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Most sparsely populated, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 250 is 3,678.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01St. Marys, PAPA12,253146+163%

02Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336357+106%

03Archbald, PAPA7,598364−1%

04Economy, PAPA9,098524−2%

05Hermitage, PAPA16,308548+6%

06Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357583–

07Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139691+2%

08Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125714+37%

09Tamaqua, PAPA6,929750−9%

10Campbelltown, PAPA6,092750+47%

11Duryea, PAPA5,157839−5%

12Franklin Park, PAPA14,978839+12%

13Moosic, PAPA5,989860+4%

14Hershey, PAPA14,242893+8%

15Olyphant, PAPA5,390916−5%

16Plum, PAPA26,225943+5%

17Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847967+8%

18Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7831,006−11%

19Mountain Top, PAPA11,8501,017–

20Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4701,119+3%

21Fort Washington, PAPA6,2711,131−1%

22Corry, PAPA5,9931,140−5%

23Blue Bell, PAPA6,4241,187+5%

24Spring House, PAPA5,1371,234+20%

25Taylor, PAPA6,2321,245−7%

26Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1651,267+6%

27White Oak, PAPA7,2861,275−4%

28Exeter, PAPA5,5871,290+5%

29Dickson City, PAPA5,9761,294−1%

30Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7771,304+16%

31Willow Street, PAPA9,6471,329+25%

32Exton, PAPA6,7721,365+64%

33Schlusser, PAPA5,4021,3800%

34Churchville, PAPA6,0841,395+5%

35Audubon, PAPA9,2291,427+3%

36Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5021,431−10%

37Richboro, PAPA6,9631,525+25%

38Franklin, PAPA5,8991,542−2%

39Dunmore, PAPA14,2491,572−9%

40West Mifflin, PAPA18,7071,580−5%

41Weigelstown, PAPA15,4851,625+17%

42Linglestown, PAPA6,9571,676+9%

43New Freedom, PAPA5,1161,688+19%

44Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7531,731+30%

45Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5341,778+4%

46Blakely, PAPA6,6111,843−3%

47Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5581,863−8%

48Wyomissing, PAPA11,2851,904+17%

49Huntingdon, PAPA6,8621,913+1%

50Milton, PAPA6,4571,917−1%

51Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1932,093+87%

52Harleysville, PAPA9,0902,106+19%

53Palmerton, PAPA5,6152,112−3%

54Titusville, PAPA5,1122,113−4%

55King of Prussia, PAPA25,8572,179+1%

56Oxford, PAPA5,8872,198+14%

57West Hazleton, PAPA5,2842,243−14%

58Maple Glen, PAPA6,6432,258+20%

59Parkville, PAPA8,1282,263+10%

60Sanatoga, PAPA8,9492,288+40%

61Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4702,304−5%

62Kulpsville, PAPA8,7992,345+54%

63Swoyersville, PAPA5,1552,388−8%

64Shiloh, PAPA11,2462,390+24%

65Somerset, PAPA5,8152,478+5%

66DuBois, PAPA7,2542,523−2%

67Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3882,530+32%

68Oil City, PAPA9,3012,560−4%

69Old Forge, PAPA8,6402,5670%

70Chambersburg, PAPA23,3762,579+7%

71New Holland, PAPA5,7542,621+14%

72Colonial Park, PAPA18,0322,630−4%

73Whitfield, PAPA5,2262,631+18%

74Paoli, PAPA6,3622,692−3%

75Horsham, PAPA16,0052,702−2%

76Tyrone, PAPA5,2262,716−4%

77Shippensburg, PAPA5,6152,754+7%

78Bradford, PAPA7,4422,759−5%

79Aliquippa, PAPA9,0022,798−12%

