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Township (Pennsylvania)
Lowest level municipal corporation in Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A township, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's communities outside of incorporated cities, boroughs, and one town have been incorporated into individual townships that serve as the legal entities providing local self-government functions.
See also: Civil township
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Category | Second-level administrative division |
Location | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government.