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county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryl ...

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boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

, twenty-four

cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

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town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

. The ranking is based on the populations of each county seat during the 2010 census. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !Rank !Photo !Seat name !Population (2010 census) !County !Municipal type , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 1 , Philly skyline

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, 1,526,006 ,

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 2 , Pittsburgh WEO Night 1

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

, 305,704 , Allegheny , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 3 ,

Allentown Allentown may refer to several places in the United States and topics related to them: * Allentown, California, now called Toadtown, California * Allentown, Georgia, a town in Wilkinson County * Allentown, Illinois, an unincorporated community in T ...

, 118,032 , Lehigh , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 4 , Eriesky2

Erie Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...

, 101,786 ,

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 5 , Reading Urban

Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of Letter (alphabet), letters, symbols, etc., especially by Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process invo ...

, 88,082 , Berks , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 6 , Downtown Scranton

Scranton Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U ...

, 76,089 , Lackawanna , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 7 , Lancaster Pennsylvania downtown

, Lancaster , 59,322 , Lancaster , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 8 , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Capital Building

Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the List of c ...

, 49,528 , Dauphin , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 9 , YorkPaTwinsSign

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, 43,718 ,

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 10 , Wilkes Barre Panorama

Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the secon ...

, 41,498 , Luzerne , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 11 ,

Norristown Norristown may mean: * Norristown, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown is a municipality with home ...

, 34,324 , Montgomery , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 12 , Downtown-Williamsport

, Williamsport , 29,381 , Lycoming , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 13 , Easton Skyline

, Easton , 26,800 ,

Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 14 , Lebanon Reading RR Station

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, 25,477 ,

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 15 , Stairs at the Lawrence County Courthouse

, New Castle , 23,273 ,

Lawrence Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 16 , Memorial Square Chambersburg

Chambersburg Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, and north of Maryland and the Mas ...

, 20,268 ,

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 17 , Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...

, 18,682 ,

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 18 , Westchester

, West Chester , 18,461 ,

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 19 , Greensburg pennsylvania 2007

, Greensburg , 14,892 , Westmoreland , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 20 , , Bloomsburg , 14,855 , Columbia , Town , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 21 ,

Pottsville Pottsville usually refers to the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Pottsville may also refer to: Other communities *Pottsville, New South Wales, Australia *Pottsville, Arkansas, United States *Pottsville, Kentucky, United ...

, 14,324 , Schuylkill , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 22 , Indiana Theater Sign

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

, 13,975 ,

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 23 , Butler PA skyline

Butler A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some a ...

, 13,757 ,

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 24 , Washington,PA 6

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, 13,663 ,

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 25 , Meadville, Pennsylvania

, Meadville , 13,388 ,

Crawford Crawford may refer to: Places Canada * Crawford Bay Airport, British Columbia * Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Ontario United Kingdom * Crawford, Lancashire, a small village near Rainford, Merseyside, England * Crawford, South Lanarkshire, a ...

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 26 , , Uniontown , 10,372 , Fayette , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 27 , Sunbury, Pennsylvania

, Sunbury , 9,905 ,

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 28 , Clinton County Pennsylvania Courthouse

, Lock Haven , 9,772 ,

Clinton Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 29 , Warren Municipal Building Jul 12

Warren A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Angl ...

, 9,710 ,

, City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 30 , Bucks Courthouse

, Doylestown , 8,380 ,

Bucks Bucks may refer to: Places * Buckinghamshire, England, abbreviated Bucks * Bucks, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community * Bucks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Bucks, Michigan, an unincorporated community ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 31 , Lewistown Post Office

, Lewistown , 8,338 , Mifflin , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 32 , DowntownGettysburgPA

, Gettysburg , 7,620 , Adams , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 33 , Blair Company Building A

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there ...

, 7,093 ,

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 34 , , Stroudsburg , 6,674 , Monroe , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 35 , Franklin, Pennsylvania

, 6,545 , Venango , City , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 36 , Somerset County Courthouse Pa 2012

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...

, 6,277 ,

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 37 , Clearfield County Courthouse Apr 10

, Clearfield , 6,215 , Clearfield , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 38 , , Bellefonte , 6,187 ,

Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 39 , Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

, Lewisburg , 5,792 ,

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 40 , Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania skyline

Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg is a borough in and the county seat of Blair County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located on the Juniata River, south of Altoona and is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, metropolitan statistical area. In 1900, 2,998 ...

, 5,791 ,

Blair Blair is an English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland called ''Blair'', derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''blàr'', meaning "plain", "meadow" or "field", frequently a “ba ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 41 , Media PA old bank State St

, Media , 5,327 ,

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 42 , ,

Clarion Clarion may refer to: Music * Clarion (instrument), a type of trumpet used in the Middle Ages * The register of a clarinet that ranges from B4 to C6 * A trumpet organ stop that usually plays an octave above unison pitch * "Clarion" (song), a 2 ...

