Place:Exeter, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameExeter
TypeBorough
Coordinates41.326°N 75.819°W
Located inLuzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Exeter is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, about west of Scranton. The borough is in the middle of a fertile agricultural area, and some lumber and coal-mining was carried out early on. In 1900, the population consisted of 1,948 persons; in 1910, 3,537 persons; and in 1940, 5,802 persons. The population was 5,652 at the 2010 census.

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The name Exeter derives from the ancient city of Exeter in Devon, England. Numerous other places have also been given the name Exeter.

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