title="Pittston Area School District">Pittston Area School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_Area_School_District" title="Wilkes-Barre Area School District">Wilkes-Barre Area School District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Area_School_District" title="Wyoming Area School District">Wyoming Area School District</a> (also in Wyoming County)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley_West_School_District" title="Wyoming Valley West School District">Wyoming Valley West School District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charter_schools">Charter schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Charter schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Bear Creek Community Charter School, <a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania">Bear Creek Township</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_vocational_technical_schools">Public vocational technical schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Public vocational technical schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/West_Side_Career_and_Technology_Center" title="West Side Career and Technology Center">West Side Career and Technology Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pringle,_Pennsylvania" title="Pringle, Pennsylvania">Pringle</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_schools">Private schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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class="mw-redirect" title="Lackawanna County">Lackawanna County</a>; it serves Luzerne County residents</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Redeemer_High_School" title="Holy Redeemer High School">Holy Redeemer High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></li> <li>Jenny Lynn Ferraro Academy, Kingston</li> <li>Milford E. Barnes Junior School, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MMI_Preparatory_School" title="MMI Preparatory School">MMI Preparatory School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freeland,_Pennsylvania" title="Freeland, Pennsylvania">Freeland</a></li> <li>New Story School, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a></li> <li>Wilkes-Barre Academy, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Seminary" title="Wyoming Seminary">Wyoming Seminary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forty_Fort,_Pennsylvania" title="Forty Fort, Pennsylvania">Forty Fort</a> and Kingston<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geisinger_Commonwealth_School_of_Medicine" title="Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine">Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine</a>, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_College_(Pennsylvania)" title="King's College (Pennsylvania)">King's College</a>, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Community_College" title="Luzerne County Community College">Luzerne County Community College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCann_School_of_Business_%26_Technology" title="McCann School of Business & Technology">McCann School of Business & Technology</a>, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misericordia_University" title="Misericordia University">Misericordia University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Pennsylvania" title="Dallas, Pennsylvania">Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Hazleton" title="Penn State Hazleton">Penn State Hazleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Wilkes-Barre" title="Penn State Wilkes-Barre">Penn State Wilkes-Barre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lehman_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Lehman Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes_University" title="Wilkes University">Wilkes University</a>, Wilkes-Barre</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Libraries">Libraries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Libraries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Library_System" title="Luzerne County Library System">Luzerne County Library System</a> includes the following locations:<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Back Mountain Memorial Library, <a href="/wiki/Back_Mountain,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Back Mountain, Pennsylvania">Back Mountain</a></li> <li>Hazleton Area Public Library, Hazleton</li> <li>Hoyt Library, Kingston</li> <li>Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, <a href="/wiki/Mountaintop,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountaintop, Pennsylvania">Mountain Top</a></li> <li>Mill Memorial Library, Nanticoke</li> <li>Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li>Pittston Memorial Library, <a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a></li> <li>Plymouth Public Library, <a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth, Pennsylvania">Plymouth</a></li> <li>West Pittston Library, <a href="/wiki/West_Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="West Pittston, Pennsylvania">West Pittston</a></li> <li>Wyoming Free Library, Wyoming</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WBArena.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/WBArena.jpg/220px-WBArena.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/WBArena.jpg/330px-WBArena.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/WBArena.jpg/440px-WBArena.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_Penguins" title="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins</a> hockey game at <a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena_at_Casey_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza">Mohegan Sun Arena</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mohegan_Poconos_hotelLuzCo_PA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Mohegan_Poconos_hotelLuzCo_PA.jpg/220px-Mohegan_Poconos_hotelLuzCo_PA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Mohegan_Poconos_hotelLuzCo_PA.jpg/330px-Mohegan_Poconos_hotelLuzCo_PA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Mohegan_Poconos_hotelLuzCo_PA.jpg/440px-Mohegan_Poconos_hotelLuzCo_PA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4294" data-file-height="2576" /></a><figcaption>Mohegan Poconos hotel near the <a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Pennsylvania" title="Mohegan Pennsylvania">Mohegan Pennsylvania</a> <a href="/wiki/Casino" title="Casino">casino</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilkes-Barre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Wilkes-Barre.jpg/220px-Wilkes-Barre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Wilkes-Barre.jpg/330px-Wilkes-Barre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Wilkes-Barre.jpg/440px-Wilkes-Barre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a>'s Public Square</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_attractions">Local attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Local attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Village_Historic_District" title="Bear Creek Village Historic District">Bear Creek Village Historic District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Village,_Pennsylvania" title="Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania">Bear Creek Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bittenbender_Covered_Bridge" title="Bittenbender Covered Bridge">Bittenbender Covered Bridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Huntington Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eckley_Miners%27_Village" title="Eckley Miners' Village">Eckley Miners' Village</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foster_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Foster Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F.M._Kirby_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="F.M. Kirby Center">F.M. Kirby Center</a> for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giants_Despair_Hillclimb" title="Giants Despair Hillclimb">Giants Despair Hillclimb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laurel_Run,_Pennsylvania" title="Laurel Run, Pennsylvania">Laurel Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_Armory" title="Kingston Armory">Kingston Armory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Theatre_of_Wilkes-Barre" title="Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre">Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre</a>, Wilkes-Barre<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Historical_Society" title="Luzerne County Historical Society">Luzerne County Museum</a>, Wilkes-Barre<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena_at_Casey_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza">Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_at_Pocono_Downs" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs">Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plains_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Plains Township, Pennsylvania">Plains Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_square" title="Town square">Public Square</a>, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Street_Historic_District_(Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania)" title="River Street Historic District (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)">River Street Historic District</a>, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stegmaier_Brewery" class="mw-redirect" title="Stegmaier Brewery">Stegmaier Brewery</a>, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swetland_Homestead" title="Swetland Homestead">Swetland Homestead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_station" title="Wilkes-Barre station">Wilkes-Barre station</a>, Wilkes-Barre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Monument" title="Wyoming Monument">Wyoming Monument</a>, Wyoming</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley_Mall" title="Wyoming Valley Mall">Wyoming Valley Mall</a>, Wilkes-Barre Township</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area</a> is the 55th-largest U.S. television market.