80Waynesboro, PAPA11,1902,8020%

81Mount Joy, PAPA8,3192,806+6%

82Middletown, PAPA7,6282,822+7%

83Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3752,846−1%

84Bethel Park, PAPA32,0742,868−1%

85Sayre, PAPA5,3282,8760%

86Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4882,9420%

87Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8392,969+1%

88Grove City, PAPA7,6942,976−3%

89Monessen, PAPA6,6573,003−12%

90Lower Allen, PAPA7,6463,013+5%

91Scranton, PAPA75,5143,019−7%

92Carbondale, PAPA8,7313,023−8%

93Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2123,025−5%

94Edinboro, PAPA5,7903,039−10%

95Clairton, PAPA5,8763,066−12%

96Steelton, PAPA6,3283,091+12%

97Monaca, PAPA5,4563,101−7%

98Rutherford, PAPA6,8903,112+14%

99Meadville, PAPA12,2303,137−4%

100East York, PAPA9,3883,161+3%

101New Castle, PAPA21,1753,167−7%

102Nanticoke, PAPA10,7123,169−11%

103Progress, PAPA11,0173,2000%

104Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0693,234−6%

105Carlisle, PAPA22,6933,248−2%

106Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8093,337+8%

107South Williamsport, PAPA6,1243,377−1%

108Greenville, PAPA5,4063,381−6%

109Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6333,405−1%

110Lehighton, PAPA5,2323,412−6%

111Baldwin, PAPA20,5163,466−9%

112Bellefonte, PAPA5,8623,468+1%

113Downingtown, PAPA8,3843,468−2%

114East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4383,477+13%

115Perkasie, PAPA9,3123,482+12%

116Broomall, PAPA10,6793,487+1%

117Enola, PAPA6,5343,497−6%

118Williamsport, PAPA27,3843,498−4%

119Berwick, PAPA10,2973,505−2%

120Warren, PAPA9,0463,524−8%

121Park Forest, PAPA8,6243,543+32%

122Bangor, PAPA5,1183,565−1%

123Camp Hill, PAPA8,1993,593−2%

124Oreland, PAPA5,9533,651−3%

125Lock Haven, PAPA8,5003,665−1%

126Clearfield, PAPA5,7533,6780%

127Palmyra, PAPA7,7623,690+3%

128New Kensington, PAPA11,7593,723−8%

129Canonsburg, PAPA9,5293,726−6%

130Bethlehem, PAPA79,6443,7320%

131Pottsville, PAPA13,1703,732−6%

132Ellwood City, PAPA7,3623,738−2%

133Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0373,750−4%

134Nazareth, PAPA6,0913,800+5%

135Northampton, PAPA10,5703,806+8%

136Doylestown, PAPA8,3303,814−4%

137Birdsboro, PAPA5,1613,825+20%

138Ephrata, PAPA13,6473,866+9%

139Latrobe, PAPA7,8263,883−3%

140Lititz, PAPA9,6893,888+9%

141Fullerton, PAPA16,7243,889+9%

142Hazleton, PAPA30,2863,906−6%

143Emmaus, PAPA12,5143,908+1%

144Greensburg, PAPA14,4623,926−3%

145Hanover, PAPA16,6843,933+1%

146Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2533,969−1%

147Millersville, PAPA9,2804,022−4%

148Croydon, PAPA9,6844,0330%

149Duquesne, PAPA5,0194,037−14%

150Johnstown, PAPA17,6544,043−15%

151Connellsville, PAPA6,5744,192−1%

152Phoenixville, PAPA20,3564,212−2%

153Columbia, PAPA10,3144,271−4%

154Hellertown, PAPA6,1384,273−1%

155Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8274,303−7%

156Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0734,325−8%

157Sharon, PAPA12,6484,329−7%

158Whitehall, PAPA14,5214,3440%

159Oakmont, PAPA6,5764,363−1%

160Forest Hills, PAPA6,1164,365−7%

161New Cumberland, PAPA7,5904,387−4%

162Quakertown, PAPA9,2354,389−1%

163Swarthmore, PAPA6,5614,4070%

164Lewistown, PAPA8,3854,433−4%

165Jeannette, PAPA8,4894,461−5%

166Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9614,482+19%

