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Pittston Township

township in northeastern Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Pittston Township

Summary

Pittston Township is a township of Pennsylvania[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of township_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pittston Township is located in Luzerne County[3].
  • Pittston Township is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pittston Township's instance of is recorded as township of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Pittston Township's shares border with is recorded as Moosic[6].
  • Pittston Township's shares border with is recorded as Spring Brook Township[7].
  • Pittston Township's shares border with is recorded as Jenkins Township[8].
  • Pittston Township's shares border with is recorded as Yatesville[9].
  • Pittston Township's shares border with is recorded as Pittston[10].
  • Pittston Township's shares border with is recorded as Hughestown[11].
  • Pittston Township's shares border with is recorded as Dupont[12].
  • Pittston Township's shares border with is recorded as Avoca[13].
  • William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham is named after Pittston Township[14].
  • Pittston Township's Commons category is recorded as Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania[15].
  • Pittston Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.3, 'longitude': -75.716388888889}[16].
  • Pittston Township has a population of {'amount': '+3186'}[17].
  • Pittston Township has a population of {'amount': '+3368'}[18].
  • Pittston Township's official name is recorded as Pittston Township[19].
  • Pittston Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1320'}[20].
  • Pittston Township covers an area of {'amount': '+13.79'}[21].
  • Pittston Township's per capita income is recorded as {'amount': '+30070'}[22].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Pittston Township covers an area of {'amount': '+13.79'}[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3186'}[17] and {'amount': '+3368'}[18].

Designation and Status

Pittston Township's instance of is recorded as township of Pennsylvania[5].

History and Context

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham is named after Pittston Township[14].

Why It Matters

Pittston Township ranks in the top 3% of township_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · DontCallMeLateForDinner · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q208663]]"
  2. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47576|batch #47576]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 16w ago · Gt59514 · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Moosic, Spring Brook Township, Jenkins Township +5
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||0 */ Changing order of values for [[Property:P47|P47]]"
  4. 16w ago · Gt59514 · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+1320'}
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 41.3, 'longitude': -75.716388888889}
    Country → United States
    Area → {'amount': '+13.79'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P47]]: [[Q7580411]]"
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