Food Stamps in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$31,248.000000$46,577.000000$31,248.000000$31.2k15,32615.3k$14,304.000000$17,228.000000$14,304.000000$14.3k4,694$41,992.000000$54,074.000000$41,992.000000$42.0k10,63210.6k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.763102%46.744339%47.763102%47.8%50.473%50.5%32.126118%28.013718%32.126118%32.1%68.670%68.7%10.417554%12.642112%10.417554%10.4%29.618%29.6%44.290584%47.012121%44.290584%44.3%39.759%39.8%29.441841%32.180776%29.441841%29.4%22.693%22.7%57.136770%49.835573%57.136770%57.1%63.539%63.5%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.692250%23.381783%20.692250%20.7%49.527%49.5%6.471031%4.895131%6.471031%6.5%31.330%31.3%10.929270%16.287608%10.929270%10.9%70.382%70.4%29.627540%26.530670%29.627540%29.6%60.241%60.2%44.281415%45.963399%44.281415%44.3%77.307%77.3%14.475169%8.097677%14.475169%14.5%36.461%36.5%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian161.647896%59.905363%61.647896%61.6%1,040201.281561%201%59.762309%46.362785%59.762309%59.8%352195.125085%195%56.779661%42.669584%56.779661%56.8%134185.386682%185%51.556017%46.105685%51.556017%51.6%497168.331383%168%30.627692%16.693069%30.627692%30.6%4,694100.000000%100%22.908966%13.562498%22.908966%22.9%2,66574.798213%75%2.764977%4.000000%2.764977%2.8%69.027703%9%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
16%23%29%36%42%49%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wilkes-Barre

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
13%20%27%35%42%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilkes-Barre (4 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wilkes-Barre, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#The Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreEast End NeighborhoodEast EndParsons NeighborhoodParsonsSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownLuzerne CountyLuzerneMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania48.651518%48.651518%48.7%995996148.117155%48.117155%48.1%183184237.585421%37.585421%37.6%386387336.317160%36.317160%36.3%179430.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69428.133951%28.133951%28.1%731732526.124104%26.124104%26.1%319320625.874011%25.874011%25.9%567725.631966%25.631966%25.6%41823.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51523.474801%23.474801%23.5%173174916.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k16.411565%16.411565%16.4%1551015.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

There are 139 county subdivisions in the Scranton Area. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,033.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%Count#EdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreHazletonFreelandPittstonPlymouthCarbondaleWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreScrantonOlyphantNanticokeHanover TownshipHanoverHazle TownshipHazleTaylorWest PittstonKingstonJessupLuzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaOld ForgeFoster TownshipFosterNewport TownshipNewportWyomingMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMoosicSwoyersvilleLarksvilleJenkins TownshipJenkinsDickson CityFairview TownshipFairviewJefferson TownshipJeffersonPlains TownshipPlainsForty FortExeterDuryeaArchbaldDunmoreThroopKingston TownshipKingstonTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockLehman TownshipLehmanBlakelySugarloaf TownshipSugarloafSalem TownshipSalemScott TownshipScottJackson TownshipJacksonPittston TownshipPittstonWright TownshipWrightDallas TownshipDallasButler TownshipButlerClarks SummitSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonRice Township35.617104%35.617104%35.6%733131.604637%31.604637%31.6%518230.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,694327.839717%27.839717%27.8%2,522426.503341%26.503341%26.5%357525.425195%25.425195%25.4%882624.380653%24.380653%24.4%620723.820880%23.820880%23.8%899823.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,634922.691183%22.691183%22.7%5431021.383648%21.383648%21.4%9521120.865566%20.865566%20.9%9981220.329670%20.329670%20.3%8141319.101124%19.101124%19.1%4591417.870906%17.870906%17.9%3711517.045649%17.045649%17.0%9971617.034884%17.034884%17.0%2931716.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.480286%15.480286%15.5%5851813.847203%13.847203%13.8%2031913.667820%13.667820%13.7%2372013.517442%13.517442%13.5%1862113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.713631%12.713631%12.7%3052212.565197%12.565197%12.6%2652312.479828%12.479828%12.5%2322412.411154%12.411154%12.4%2272511.603701%11.603701%11.6%3012611.458986%11.458986%11.5%1832710.999329%10.999329%11.0%1642810.394916%10.394916%10.4%4582910.135501%10.135501%10.1%1873010.044916%10.044916%10.0%246319.922179%9.922179%9.9%204329.490085%9.490085%9.5%268338.967972%8.967972%9.0%504348.855664%8.855664%8.9%154358.607864%8.607864%8.6%243368.328376%8.328376%8.3%140378.242159%8.242159%8.2%113386.953180%6.953180%7.0%199396.271537%6.271537%6.3%91406.104329%6.104329%6.1%110415.676635%5.676635%5.7%112425.442177%5.442177%5.4%48435.371597%5.371597%5.4%73445.338418%5.338418%5.3%112455.045593%5.045593%5.0%166463.819258%3.819258%3.8%142473.684211%3.684211%3.7%84482.039592%2.039592%2.0%68491.623616%1.623616%1.6%2250
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterYorkHarrisburgLancasterWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreAllentownErieWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreScrantonBethlehemPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemRidley TownshipRidleyMillcreek TownshipMillcreekHempfield TownshipHempfieldFalls TownshipFallsYork TownshipMonroevilleCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamAbington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterPlumRoss TownshipLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonMiddletown TownshipMiddletownSpring TownshipSpgState CollegeManheim TownshipManheimBethel ParkMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonShaler TownshipShalerUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionRadnor TownshipRadnorHampden TownshipHampdenHaverford TownshipHaverfordCranberry TownshipCranberryLower Merion TownshipLower MerionMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower Makefield44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700235.934809%35.934809%35.9%5,843334.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832430.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522530.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,694629.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k727.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k826.477167%26.477167%26.5%2,841926.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421025.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501125.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1223.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341321.579593%21.579593%21.6%4,3991417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k1516.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.213388%15.213388%15.2%2,8091613.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k11.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691810.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393199.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143208.762521%8.762521%8.8%1,977218.695652%8.695652%8.7%1,468228.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061236.938326%6.938326%6.9%819246.693760%6.693760%6.7%840256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339276.355965%6.355965%6.4%821285.362805%5.362805%5.4%592295.243255%5.243255%5.2%721305.136145%5.136145%5.1%1,045315.081714%5.081714%5.1%625324.958781%4.958781%5.0%794334.770049%4.770049%4.8%502344.764657%4.764657%4.8%577354.613900%4.613900%4.6%717364.451902%4.451902%4.5%597374.279263%4.279263%4.3%597384.139236%4.139236%4.1%503393.407098%3.407098%3.4%408403.044521%3.044521%3.0%292413.014693%3.014693%3.0%357422.842407%2.842407%2.8%496432.743233%2.743233%2.7%300442.639621%2.639621%2.6%596452.637605%2.637605%2.6%311462.542580%2.542580%2.5%312471.840358%1.840358%1.8%255481.281192%1.281192%1.3%153490.677630%0.677630%0.7%8250
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneYonkersJersey CityScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51523.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k16.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasLuzerne CountyLuzerneFort WorthAlbuquerqueScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,69430.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k923.756192%23.756192%23.8%5,51520.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.693069%16.693069%16.7%21,28621.3k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.755585%15.755585%15.8%35,21235.2k15.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
City:
Wilkes-Barre
ZIP Codes:
18701, 18702, 18704, 18705
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Miners' Mills, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, Sherman Hills, South Wilkes-Barre, The Heights
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover, Plains, Wilkes-Barre