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local television stations<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> include: <a href="/wiki/WNEP-TV" title="WNEP-TV">WNEP-TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> affiliate), <a href="/wiki/WBRE-TV" title="WBRE-TV">WBRE-TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> affiliate), <a href="/wiki/WYOU-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WYOU-TV">WYOU-TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> affiliate), <a href="/wiki/WVIA-TV" title="WVIA-TV">WVIA-TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> affiliate), <a href="/wiki/WOLF-TV" title="WOLF-TV">WOLF-TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a> affiliate), <a href="/wiki/WQMY" title="WQMY">WQMY</a> (<a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a> affiliate), <a href="/wiki/WSWB" title="WSWB">WSWB</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">CW</a> affiliate), <a href="/wiki/WQPX" class="mw-redirect" title="WQPX">WQPX</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ion_Television" title="Ion Television">Ion Television</a> affiliate), and <a href="/wiki/WYLN-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WYLN-LP">WYLN-LP</a> (<a href="/wiki/Youtoo_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Youtoo America">Youtoo TV</a> affiliate). </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Times_Leader" title="Times Leader">Times Leader</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Citizens%27_Voice" title="The Citizens' Voice">The Citizens' Voice</a></i> are the two largest daily newspapers in the Wilkes-Barre area. Wilkes-Barre's radio market is ranked No. 69 by <a href="/wiki/Arbitron" class="mw-redirect" title="Arbitron">Arbitron</a>'s ranking system. There are news, adult alternative, and music radio stations which are receivable in the area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team name </th> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Sport </th> <th scope="col">Venue </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_Penguins" title="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="Ice Hockey">Ice Hockey</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena_at_Casey_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza">Mohegan Sun Arena</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRiders" title="Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">IL</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/PNC_Field" title="PNC Field">PNC Field</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pennsylvania_Route_29_north_in_Lake_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Pennsylvania_Route_29_north_in_Lake_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG/220px-Pennsylvania_Route_29_north_in_Lake_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Pennsylvania_Route_29_north_in_Lake_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG/330px-Pennsylvania_Route_29_north_in_Lake_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Pennsylvania_Route_29_north_in_Lake_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG/440px-Pennsylvania_Route_29_north_in_Lake_Township%2C_Luzerne_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3088" data-file-height="2056" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_29" title="Pennsylvania Route 29">PA Route 29</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Lake Township</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pittston,_Pennsylvania_(4111301389).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301389%29.jpg/220px-Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301389%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301389%29.jpg/330px-Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301389%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301389%29.jpg/440px-Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301389%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>A train travels under <a href="/wiki/Firefighters%27_Memorial_Bridge_(Pittston)" class="mw-redirect" title="Firefighters' Memorial Bridge (Pittston)">Firefighters' Memorial Bridge</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highways">Highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/I-80.svg/24px-I-80.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/I-80.svg/36px-I-80.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/I-80.svg/48px-I-80.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_80_(Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 80 (Pennsylvania)">I-80</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/I-81.svg/24px-I-81.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/I-81.svg/36px-I-81.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/I-81.svg/48px-I-81.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_81_(Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 81 (Pennsylvania)">I-81</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/I-476.svg/30px-I-476.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/I-476.svg/45px-I-476.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/I-476.svg/60px-I-476.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_11.svg/36px-US_11.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/US_11.svg/48px-US_11.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_11_in_Pennsylvania" title="U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania">US 11</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/PA-29.svg/24px-PA-29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/PA-29.svg/36px-PA-29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/PA-29.svg/48px-PA-29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_29" title="Pennsylvania Route 29">PA 29</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PA-92.svg/24px-PA-92.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PA-92.svg/36px-PA-92.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PA-92.svg/48px-PA-92.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_92" title="Pennsylvania Route 92">PA 92</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/PA-93.svg/24px-PA-93.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/PA-93.svg/36px-PA-93.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/PA-93.svg/48px-PA-93.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_93" title="Pennsylvania Route 93">PA 93</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/PA-115.svg/30px-PA-115.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/PA-115.svg/45px-PA-115.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/PA-115.svg/60px-PA-115.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_115" title="Pennsylvania Route 115">PA 115</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PA-118.svg/30px-PA-118.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PA-118.svg/45px-PA-118.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/PA-118.svg/60px-PA-118.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_118" title="Pennsylvania Route 118">PA 118</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/PA-239.svg/30px-PA-239.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/PA-239.svg/45px-PA-239.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/PA-239.svg/60px-PA-239.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_239" title="Pennsylvania Route 239">PA 239</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/PA-309.svg/30px-PA-309.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/PA-309.svg/45px-PA-309.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/PA-309.svg/60px-PA-309.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_309" title="Pennsylvania Route 309">PA 309</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/PA-315.svg/30px-PA-315.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/PA-315.svg/45px-PA-315.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/PA-315.svg/60px-PA-315.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_315" title="Pennsylvania Route 315">PA 315</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/PA-339.svg/30px-PA-339.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/PA-339.svg/45px-PA-339.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/PA-339.svg/60px-PA-339.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_339" title="Pennsylvania Route 339">PA 339</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PA-415.svg/30px-PA-415.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PA-415.svg/45px-PA-415.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PA-415.svg/60px-PA-415.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_415" title="Pennsylvania Route 415">PA 415</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/PA-424.svg/30px-PA-424.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/PA-424.svg/45px-PA-424.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/PA-424.svg/60px-PA-424.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_424" title="Pennsylvania Route 424">PA 424</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/PA-437.svg/30px-PA-437.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/PA-437.svg/45px-PA-437.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PA-502.svg/45px-PA-502.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PA-502.svg/60px-PA-502.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_502" title="Pennsylvania Route 502">PA 502</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/PA-924.svg/30px-PA-924.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/PA-924.svg/45px-PA-924.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/PA-924.svg/60px-PA-924.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_924" title="Pennsylvania Route 924">PA 924</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/PA-940.svg/30px-PA-940.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/PA-940.svg/45px-PA-940.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/PA-940.svg/60px-PA-940.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_940" title="Pennsylvania Route 940">PA 940</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railroads">Railroads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Railroads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway" title="Canadian Pacific Railway">Canadian Pacific Railway</a> (CP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_and_Hudson_Railway" title="Delaware and Hudson Railway">Delaware and Hudson Railway</a> (DH)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luzerne_and_Susquehanna_Railway" title="Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway">Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway</a> (LS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway" title="Norfolk Southern Railway">Norfolk Southern Railway</a> (NS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shore_Railroad_(Pennsylvania)" title="North Shore Railroad (Pennsylvania)">North Shore Railroad</a> (NSHR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading_Blue_Mountain_and_Northern_Railroad" title="Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad">Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad</a> (RBMN)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airports">Airports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Airports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hazleton_Municipal_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazleton Municipal Airport">Hazleton Municipal Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_International_Airport" title="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_Wyoming_Valley_Airport" title="Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport">Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport</a></li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Westbound.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Interstate 80 in southern Luzerne County"><img alt="Interstate 80 in southern Luzerne County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Westbound.jpg/166px-Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Westbound.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Westbound.jpg/250px-Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Westbound.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Westbound.jpg/333px-Flickr_-_Nicholas_T_-_Westbound.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3118" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Interstate_80" title="Interstate 80">Interstate 80</a> in southern Luzerne County</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pittston,_Pennsylvania_(4111301775).