# Wilkes-Barre

> city in and seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

**Wikidata**: [Q745594](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q745594)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wilkes-barre

## Summary

Wilkes-Barre is a city in Luzerne County, United States[1][2]. It was established on January 1, 1769.The city has a population of 44,000 as of the 2020 census[3] and covers an area of 18.9 square miles[4]. Its elevation is 160 feet.George C. Brown serves as the head of government[5].


## References

1. [Source](https://www.wilkes-barre.city/citycouncil)
2. State/County Subdivision Outline Maps
3. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20071025112341/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=%2Fcffiles%2Fcounties%2Fstate.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=PA)
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. MusicBrainz
6. 2010 United States Census
7. [2010 United States Census](https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0100000US%241600000&y=2010&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29)
8. [2020 United States Census](https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Populations%20and%20People&g=0100000US,%241600000&y=2020)
9. Q120475222. 1989
10. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
11. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
12. [2016–2020 American Community Survey](https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Detailed%20Tables)
13. GeoNames
14. [Source](https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/us.htm)
15. 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files
16. [archINFORM](https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aiort.php)
17. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
18. [2016–2020 American Community Survey](https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Income%20and%20Poverty&g=0100000US,%241600000&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1902)