Back Plains Township, Pennsylvania Welsh Municipio de Plains Spanish Плейнс Тауншип (округ Лузерн, Пенсільванія) Ukrainian Xã Plains, Quận Luzerne, Pennsylvania Vietnamese
Plains Township, Pennsylvania | |
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 Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township | |
| Nickname: Plains | |
| Motto: The Keystone of the Wyoming Valley[1] | |
 Map of Luzerne County highlighting Plains Township | |
 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Luzerne County | |
| 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).
- ^ "Plains Township".
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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