[wilks-bar-ee, -bar-uh, -bair] Pronunciation Key | a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River. 51,551. |
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| Wilkes-Bar·re
(wĭlks'bār'ē, -bār'ə) Pronunciation Key
A city of northeast Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna River southwest of Scranton. It was settled in 1769 and was twice burned (1778 and 1784) by the British and their allies during the American Revolution. Population: 41,300. |
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Wilkes-Barre Township, PA (CDP, FIPS 85168) Location: 41.23749 N, 75.86305 W
Population (1990): 3572 (1685 housing units)
Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Wilkes-Barre, PA (city, FIPS 85152) Location: 41.24640 N, 75.87580 W
Population (1990): 47523 (20734 housing units)
Area: 17.7 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Wilkes Barre, PA Zip code(s): 18701, 18705
Wilkes County, NC (county, FIPS 193) Location: 36.20305 N, 81.16568 W
Population (1990): 59393 (24960 housing units)
Area: 1961.2 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water)
Wilkes County, GA (county, FIPS 317) Location: 33.78664 N, 82.74436 W
Population (1990): 10597 (4548 housing units)
Area: 1220.9 sq km (land), 6.8 sq km (water)
Barre, MA (CDP, FIPS 3705) Location: 42.42246 N, 72.10766 W
Population (1990): 1094 (471 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 01005
Barre, VT (city, FIPS 3175) Location: 44.20006 N, 72.50791 W
Population (1990): 9482 (4321 housing units)
Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 05641
Port Barre, LA (town, FIPS 61825) Location: 30.55678 N, 91.95635 W
Population (1990): 2144 (849 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70577
East Barre, VT Zip code(s): 05649
South Barre, VT (CDP, FIPS 66025) Location: 44.16334 N, 72.50663 W
Population (1990): 1314 (511 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Graniteville-East Barre, VT (CDP, FIPS 29425) Location: 44.15787 N, 72.47037 W
Population (1990): 2189 (829 housing units)
Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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