Most Populous Pennsylvania Municipalities in 1980

Name the twenty most populous municipalities in Pennsylvania in 1980.
City proper populations; townships are NOT included!
Due to incomplete data, only municipalities that still exist today (in some form) are included.
If a municipality has city status now but was a borough at the time of the census, it is considered a borough for this quiz.
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Population
County
Status
Municipality
1,688,210
____________
City
Philadelphia
423,938
Allegheny
City
Pittsburgh
119,123
____
City
Erie
103,758
Lehigh
City
Allentown
88,117
Lackawanna
City
Scranton
78,686
Berks
City
Reading
70,419
Northampton/Lehigh
City
Bethlehem
57,078
Blair
City
Altoona
54,725
_________
City
Lancaster
53,264
Dauphin
City
Harrisburg
51,551
Luzerne
City
Wilkes-Barre
45,794
Delaware
City
Chester
44,619
____
City
York
36,130
Centre
Borough
State College
35,496
Cambria
City
Johnstown
34,755
Allegheny
Municipality
Bethel Park
34,684
Montgomery
Borough
Norristown
33,621
Lawrence
City
New Castle
33,401
Lycoming
City
Williamsport
31,012
Allegheny
City
McKeesport
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