167Pottstown, PAPA23,3224,5050%

168Gettysburg, PAPA8,3654,512+7%

169Middletown, PAPA9,7764,5530%

170Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8804,579+34%

171Coraopolis, PAPA5,2804,610−9%

172Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8324,646−7%

173Brookhaven, PAPA8,3624,675−7%

174Red Lion, PAPA6,5234,6830%

175McKeesport, PAPA16,9074,761−8%

176Kennett Square, PAPA6,8934,951+1%

177Altoona, PAPA42,3475,058−5%

178Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0705,063−7%

179Shillington, PAPA5,5425,0640%

180Catasauqua, PAPA6,5905,099−1%

181Collegeville, PAPA5,2875,109+90%

182Carnegie, PAPA7,7775,175−10%

183Hatboro, PAPA8,5935,1990%

184Washington, PAPA13,3775,213−4%

185Ambridge, PAPA6,9445,225−4%

186Levittown, PAPA50,9265,239−3%

187Sunbury, PAPA9,4955,286−8%

188Pittston, PAPA7,7155,297−14%

189Munhall, PAPA10,2535,348−7%

190Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0065,354−6%

191Lansdale, PAPA18,9865,370−2%

192Erie, PAPA91,8385,421−5%

193Butler, PAPA12,8795,561−4%

194Folcroft, PAPA6,7805,605−7%

195Morrisville, PAPA9,6655,737+3%

196Lewisburg, PAPA5,2265,776−3%

197Bristol, PAPA9,9705,844−5%

198Lebanon, PAPA26,4795,870−1%

199Crafton, PAPA5,7905,872−7%

200Coatesville, PAPA13,2835,994−2%

201Woodlyn, PAPA9,7365,995−1%

202Souderton, PAPA7,2886,004+13%

203Harrisburg, PAPA50,5226,029−7%

204Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6326,041−10%

205Uniontown, PAPA9,4346,060+3%

206Plymouth, PAPA5,8016,064−9%

207Allentown, PAPA126,0446,071+1%

208Easton, PAPA30,4026,1610%

209Glenside, PAPA7,6596,227−9%

210McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6246,271−14%

211Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5236,297−9%

212Willow Grove, PAPA14,1316,384−1%

213Ardmore, PAPA13,9096,4170%

214New Brighton, PAPA5,5036,435−3%

215Kingston, PAPA13,4626,456−4%

216Folsom, PAPA8,6716,458−1%

217Bridgeport, PAPA5,7586,633+2%

218Wilson, PAPA8,1596,651−2%

219Ridley Park, PAPA7,2556,669−5%

220Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9957,083−5%

221West View, PAPA6,3557,205−6%

222Brentwood, PAPA9,5977,223−3%

223Media, PAPA5,9207,252−7%

224Yeadon, PAPA12,3207,374−2%

225Ambler, PAPA6,8407,542−3%

226Conshohocken, PAPA9,2667,559−6%

227Chester, PAPA33,9967,625−12%

228Glenolden, PAPA7,2177,668+3%

229Norwood, PAPA5,9277,693−3%

230York, PAPA45,3427,721−3%

231Lancaster, PAPA58,3667,797+1%

232Swissvale, PAPA8,1978,004−9%

233West York, PAPA5,1108,230+1%

234Reading, PAPA95,8328,250+4%

235State College, PAPA40,8448,392−1%

236Indiana, PAPA14,6978,468−2%

237Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6028,520−9%

238Bellevue, PAPA7,8888,683−4%

239Norristown, PAPA35,9118,900+2%

240Prospect Park, PAPA6,4099,008−3%

241Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4519,182−1%

242Lansdowne, PAPA11,1419,351−6%

243Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5799,653−11%

244West Chester, PAPA19,5919,676−1%

245Shamokin, PAPA6,7649,708−13%

246Collingdale, PAPA8,8989,970−6%

247Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83510,760−5%

248Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28111,295−4%

249Darby, PAPA10,66612,232−8%

250Dormont, PAPA7,81612,243−5%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS