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The following is a list of the sixty-seven county seats of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The list includes forty-two boroughs, twenty-four cities, and one town. The ranking is based on the populations of each county seat during the 2010 census.
The following is a list of the 67 counties of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, the municipalities having been consolidated in 1854, and all remaining county government functions having been merged into the city after a 1951 referendum.
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Local municipalities can be governed by statutes, which are enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and are specific to the type and class of municipality; by a home rule municipality, under a home rule charter, adopted by the municipality; or by an optional form of government, adopted by the municipality. [3]
Sullivan County has no former townships, and no counties have been formed from it. When formed in 1847, Sullivan County had no boroughs. The unincorporated village of Cherry Hill in Cherry Township served as the first county seat until 1850, when Laporte was founded in the geographic center of the county, and became its new county seat. [6]
Location of Lycoming County within Pennsylvania. As of 2024, Lycoming County has 52 incorporated municipalities: one city, nine boroughs, and 42 townships. [1] Townships may contain villages, which the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) marks with signs and defines as "unincorporated built-up areas which have a post office or a generally recognized name".
Cameron County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,547, [2] making it Pennsylvania's least populous county. Its county seat is Emporium. [3] The county was created on March 29, 1860, from parts of Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties. It is named for Senator Simon Cameron. The county ...
Westmoreland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 354,663. [1] The county seat is Greensburg and the most populous community is Hempfield Township. [2] It is named after Westmorland, a historic county of England ...