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Specialist Dale J. Kridlo Bridge (U.S. Route 11)"><img alt="Specialist Dale J. Kridlo Bridge (U.S. Route 11)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301775%29.jpg/160px-Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301775%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301775%29.jpg/240px-Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301775%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301775%29.jpg/320px-Pittston%2C_Pennsylvania_%284111301775%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Specialist Dale J. Kridlo Bridge (<a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_11" title="U.S. Route 11">U.S. Route 11</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Cross_Valley.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="North Cross Valley Expressway (PA 309)"><img alt="North Cross Valley Expressway (PA 309)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/North_Cross_Valley.jpg/160px-North_Cross_Valley.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/North_Cross_Valley.jpg/240px-North_Cross_Valley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/North_Cross_Valley.jpg/320px-North_Cross_Valley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1125" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">North Cross Valley Expressway (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_309" title="Pennsylvania Route 309">PA 309</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KAVP_Terminals.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport"><img alt="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/KAVP_Terminals.jpg/160px-KAVP_Terminals.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/KAVP_Terminals.jpg/240px-KAVP_Terminals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/KAVP_Terminals.jpg/320px-KAVP_Terminals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1072" data-file-height="804" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_International_Airport" title="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilkes_Barre_Panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Wilkes_Barre_Panorama.jpg/220px-Wilkes_Barre_Panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Wilkes_Barre_Panorama.jpg/330px-Wilkes_Barre_Panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Wilkes_Barre_Panorama.jpg/440px-Wilkes_Barre_Panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1072" data-file-height="752" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a>, the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> and largest city of Luzerne County</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_hazleton_pa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Downtown_hazleton_pa.jpg/220px-Downtown_hazleton_pa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Downtown_hazleton_pa.jpg/330px-Downtown_hazleton_pa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Downtown_hazleton_pa.jpg/440px-Downtown_hazleton_pa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2818" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a>, the second-largest city in Luzerne County</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nanticoke_City.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Nanticoke_City.jpg/220px-Nanticoke_City.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Nanticoke_City.jpg/330px-Nanticoke_City.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Nanticoke_City.jpg/440px-Nanticoke_City.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="801" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a>, the county's third-largest city</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pittston_City_Aerial.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Pittston_City_Aerial.jpg/220px-Pittston_City_Aerial.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Pittston_City_Aerial.jpg/330px-Pittston_City_Aerial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Pittston_City_Aerial.jpg/440px-Pittston_City_Aerial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1125" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a>, the county's fourth-largest city</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Luzerne_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Map_of_Luzerne_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.png/220px-Map_of_Luzerne_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Map_of_Luzerne_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.png/330px-Map_of_Luzerne_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Map_of_Luzerne_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.png/440px-Map_of_Luzerne_County_Pennsylvania_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.png 2x" data-file-width="595" data-file-height="572" /></a><figcaption>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)</figcaption></figure> <p>Luzerne County contains the second highest number of independently governing municipalities in the state of Pennsylvania, with 76; only <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Allegheny County, Pennsylvania">Allegheny County</a> has more.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of cities in Pennsylvania">cities</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_and_boroughs_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania">boroughs</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_townships_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of townships in Pennsylvania">townships</a>, and, in the case of <a href="/wiki/Bloomsburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania">Bloomsburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_and_boroughs_in_Pennsylvania#Towns" title="List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania">towns</a>. The following cities, boroughs, and townships are located in Luzerne County: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a> (county seat)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boroughs">Boroughs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Boroughs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashley,_Pennsylvania" title="Ashley, Pennsylvania">Ashley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avoca,_Pennsylvania" title="Avoca, Pennsylvania">Avoca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Village,_Pennsylvania" title="Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania">Bear Creek Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conyngham,_Pennsylvania" title="Conyngham, Pennsylvania">Conyngham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courtdale,_Pennsylvania" title="Courtdale, Pennsylvania">Courtdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Pennsylvania" title="Dallas, Pennsylvania">Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dupont,_Pennsylvania" title="Dupont, Pennsylvania">Dupont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duryea,_Pennsylvania" title="Duryea, Pennsylvania">Duryea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Edwardsville, Pennsylvania">Edwardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_Pennsylvania" title="Exeter, Pennsylvania">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forty_Fort,_Pennsylvania" title="Forty Fort, Pennsylvania">Forty Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeland,_Pennsylvania" title="Freeland, Pennsylvania">Freeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harveys_Lake,_Pennsylvania" title="Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania">Harveys Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughestown,_Pennsylvania" title="Hughestown, Pennsylvania">Hughestown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeddo,_Pennsylvania" title="Jeddo, Pennsylvania">Jeddo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laflin,_Pennsylvania" title="Laflin, Pennsylvania">Laflin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larksville,_Pennsylvania" title="Larksville, Pennsylvania">Larksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_Run,_Pennsylvania" title="Laurel Run, Pennsylvania">Laurel Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luzerne,_Pennsylvania" title="Luzerne, Pennsylvania">Luzerne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nescopeck,_Pennsylvania" title="Nescopeck, Pennsylvania">Nescopeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Columbus,_Pennsylvania" title="New Columbus, Pennsylvania">New Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuangola,_Pennsylvania" title="Nuangola, Pennsylvania">Nuangola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_Lake_Park,_Pennsylvania" title="Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania">Penn Lake Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth, Pennsylvania">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pringle,_Pennsylvania" title="Pringle, Pennsylvania">Pringle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shickshinny,_Pennsylvania" title="Shickshinny, Pennsylvania">Shickshinny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Notch,_Pennsylvania" title="Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania">Sugar Notch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swoyersville,_Pennsylvania" title="Swoyersville, Pennsylvania">Swoyersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_Run,_Pennsylvania" title="Warrior Run, Pennsylvania">Warrior Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="West Hazleton, Pennsylvania">West Hazleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="West Pittston, Pennsylvania">West Pittston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="West Wyoming, Pennsylvania">West Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Haven,_Pennsylvania" title="White Haven, Pennsylvania">White Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatesville,_Pennsylvania" title="Yatesville, Pennsylvania">Yatesville</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Townships">Townships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Townships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania">Bear Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Black Creek Township, Pennsylvania">Black Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Buck Township, Pennsylvania">Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conyngham_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Conyngham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Dallas Township, Pennsylvania">Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennison_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Dennison Township, Pennsylvania">Dennison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorrance_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Dorrance Township, Pennsylvania">Dorrance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Fairmount Township, Pennsylvania">Fairmount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Fairview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foster_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Franklin Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazle_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazle