List of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

List of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

This is a list of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Under Pennsylvania law, there are three types of incorporated municipalities in the county: cities, boroughs and . Any municipality in Pennsylvania with more than 10 persons can incorporate as a borough. Any township or borough with a population of at least 10,000 can ask the state legislature to become chartered as a city. There are no unincorporated areas in the county, since all territory in Pennsylvania is incorporated.

The fifty two incorporated municipalities in Lycoming County are the subject of the first list, which gives their names and etymologies, dates settled and incorporated, what they were formed from, area, population, and location within the county. Two other lists dealing with former parts of Lycoming County are included. The second list is of former incorporated townships and gives the same information as above on their current status. The third list gives information on the eighteen other Pennsylvania counties which were formed from or contain land originally in the county.

In the 2000 census, the population of Lycoming County was 120,044,When originally formed in 1803, Shrewsbury Township encompassed all of modern Sullivan County. Elkland Township was formed from Shrewsbury in 1804, as were Cherry (1824), Davidson and Forks Townships (both 1833). Plunketts Creek Township was formed from Franklin and Davidson Townships in 1838, and Fox Township was formed from Elkland in 1839. When Sullivan County was formed in 1847, both Shrewsbury and Plunketts Creek Townships were split, with each county originally having a township of that name (Plunketts Creek Township in Sullivan County changed its name to Hillsgrove Township in 1856).

References

"Unless otherwise noted, all information on area and population comes from the U.S. Census Bureau."

External links

*cite web|url = http://www.lyco.org/ |title = County of Lycoming, Pennsylvania | publisher = Lycoming County Commissioners |accessdate = 2007-10-08 "Official Lycoming County Website"
*cite news | author= Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division | url= ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/lycoming_GHSN.PDF | title= 2007 General Highway Map Lycoming County Pennsylvania | format = PDF |accessdate= 2007-07-28

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