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Monroe County Municipal Governments



Borough
Incorporated Settled Formerly part of:
Delaware Water Gap 1889 1793  
East Stroudsburg 23 May 1870 1737 Stroud Twp
Mount Pocono 1927   Coolbaugh Twp
Stroudsburg 6 Feb 1815 1810  

Township
Incorporated Settled Formerly part of:
Barrett 1859 1764 Price & Paradise Twps
Chestnuthill Sep 1763    
Coolbaugh      
Eldred 10 Sep 1851 1742 Ross Twp
Hamilton      
Paradise 1848 1720 Price Twp
Pocono 1816 1750 Inc while part of Northampton Co
Polk 1846 1760 Chestnuthill Twp
Price 1830   Smithfield Twp
Ross 1877 1770 Hamilton & Chestnuthill Twps
Smithfield 1748 1725 Inc while part of Bucks Co
Stroud 22 Jan 1817   Inc while part of Northampton Co
Tobyhanna 1830   Coolbaugh Twp
Tunkhannock 1856   Coolbaugh Twp

Src: Hottenstein & Welch, compilers; Incorporation Dates for Pennsylvania Municipalities , Commonwealth of PA, 1965


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