Township, Pennsylvania">Hazle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollenback_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Hollenback Township, Pennsylvania">Hollenback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunlock_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Hunlock Township, Pennsylvania">Hunlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Huntington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenkins_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston Township, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehman_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Lehman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nescopeck_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania">Nescopeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Newport Township, Pennsylvania">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittston_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston Township, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plains_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Plains Township, Pennsylvania">Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Rice Township, Pennsylvania">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slocum_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Slocum Township, Pennsylvania">Slocum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugarloaf_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Sugarloaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wright_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Wright Township, Pennsylvania">Wright</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_places">Census-designated places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Census-designated places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">Census-designated places</a> are geographical areas designated by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a> for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beech_Mountain_Lakes,_Pennsylvania" title="Beech Mountain Lakes, Pennsylvania">Beech Mountain Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browntown,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Browntown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Browntown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase,_Pennsylvania" title="Chase, Pennsylvania">Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Berwick,_Pennsylvania" title="East Berwick, Pennsylvania">East Berwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Georgetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Lyon,_Pennsylvania" title="Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania">Glen Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harleigh,_Pennsylvania" title="Harleigh, Pennsylvania">Harleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Hills,_Pennsylvania" title="Hickory Hills, Pennsylvania">Hickory Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilldale,_Pennsylvania" title="Hilldale, Pennsylvania">Hilldale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Pennsylvania" title="Hudson, Pennsylvania">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inkerman,_Pennsylvania" title="Inkerman, Pennsylvania">Inkerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lattimer,_Pennsylvania" title="Lattimer, Pennsylvania">Lattimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mocanaqua,_Pennsylvania" title="Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania">Mocanaqua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Top,_Pennsylvania" title="Mountain Top, Pennsylvania">Mountain Top</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuremberg,_Pennsylvania" title="Nuremberg, Pennsylvania">Nuremberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pardeesville,_Pennsylvania" title="Pardeesville, Pennsylvania">Pardeesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pikes_Creek,_Pennsylvania" title="Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania">Pikes Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plains,_Pennsylvania" title="Plains, Pennsylvania">Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavertown,_Pennsylvania" title="Shavertown, Pennsylvania">Shavertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheatown,_Pennsylvania" title="Sheatown, Pennsylvania">Sheatown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silkworth,_Pennsylvania" title="Silkworth, Pennsylvania">Silkworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trucksville,_Pennsylvania" title="Trucksville, Pennsylvania">Trucksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Exeter,_Pennsylvania" title="Upper Exeter, Pennsylvania">Upper Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wanamie,_Pennsylvania" title="Wanamie, Pennsylvania">Wanamie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">West Nanticoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston,_Pennsylvania" title="Weston, Pennsylvania">Weston</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_places">Other places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Other places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alden,_Pennsylvania" title="Alden, Pennsylvania">Alden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Back_Mountain,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Back Mountain, Pennsylvania">Back Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beach_Haven,_Pennsylvania" title="Beach Haven, Pennsylvania">Beach Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breslau,_Pennsylvania" title="Breslau, Pennsylvania">Breslau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambra,_Pennsylvania" title="Cambra, Pennsylvania">Cambra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranberry,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Cranberry, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Cranberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drifton,_Pennsylvania" title="Drifton, Pennsylvania">Drifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drums,_Pennsylvania" title="Drums, Pennsylvania">Drums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ebervale,_Pennsylvania" title="Ebervale, Pennsylvania">Ebervale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Summit_Springs,_Pennsylvania" title="Glen Summit Springs, Pennsylvania">Glen Summit Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Pittston" title="Greater Pittston">Greater Pittston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harveyville,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Harveyville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Harveyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humboldt,_Pennsylvania" title="Humboldt, Pennsylvania">Humboldt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunlock_Creek,_Pennsylvania" title="Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania">Hunlock Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Mills,_Pennsylvania" title="Huntington Mills, Pennsylvania">Huntington Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan,_Pennsylvania" title="Japan, Pennsylvania">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kis-Lyn,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Kis-Lyn, Pennsylvania">Kis-Lyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koonsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Koonsville, Pennsylvania">Koonsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korn_Krest,_Pennsylvania" title="Korn Krest, Pennsylvania">Korn Krest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunkle,_Pennsylvania" title="Kunkle, Pennsylvania">Kunkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehman,_Pennsylvania" title="Lehman, Pennsylvania">Lehman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milnesville,_Pennsylvania" title="Milnesville, Pennsylvania">Milnesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moosehead,_Pennsylvania" title="Moosehead, Pennsylvania">Moosehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mossville,_Pennsylvania" title="Mossville, Pennsylvania">Mossville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Grove,_Pennsylvania" title="Mountain Grove, Pennsylvania">Mountain Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Boston,_Pennsylvania" title="Old Boston, Pennsylvania">Old Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Griffith,_Pennsylvania" title="Port Griffith, Pennsylvania">Port Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Glen,_Pennsylvania" title="Rock Glen, Pennsylvania">Rock Glen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Johns,_Pennsylvania" title="Saint Johns, Pennsylvania">Saint Johns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Run,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Sandy Run, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Sandy Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suscon,_Pennsylvania" title="Suscon, Pennsylvania">Suscon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Valley,_Pennsylvania" title="Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania">Sweet Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sybertsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Sybertsville, Pennsylvania">Sybertsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomhicken,_Pennsylvania" title="Tomhicken, Pennsylvania">Tomhicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wapwallopen,_Pennsylvania" title="Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania">Wapwallopen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterton,_Pennsylvania" title="Waterton, Pennsylvania">Waterton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenith,_Pennsylvania" title="Zenith, Pennsylvania">Zenith</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_ranking">Population ranking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Population ranking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population ranking of the following table is based on the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a> of Luzerne County.