Plains Township

township in eastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Plains Township

Summary

Plains Township is a township of Pennsylvania[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of township_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plains Township is located in Luzerne County[3].
  • Plains Township is in the country of United States[4].
  • Plains Township's image is recorded as SS Peter and Paul Church Plains PA.jpg[5].
  • Plains Township's instance of is recorded as township of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Plains Township's shares border with is recorded as Laflin[7].
  • Plains Township's shares border with is recorded as Forty Fort[8].
  • Plains Township's shares border with is recorded as Laurel Run[9].
  • Plains Township's shares border with is recorded as Wyoming[10].
  • Plains Township's shares border with is recorded as Kingston[11].
  • Plains Township's shares border with is recorded as Bear Creek Township[12].
  • Plains Township's locator map image is recorded as Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Plains Township.PNG[13].
  • Plains Township's Commons category is recorded as Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania[14].
  • Plains Township's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9095119[15].
  • +1762-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Plains Township[16].
  • Plains Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1216728[17].
  • Plains Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.266666666667, 'lon': -75.741388888889}[18].
  • Plains Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.26666667, 'lon': -75.74138889}[19].
  • Plains Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_4c6[20].
  • Plains Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 4261120[21].
  • Plains Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+9808'}[22].
  • Plains Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+9961'}[23].
  • Plains Township's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plains Township'}[24].
  • Plains Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+4423'}[25].
  • Plains Township's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5206425[26].
  • Plains Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+13.16'}[27].

Body

Geography

Plains Township is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Luzerne County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Plains Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+13.16'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+9808'}[22] and {'amount': '+9961'}[23].

Designation and Status

Plains Township's instance of is recorded as township of Pennsylvania[6].

History and Context

+1762-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Plains Township[16].

Why It Matters

Plains Township ranks in the top 3% of township_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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