Plains Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Nickname: Plains | |
Motto: The Keystone of the Wyoming Valley[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Luzerne |
Settled | 1762 |
Incorporated | 1851 |
Area | |
• Total | 13.16 sq mi (34.09 km2) |
• Land | 12.91 sq mi (33.43 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,861 |
• Estimate (2021)[3] | 9,807 |
• Density | 753.62/sq mi (290.98/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 42-079-61120 |
Website | www |
Plains Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States (on the outskirts of Wilkes-Barre). The population was 9,816 at the 2020 census.[3] The municipality is the birthplace of Chicago White Sox hall of famer Ed Walsh and John J. Yeosock, a United States Army general who commanded the 3rd U.S. Army during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Mohegan Pennsylvania is a casino in Plains Township (located along PA 315).
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