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>†</b> <i>county seat</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>City/Borough/Township </th> <th>Municipal type </th> <th>Population (2010 census) </th></tr> <tr style="background:#fffacd;"> <td>1 </td> <td><b>†</b> <b><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></b> </td> <td>City </td> <td>41,498 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fffacd;"> <td>2 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a></b> </td> <td>City </td> <td>25,340 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>3 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>13,182 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>4 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hanover_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hanover Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>11,076 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fffacd;"> <td>5 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a></b> </td> <td>City </td> <td>10,465 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>6 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Plains_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Plains Township, Pennsylvania">Plains Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>9,961 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>7 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hazle_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hazle Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>9,549 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>8 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Butler_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Butler Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>9,221 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>9 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Dallas Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>8,994 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fffacd;"> <td>10 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a></b> </td> <td>City </td> <td>7,739 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>11 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kingston_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Kingston Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>6,999 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>12 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth, Pennsylvania">Plymouth</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>5,951 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>13 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_Pennsylvania" title="Exeter, Pennsylvania">Exeter</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>5,652 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>14 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Wright_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Wright Township, Pennsylvania">Wright Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>5,651 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>15 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Newport_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Newport Township, Pennsylvania">Newport Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>5,374 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>16 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Swoyersville,_Pennsylvania" title="Swoyersville, Pennsylvania">Swoyersville</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>5,062 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>17 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Duryea,_Pennsylvania" title="Duryea, Pennsylvania">Duryea</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>4,917 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>18 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="West Pittston, Pennsylvania">West Pittston</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>4,868 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>19 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Edwardsville, Pennsylvania">Edwardsville</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>4,816 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>20 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Jackson Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>4,646 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>21 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="West Hazleton, Pennsylvania">West Hazleton</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>4,594 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>22 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fairview_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Fairview Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>4,520 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>23 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Larksville,_Pennsylvania" title="Larksville, Pennsylvania">Larksville</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>4,480 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>24 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jenkins_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Jenkins Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>4,442 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>25 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Salem_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Salem Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>4,254 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>26 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Forty_Fort,_Pennsylvania" title="Forty Fort, Pennsylvania">Forty Fort</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>4,214 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>27 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sugarloaf_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Sugarloaf Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>4,211 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>28 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Freeland,_Pennsylvania" title="Freeland, Pennsylvania">Freeland</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>3,531 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>29 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lehman_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Lehman Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>3,508 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>30 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Foster_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Foster Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>3,467 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>31 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pittston_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston Township, Pennsylvania">Pittston Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>3,368 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>32 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rice_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Rice Township, Pennsylvania">Rice Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>3,335 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>33 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>3,073 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>34 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,967 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>35 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ross_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Ross Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,937 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>36 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Luzerne,_Pennsylvania" title="Luzerne, Pennsylvania">Luzerne</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>2,845 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>37 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>2,804 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>38 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Harveys_Lake,_Pennsylvania" title="Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania">Harveys Lake</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>2,791 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>39 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ashley,_Pennsylvania" title="Ashley, Pennsylvania">Ashley</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>2,790 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>40 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania">Bear Creek Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,774 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>41 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="West Wyoming, Pennsylvania">West Wyoming</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>2,725 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>42 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dupont,_Pennsylvania" title="Dupont, Pennsylvania">Dupont</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>2,711 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>43 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Avoca,_Pennsylvania" title="Avoca, Pennsylvania">Avoca</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>2,661 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>44 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hunlock_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hunlock Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,443 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>45 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Exeter_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Exeter Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,378 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>46 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Huntington Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,244 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>47 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dorrance_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorrance Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Dorrance Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,188 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>48 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lake_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Lake Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,049 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>49 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Union Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,042 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>50 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Black_Creek_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Black Creek Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>2,016 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>51 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Conyngham,_Pennsylvania" title="Conyngham, Pennsylvania">Conyngham</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>1,914 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>52 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Plymouth Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>1,812 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>53 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Franklin Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Franklin Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>1,757 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>54 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nescopeck,_Pennsylvania" title="Nescopeck, Pennsylvania">Nescopeck</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>1,583 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>55 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Laflin,_Pennsylvania" title="Laflin, Pennsylvania">Laflin</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>1,487 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>56 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Conyngham_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Conyngham Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>1,453 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>57 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hughestown,_Pennsylvania" title="Hughestown, Pennsylvania">Hughestown</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>1,392 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>58 