There are 52 municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Under Pennsylvania law, counties have three main types of incorporated municipalities, of which Lycoming County has one city, nine boroughs and 42 townships. As of the most recent United States Census (2020), Pennsylvania has 67 counties, which contain 1,547 townships, 955 boroughs (and 2 towns), and 56 cities. There are no unincorporated areas in the county, since all territory in Pennsylvania is incorporated.
The 52 incorporated municipalities in Lycoming County are the subject of the first list, which gives their names and etymologies, dates settled and incorporated, what they were formed from, area, population in 2020, and a map of their location within the county. Twenty other Pennsylvania counties were formed from or contain land originally in Lycoming County. The second list is of the 21 townships which were formerly incorporated in Lycoming County, and now are part of these other counties. It gives the same information as the first list, based on the current status of these townships.
In the 2020 census, the population of Lycoming County was 114,188, making it a "Fifth Class County" (defined by Pennsylvania law as having a population from "90,000 to 144,999"). The county seat is Williamsport, and Lycoming County is included in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. Lycoming County is located in north central Pennsylvania, about northwest of Philadelphia and east-northeast of Pittsburgh.
Municipalities
As of 2024, Lycoming County has 52 incorporated municipalities: one city, nine boroughs, and 42 townships. Townships may contain villages, which the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) marks with signs and defines as "unincorporated built-up areas which have a post office or a generally recognized name". Note: Official Lycoming County Map showing cities, boroughs, townships, and some villages Lycoming County's 42 townships include 96 villages (according to PennDOT), although three of these villages are partly located in neighboring Clinton County. Five of these villages (including one partly in Clinton County) are also recognized by the United States Census Bureau as census-designated places (CDPs), which are geographical areas defined for the purposes of compiling demographic data. Neither villages nor CDPs are actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law, and their territory is legally part of the incorporated township(s) where they are located. The first list also names the villages and CDPs within their respective townships. Four townships in Lycoming County do not include any villages: Anthony, Clinton, Mifflin, and Porter.
At as of 2023, Note: Each municipality can be selected on the map, which displays its area. Multiple selections can be shown in a table. Lycoming County is the largest county by land area in Pennsylvania. Lycoming County is larger than Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state, which has a land area of . Note: Rhode Island also has a water area of Lycoming County's incorporated municipalities range in size from (Montgomery borough) to (McHenry Township). The city of Williamsport has the highest population of any municipality (27,754 or 24.3% of the county total as of 2020), while Brown Township in the northwest corner of the county has the lowest population (93 or 0.081%). Most of the county's population is in the valley along the West Branch Susquehanna River.