, 5,276 ,

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 43 , Jim Thorpe Broadway Buildings 3008px

Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): ''Wa-Tho-Huk'', translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native ...

, 4,781 ,

Carbon Carbon () is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent In chemistry, the valence (US spelling) or valency (British spelling) of an element is the measure of its combining capacity with o ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 44 , Danville, Pennsylvania

, Danville , 4,699 , Montour , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 45 , Downtown Beaver Pennsylvania

Beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...

, 4,531 ,

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 46 , Wayne County courthouse mod

Honesdale Honesdale is a borough in and the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 4,458 at the time of the 2020 census. Honesdale is located northeast of Scranton in a rural area that provides many recrea ...

, 4,480 , Wayne , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 47 , , Waynesburg , 4,176 , Greene , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 48 , Ridgway PA from Country Club Apr 10

, Ridgway , 4,078 ,

Elk The elk (''Cervus canadensis''), also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The common ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 49 , Kittanning fromhill

, Kittanning , 4,044 ,

Armstrong Armstrong may refer to: Places * Armstrong Creek (disambiguation), various places Antarctica * Armstrong Reef, Biscoe Islands Argentina * Armstrong, Santa Fe Australia * Armstrong, Victoria Canada * Armstrong, British Columbia * Armstrong ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 50 , Brookville, Pennsylvania

, Brookville , 3,924 ,

Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 51 , ,

Ebensburg Ebensburg is a borough and the county seat of Cambria County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located west of Altoona and surrounded by Cambria Township. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at about above sea level. Ebensburg is ...

, 3,351 ,

Cambria Cambria is a name for Wales, being the Latinised form of the Welsh name for the country, . The term was not in use during the Roman period (when Wales had not come into existence as a distinct entity). It emerged later, in the medieval period, a ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 52 , Wellsboro Diner exterior

, Wellsboro , 3,263 ,

Tioga Tioga may refer to: United States communities *Tioga, California, former name of Bennettville, California *Tioga, Colorado *Tioga, Florida * Tioga, Iowa *Tioga, Louisiana *Tioga, New York, a town in Tioga County *Tioga County, New York, a county at ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 53 , Towanda Main Street

, Towanda , 2,919 ,

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 54 , Bedford pitt street

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

, 2,841 ,

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 55 , Pottercourthousecoudersport

Coudersport Coudersport is a borough in and the county seat of Potter County, Pennsylvania. It is located approximately east by south of Erie on the Allegheny River. The population was 2,371 at the 2020 census. History The Coudersport and Port Allegany Ra ...

, 2,546 ,

Potter A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: Places United States *Potter, originally a section on the Alaska Railroad, currently a neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, US * Potter, Arkansas *Potter, Nebraska * Potters, New Je ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 56 , ,

Emporium Emporium may refer to: Historical * Emporium (antiquity), a trading post, factory, or market of Classical antiquity * Emporium (early medieval), a 6th- to 9th-century trading settlement in Northwestern Europe * Emporium (Italy), an ancient town ...

, 2,073 ,

Cameron Cameron may refer to: People * Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan * Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ;Mononym * Cam'ron (born 197 ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 57 , ,

Mercer Mercer may refer to: Business * Mercer (car), a defunct American automobile manufacturer (1909–1925) * Mercer (consulting firm), a large human resources consulting firm headquartered in New York City * Mercer (occupation), a merchant or trader ...

, 2,002 ,

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 58 ,

, Tunkhannock , 1,836 ,

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 59 , McKean County Courthouse

Smethport Smethport is a borough and county seat of McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The mayor is Wayne V. Foltz. The population was 1,430 at the 2020 census. Smethport is part of the '' Bradford, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area''. Smethport, h ...

, 1,655 ,

McKean McKean may refer to: Places * McKean, Pennsylvania * McKean County, Pennsylvania * McKean Island, island in the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati * McKean Township (disambiguation) Other uses * McKean (surname), people with the surname ''McKea ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 60 , , Montrose , 1,617 , Susquehanna , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 61 , , Middleburg , 1,309 , Snyder , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 62 , Perry Co PA Courthouse

, New Bloomfield , 1,247 , Perry , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 63 , Stoners McConnellsburg PA

, McConnellsburg , 1,220 ,

Fulton Fulton may refer to: People * Robert Fulton (1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship * Fulton (surname) Given name * Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer * Fult ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 64 , Pike County Courthouse Milford PA

Milford Milford may refer to: Place names Canada * Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia * Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia * Milford, Ontario England * Milford, Derbyshire * Milford, Devon, a place in Devon * Milford on Sea, Hampshire * Milford, Shro ...

, 1,021 ,

Pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 65 , ,

Mifflintown Mifflintown is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 842 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Geography Mifflintown is ...

, 936 , Juniata , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 66 , , Tionesta , 483 ,

Forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

, Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;" , 67 , Sullivan County Courthouse

, Laporte , 316 , Sullivan , Borough , - style="background-color:#FFFACD;"

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