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Originally Posted by IluvATX
I would add Newtown, PA also. It’s close to Trenton, NJ and should be in philly’s msa. Does Trenton go to New York or philly?
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Trenton goes to NYC, which is insane. Trenton, and Mercer County, NJ in general, are more tied to and aligned with Philadelphia.
I wouldn't add Newtown. It's definitely a small town. There are some towns/boroughs though that really are like small cities that I would include that function as "ring cities" to Philadelphia.
The problem is, PA's municipalities are so chopped up, their populations are pretty small on paper. Below are the larger "boroughs" or "town centers" surrounding Philadelphia, and the townships that surround them. In most other states, the town centers and townships would be one in the same, and would not be split up into different municipalities.
Larger towns surrounding Philadelphia you could count as "Ring Cities":
Norristown borough - 34,422
East Norriton township - 14,014
West Norriton township - 15,651
Total Norristown, PA real population - 64,087
Bristol borough - 9,598
Bristol Township - 53,625
Total Bristol, PA real population - 63,223
Conshohocken borough - 8,065
West Conshohocken borough - 1,422
Whitemarsh Township - 18,120
Plymouth Township - 17,570
Total Conshohocken, PA real population - 45,177
Pottstown borough - 22,667
West Pottsgrove Township - 3,876
Upper Pottsgrove Township - 5,739
Lower Pottsgrove Township - 12,112
Total Pottstown, PA real population - 44,394
West Chester borough - 20,048
West Goshen Township - 23,009
Total West Chester, PA real population - 43,057
King of Prussia borough - 19,936
Bridgeport borough - 4,579
Upper Merion Township - 11,120
Total King of Prussia, PA real population - 35,635
Media borough - 5,668
Upper Providence Township - 10,446
Nether Providence Township - 13,743
Total Media, PA real population - 29,857
Doylestown borough - 8,297
Doylestown Township - 17,428
Total Doylestown, PA real population - 25,725
Phoenixville borough - 16,957
Schuylkill Township - 8,641
Total Phoenixville, PA real population - 25,598
In fact, you could even say King of Prussia, Conshohocken, Norristown area is really one city. Their combined populations would be 144,899 in a pretty compact area.