Wilkes-Barre Township

Wilkes-Barre Township is a township with home rule status in , Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to the city of . The population of the township was 3,219 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Locality with 3,210 residents
  • Description: township in central Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Wilkes-Barre Township CDP”, “Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania”, and “Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza and Wyoming Valley Mall.

Stadium
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is an 8,050-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wilkes-Barre Township, just northeast of .

Shopping center
is a located in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by JCPenney.

Building
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laurel Run and Wilkes-Barre.

Village
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is a borough that is located in , , United States. The population was 560 at the time of the 2020 census.

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is a city of 41,000 people in , approximately 20 miles southwest of . The city is named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barre, both of whom were members of the British Parliament who opposed royal rule of the colonies.

Village
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is a borough in , one mile from . The population was 2,588 at the 2020 census. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre Township.

Wilkes-Barre Township

Latitude
41.23354° or 41° 14′ 1″ north
Longitude
-75.85946° or 75° 51′ 34″ west
Population
3,210
Elevation
689 feet (210 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US WBE
Open location code
87H664MR+C6
Geo­Names ID
7259204
Wiki­data ID
Q1184277
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Wilkes-Barre Township” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Wilkes-Barre Township”
  • Dutch: “Wilkes-Barre Township”
  • French: “Wilkes-Barre Township”
  • German: “Wilkes-Barre Township”
  • Italian: “Wilkes-Barre”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wilkes-Barre Township”
  • Portuguese: “Wilkes-Barre Township”
  • Serbian: “Вилкс-Бар Тауншип”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wilkes-Barre Township”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Wilkes-Barre”
  • Ukrainian: “Вілкс-Беррі Тауншип”
  • Urdu: “ولکس-بیری ٹاؤن شپ، پنسلوانیا”
  • Uzbek: “Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County”
  • Uzbek: “Wilkes-Barre Township”
  • Uzbek: “Wилкес-Барре Тоwншип”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Wilkes-Barre, Quận Luzerne, Pennsylvania”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Wilkes-Barre”
  • Welsh: “Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania”
  • Welsh: “Wilkes-Barre Township”

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Localities in the Area

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