List of municipalities in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Municipalities

List of municipalities in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Section Title: Municipalities
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Municipality (type)	Remarks	Settled	Incorporated	Formed from	Area	Population (2010)	Map	Photo

Dushore (borough)	Named for Aristide Aubert Du Petit Thouars, a French settler who built the first cabin. Dushore is a corruption of "Du Petit Thouars".	1794	1859	Cherry Township	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)	608	A small borough in the northeast of the county	-

Eagles Mere (borough)	Named for "Eagles Mere Lake" in its center, which was itself named for bald eagles and "mere", a term for a broad and shallow lake.	1877	1899	Shrewsbury Township	2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)	120	A small borough in the western center of the county	-

Forksville (borough)	Named for the confluence ("forks") of Little Loyalsock Creek with Loyalsock Creek in the borough.	1794	1880	Forks Township	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)	145	A small borough in the northwest center of the county	-

Laporte (borough)	County seat; named for John Laporte, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and last surveyor general of Pennsylvania.	1850	1853	Laporte Township	1.3 sq mi (3.3 km²)	316	A small borough in the southeast center of the county	-

Cherry Township	Named for stands of old growth cherry trees or the village of Cherry Hill.	1816	1824	Shrewsbury Township, while part of Lycoming County	57.8 sq mi (149.8 km²)	1,705	A large township in the northeast of the county	-

Colley Township	Named for William Colley, local businessman and judge.	1823	1849	Cherry Township	59.0 sq mi (152.8 km²)	694	A large township in the east of the county	-

Davidson Township	Named for Asher Davidson, an associate judge of Lycoming County.	1806	1833	Shrewsbury Township, while part of Lycoming County	78.2 sq mi (202.5 km²)	573	a large township in the south of the county	-

Elkland Township	Named for the elk that once lived in the area.	1798	1804	Shrewsbury Township, while part of Lycoming County	38.7 sq mi (100.2 km²)	577	A medium size township in the northwest of the county	-

Forks Township	Named for the confluence ("forks") of Little Loyalsock Creek with Loyalsock Creek, now in Forksville.	1794	1833	Shrewsbury Township, while part of Lycoming County	43.9 sq mi (113.7 km²)	377	A medium size township in the north of the county	-

Fox Township	Named for George Fox, the founder of the Religious Society of Friends.	1800	1839	Elkland Township, while part of Lycoming County	38.6 sq mi (100.0 km²)	358	A medium size township in the northwest of the county	-

Hillsgrove Township	Named for John Hill, a prominent early settler, and the village of Hillsgrove he founded as Plunketts Creek Township The name was changed in 1856.	1786	1838	Davidson and Franklin Townships, while part of Lycoming County	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km²)	287	A medium size township in the west of the county	-

Laporte Township	Named for John LaPorte, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and last surveyor general of Pennsylvania.	1830	1850	Cherry, Davidson and Shrewsbury Townships	53.7 sq mi (139.2 km²)	349	A large township in the center of the county	-

Shrewsbury Township	Named for Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey.	1799	1803	Muncy Township, while part of Lycoming County	48.1 sq mi (124.5 km²)	319	A medium size township in the southwest of the county	-

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Forks Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.

final_sentence: Forks Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.