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Fairmount Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>1,276 </td></tr> <tr style="background:honeyDew;"> <td>59 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hollenback_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollenback Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hollenback Township</a></b> </td> <td>Township </td> <td>1,196 </td></tr> <tr 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Creek Village</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>257 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>75 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/New_Columbus,_Pennsylvania" title="New Columbus, Pennsylvania">New Columbus</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>227 </td></tr> <tr style="background:seaShell;"> <td>76 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jeddo,_Pennsylvania" title="Jeddo, Pennsylvania">Jeddo</a></b> </td> <td>Borough </td> <td>98 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="List of people from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">List of people from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County_Transportation_Authority" title="Luzerne County Transportation Authority">Luzerne County Transportation Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennamite%E2%80%93Yankee_War" title="Pennamite–Yankee War">Pennamite–Yankee War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Luzerne_County" title="USS Luzerne County">USS <i>Luzerne County</i></a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Official records for Avoca/Wilkes-Barre–Scranton kept at downtown Scranton from January 1901 to 17 April 1955 and at <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_International_Airport" title="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport</a> since 18 April 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Pennsylvania">Bear Creek Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conyngham,_Pennsylvania" title="Conyngham, Pennsylvania">Conyngham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courtdale,_Pennsylvania" title="Courtdale, Pennsylvania">Courtdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Pennsylvania" title="Dallas, Pennsylvania">Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dupont,_Pennsylvania" title="Dupont, Pennsylvania">Dupont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duryea,_Pennsylvania" title="Duryea, Pennsylvania">Duryea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Edwardsville, Pennsylvania">Edwardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_Pennsylvania" title="Exeter, Pennsylvania">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forty_Fort,_Pennsylvania" title="Forty Fort, Pennsylvania">Forty Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeland,_Pennsylvania" title="Freeland, Pennsylvania">Freeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harveys_Lake,_Pennsylvania" title="Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania">Harveys Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughestown,_Pennsylvania" title="Hughestown, Pennsylvania">Hughestown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeddo,_Pennsylvania" title="Jeddo, Pennsylvania">Jeddo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laflin,_Pennsylvania" title="Laflin, Pennsylvania">Laflin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larksville,_Pennsylvania" title="Larksville, Pennsylvania">Larksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_Run,_Pennsylvania" title="Laurel Run, Pennsylvania">Laurel Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luzerne,_Pennsylvania" title="Luzerne, Pennsylvania">Luzerne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nescopeck,_Pennsylvania" title="Nescopeck, Pennsylvania">Nescopeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Columbus,_Pennsylvania" title="New Columbus, Pennsylvania">New Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuangola,_Pennsylvania" title="Nuangola, Pennsylvania">Nuangola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_Lake_Park,_Pennsylvania" title="Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania">Penn Lake Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth, Pennsylvania">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pringle,_Pennsylvania" title="Pringle, Pennsylvania">Pringle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shickshinny,_Pennsylvania" title="Shickshinny, Pennsylvania">Shickshinny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Notch,_Pennsylvania" title="Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania">Sugar Notch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swoyersville,_Pennsylvania" title="Swoyersville, Pennsylvania">Swoyersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_Run,_Pennsylvania" title="Warrior Run, Pennsylvania">Warrior Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="West Hazleton, Pennsylvania">West Hazleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Pittston,_Pennsylvania" title="West Pittston, Pennsylvania">West Pittston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="West Wyoming, Pennsylvania">West Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Haven,_Pennsylvania" title="White Haven, Pennsylvania">White Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyoming, Pennsylvania">Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatesville,_Pennsylvania" title="Yatesville, Pennsylvania">Yatesville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Township_(Pennsylvania)" title="Township (Pennsylvania)">Townships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania">Bear Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Creek_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Black Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Buck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conyngham_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Conyngham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennison_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Dennison Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Dennison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorrance_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorrance Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Dorrance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Fairmount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Fairview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foster_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Franklin Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazle_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hazle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollenback_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollenback Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hollenback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunlock_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Hunlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Huntington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenkins_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehman_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Lehman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nescopeck_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania">Nescopeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Newport Township, Pennsylvania">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittston_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Pittston Township, Pennsylvania">Pittston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plains_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Plains Township, Pennsylvania">Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Rice Township, Pennsylvania">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slocum_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Slocum Township, Pennsylvania">Slocum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugarloaf_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Sugarloaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre_Township,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wright_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Wright Township, Pennsylvania">Wright</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beech_Mountain_Lakes,_Pennsylvania" title="Beech Mountain Lakes, Pennsylvania">Beech Mountain Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browntown,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Browntown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Browntown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase,_Pennsylvania" title="Chase, Pennsylvania">Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Berwick,_Pennsylvania" title="East Berwick, Pennsylvania">East Berwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Georgetown, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Georgetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Lyon,_Pennsylvania" title="Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania">Glen Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harleigh,_Pennsylvania" title="Harleigh, Pennsylvania">Harleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Hills,_Pennsylvania" title="Hickory Hills, Pennsylvania">Hickory Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilldale,_Pennsylvania" title="Hilldale, Pennsylvania">Hilldale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Pennsylvania" title="Hudson, Pennsylvania">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inkerman,_Pennsylvania" title="Inkerman, Pennsylvania">Inkerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lattimer,_Pennsylvania" title="Lattimer, Pennsylvania">Lattimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misericordia_University" title="Misericordia University">Misericordia University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mocanaqua,_Pennsylvania" title="Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania">Mocanaqua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Top,_Pennsylvania" title="Mountain Top, Pennsylvania">Mountain Top</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuremberg,_Pennsylvania" title="Nuremberg, Pennsylvania">Nuremberg</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pardeesville,_Pennsylvania" title="Pardeesville, Pennsylvania">Pardeesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pikes_Creek,_Pennsylvania" title="Pikes Creek, Pennsylvania">Pikes Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plains,_Pennsylvania" title="Plains, Pennsylvania">Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavertown,_Pennsylvania" title="Shavertown, Pennsylvania">Shavertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheatown,_Pennsylvania" title="Sheatown, Pennsylvania">Sheatown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silkworth,_Pennsylvania" title="Silkworth, Pennsylvania">Silkworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trucksville,_Pennsylvania" title="Trucksville, Pennsylvania">Trucksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Exeter,_Pennsylvania" title="Upper Exeter, Pennsylvania">Upper Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wanamie,_Pennsylvania" title="Wanamie, Pennsylvania">Wanamie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">West Nanticoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston,_Pennsylvania" title="Weston, Pennsylvania">Weston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alden,_Pennsylvania" title="Alden, Pennsylvania">Alden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Back_Mountain" title="Back Mountain">Back Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beach_Haven,_Pennsylvania" title="Beach Haven, Pennsylvania">Beach Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breslau,_Pennsylvania" title="Breslau, Pennsylvania">Breslau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambra,_Pennsylvania" title="Cambra, Pennsylvania">Cambra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranberry,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Cranberry, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Cranberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drifton,_Pennsylvania" title="Drifton, Pennsylvania">Drifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drums,_Pennsylvania" title="Drums, Pennsylvania">Drums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ebervale,_Pennsylvania" title="Ebervale, Pennsylvania">Ebervale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Summit_Springs,_Pennsylvania" title="Glen Summit Springs, Pennsylvania">Glen Summit Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harveyville,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Harveyville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Harveyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humboldt,_Pennsylvania" title="Humboldt, Pennsylvania">Humboldt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunlock_Creek,_Pennsylvania" title="Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania">Hunlock Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Mills,_Pennsylvania" title="Huntington Mills, Pennsylvania">Huntington Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan,_Pennsylvania" title="Japan, Pennsylvania">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koonsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Koonsville, Pennsylvania">Koonsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korn_Krest,_Pennsylvania" title="Korn Krest, Pennsylvania">Korn Krest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunkle,_Pennsylvania" title="Kunkle, Pennsylvania">Kunkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehman,_Pennsylvania" title="Lehman, Pennsylvania">Lehman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milnesville,_Pennsylvania" title="Milnesville, Pennsylvania">Milnesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moosehead,_Pennsylvania" title="Moosehead, Pennsylvania">Moosehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mossville,_Pennsylvania" title="Mossville, Pennsylvania">Mossville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Grove,_Pennsylvania" title="Mountain Grove, Pennsylvania">Mountain Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Boston,_Pennsylvania" title="Old Boston, Pennsylvania">Old Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Griffith,_Pennsylvania" title="Port Griffith, Pennsylvania">Port Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Glen,_Pennsylvania" title="Rock Glen, Pennsylvania">Rock Glen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Johns,_Pennsylvania" title="Saint Johns, Pennsylvania">Saint Johns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Run,_Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Sandy Run, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Sandy Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suscon,_Pennsylvania" title="Suscon, Pennsylvania">Suscon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Valley,_Pennsylvania" title="Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania">Sweet Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sybertsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Sybertsville, Pennsylvania">Sybertsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomhicken,_Pennsylvania" title="Tomhicken, Pennsylvania">Tomhicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wapwallopen,_Pennsylvania" title="Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania">Wapwallopen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterton,_Pennsylvania" title="Waterton, Pennsylvania">Waterton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenith,_Pennsylvania" title="Zenith, Pennsylvania">Zenith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Pennsylvania_(state)" 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Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Pennsylvania" title="Kingston, Pennsylvania">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Top,_Pennsylvania" title="Mountain Top, Pennsylvania">Mountain Top</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanticoke,_Pennsylvania" title="Nanticoke, Pennsylvania">Nanticoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plains_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Plains Township, Pennsylvania">Plains Township</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bodies of water</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_River" title="Susquehanna River">Susquehanna River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Run_(Susquehanna_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocky Run (Susquehanna River)">Rocky Run (Susquehanna River)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turtle_Creek_(Susquehanna_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Turtle Creek (Susquehanna River)">Turtle Creek (Susquehanna River)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Creek_(Susquehanna_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Creek (Susquehanna River)">Black Creek (Susquehanna River)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Run" title="Paddy Run">Paddy Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shickshinny_Creek" title="Shickshinny Creek">Shickshinny Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunlock_Creek" title="Hunlock Creek">Hunlock Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harveys_Creek" title="Harveys Creek">Harveys Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_Creek" title="Newport Creek">Newport Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanticoke_Creek" title="Nanticoke Creek">Nanticoke Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_Creek_(Pennsylvania)" title="Warrior Creek (Pennsylvania)">Warrior Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Creek" title="Solomon Creek">Solomon Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_Creek_(Susquehanna_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coal Creek (Susquehanna River)">Coal Creek (Susquehanna River)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadham_Creek" title="Wadham Creek">Wadham Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_Creek" title="Brown Creek">Brown Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toby_Creek" title="Toby Creek">Toby Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Creek_(Susquehanna_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mill Creek (Susquehanna River)">Mill Creek (Susquehanna River)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abrahams_Creek" title="Abrahams Creek">Abrahams Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hicks_Creek_(Susquehanna_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hicks Creek (Susquehanna River)">Hicks Creek (Susquehanna River)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Pennsylvania" title="Template:Pennsylvania"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Pennsylvania" title="Template talk:Pennsylvania"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Pennsylvania" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Pennsylvania"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._state)" title="Commonwealth (U.S. state)">Commonwealth</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Pennsylvania-related_articles" title="Index of Pennsylvania-related articles">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Pennsylvania" title="Outline of Pennsylvania">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Pennsylvania" title="United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania">Delegations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pennsylvania" title="Government of Pennsylvania">Government</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Pennsylvania">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Pennsylvania" title="Politics of Pennsylvania">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Pennsylvania" title="Sports in Pennsylvania">Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_metropolitan_areas" title="Pennsylvania metropolitan areas">Metro areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altoona,_Pennsylvania" title="Altoona, Pennsylvania">Altoona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie,_Pennsylvania" title="Erie, Pennsylvania">Erie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg%E2%80%93Carlisle_metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area">Harrisburg–Carlisle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg%E2%80%93York%E2%80%93Lebanon_combined_statistical_area" title="Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area">Harrisburg–York–Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnstown,_Pennsylvania" title="Johnstown, Pennsylvania">Johnstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_Pennsylvania" title="Lebanon, Pennsylvania">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley" title="Lehigh Valley">Lehigh Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_metropolitan_area" title="New York metropolitan area">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Valley" title="Delaware Valley">Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Pittsburgh" title="Greater Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berks_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Berks County, Pennsylvania">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Scranton‑Wilkes-Barre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_College,_Pennsylvania" title="State College, Pennsylvania">State College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Baltimore_combined_statistical_area" title="Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area">Washington-Baltimore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamsport,_Pennsylvania" title="Williamsport, Pennsylvania">Williamsport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York</a>-<a href="/wiki/Hanover,_Pennsylvania" title="Hanover, Pennsylvania">Hanover</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of cities in Pennsylvania">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altoona,_Pennsylvania" title="Altoona, Pennsylvania">Altoona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania" title="Bethlehem, Pennsylvania">Bethlehem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania" title="Butler, Pennsylvania">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester,_Pennsylvania" title="Chester, Pennsylvania">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DuBois,_Pennsylvania" title="DuBois, Pennsylvania">DuBois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easton,_Pennsylvania" title="Easton, Pennsylvania">Easton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie,_Pennsylvania" title="Erie, Pennsylvania">Erie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Greensburg, Pennsylvania">Greensburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazleton,_Pennsylvania" title="Hazleton, Pennsylvania">Hazleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnstown,_Pennsylvania" title="Johnstown, Pennsylvania">Johnstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_Pennsylvania" title="Lebanon, Pennsylvania">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKeesport,_Pennsylvania" title="McKeesport, Pennsylvania">McKeesport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Castle,_Pennsylvania" title="New Castle, Pennsylvania">New Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pottsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Pottsville, Pennsylvania">Pottsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania" title="Reading, Pennsylvania">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania" title="Scranton, Pennsylvania">Scranton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunbury,_Pennsylvania" title="Sunbury, Pennsylvania">Sunbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamsport,_Pennsylvania" title="Williamsport, Pennsylvania">Williamsport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_and_boroughs_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania">Largest<br />municipalities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abington_Township,_Montgomery_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania">Abington Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bensalem_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania">Bensalem Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethel_Park,_Pennsylvania" title="Bethel Park, Pennsylvania">Bethel Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Bristol Township, Pennsylvania">Bristol Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania">Cheltenham Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranberry_Township,_Butler_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania">Cranberry Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darby,_Pennsylvania" title="Darby, Pennsylvania">Darby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falls_Township,_Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania">Falls Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampden_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Hampden Township, Pennsylvania">Hampden Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haverford_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Haverford Township, Pennsylvania">Haverford Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hempfield_Township,_Westmoreland_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania">Hempfield Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Macungie_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania">Lower Macungie Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Makefield_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania">Lower Makefield Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania">Lower Merion Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Paxton_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania">Lower Paxton Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manheim_Township,_Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania">Manheim Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCandless,_Pennsylvania" title="McCandless, Pennsylvania">McCandless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown_Township,_Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania">Middletown Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millcreek_Township,_Erie_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania">Millcreek Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroeville,_Pennsylvania" title="Monroeville, Pennsylvania">Monroeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mt._Lebanon,_Pennsylvania" title="Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania">Mt. Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norristown,_Pennsylvania" title="Norristown, Pennsylvania">Norristown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_Township,_Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania">Northampton Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Huntingdon_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania">North Huntingdon Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_Hills,_Pennsylvania" title="Penn Hills, Pennsylvania">Penn Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radnor_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Radnor Township, Pennsylvania">Radnor Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridley_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Ridley Township, Pennsylvania">Ridley Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Township,_Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania">Ross Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaler_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Shaler Township, Pennsylvania">Shaler Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Township,_Berks_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania">Spring Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_College,_Pennsylvania" title="State College, Pennsylvania">State College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tredyffrin_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania">Tredyffrin Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Darby_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania">Upper Darby Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Merion_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania">Upper Merion Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warminster_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Warminster Township, Pennsylvania">Warminster Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Chester,_Pennsylvania" title="West Chester, Pennsylvania">West Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitehall_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania">Whitehall Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="York Township, Pennsylvania">York Township</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Pennsylvania" title="Regions of Pennsylvania">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Mountains" title="Allegheny Mountains">Allegheny Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_National_Forest" title="Allegheny National Forest">Allegheny National Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Plateau" title="Allegheny Plateau">Allegheny Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bald_Eagle_Valley" title="Bald Eagle Valley">Bald Eagle Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains" title="Blue Ridge Mountains">Blue Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_Region" title="Coal Region">Coal Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Valley" title="Cumberland Valley">Cumberland Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Valley" title="Delaware Valley">Delaware Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch_Country" title="Pennsylvania Dutch Country">Dutch Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endless_Mountains" title="Endless Mountains">Endless Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Valley_(Pennsylvania)" title="Great Valley (Pennsylvania)">Great Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Happy_Valley_(Pennsylvania)" title="Happy Valley (Pennsylvania)">Happy Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel_Highlands" title="Laurel Highlands">Laurel Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon_Valley" title="Lebanon Valley">Lebanon Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley" title="Lehigh Valley">Lehigh Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahoning_Valley_(geographic)" title="Mahoning Valley (geographic)">Mahoning Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Main_Line" title="Philadelphia Main Line">Main Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nittany_Valley" title="Nittany Valley">Nittany Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Pennsylvania" title="Northeastern Pennsylvania">Northeastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Tier_(Pennsylvania)" title="Northern Tier (Pennsylvania)">Northern Tier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Pennsylvania" title="North Central Pennsylvania">North Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Penn_Valley" title="North Penn Valley">North Penn Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh%E2%80%93New_Castle%E2%80%93Weirton_combined_statistical_area" title="Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area">Ohio Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil Region">Oil Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oley_Valley" title="Oley Valley">Oley Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Highlands_Region" title="Pennsylvania Highlands Region">Pennsylvania Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Wilds" title="Pennsylvania Wilds">Pennsylvania Wilds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penns_Valley" title="Penns Valley">Penns Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States)" title="Piedmont (United States)">Piedmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocono_Mountains" title="Pocono Mountains">Pocono Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridge-and-Valley_Appalachians" title="Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians">Ridge and Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg%E2%80%93York%E2%80%93Lebanon_combined_statistical_area" title="Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area">South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_Valley" title="Susquehanna Valley">Susquehanna Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania" title="Western Pennsylvania">Western</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Wyoming Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of counties in Pennsylvania">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Adams County, Pennsylvania">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Allegheny County, Pennsylvania">Allegheny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armstrong_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Armstrong County, Pennsylvania">Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Beaver County, Pennsylvania">Beaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Bedford County, Pennsylvania">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berks_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Berks County, Pennsylvania">Berks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Blair County, Pennsylvania">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradford_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Bradford County, Pennsylvania">Bradford</a></li> <li><a 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