 Plunketts Creek has been a place for lumber and tourism since its villages were founded . Before the advent of automobiles , the area was quite isolated and the 16 mile ( 26 km ) trip to Montoursville took at least three hours ( today it takes less than half an hour ) . Residents who used to work locally now commute to Williamsport . " Cabin people " have seasonally increased the population for years , but increasing numbers now live there year round . From 1950 to 2000 , the population of Plunketts Creek Township increased 80 @.@ 6 percent from 427 to 771 ( for comparison , in the same period Lycoming County 's population increased by only 18 @.@ 6 percent , while Sullivan County 's declined by 2 @.@ 9 percent ) . Tourists still come too : the opening weekend of the trout season brings more people into the village at the mouth of Plunketts Creek than any other time of the year . 
 Plunketts Creek <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> been a place for lumber and tourism since its villages <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> founded . Before the advent of automobiles , the area was quite isolated and the 16 mile ( 26 km ) trip to Montoursville took at least three hours ( today it <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>takes</mark></a> less than half an hour ) . Residents <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>who</mark></a>used to work locally now commute to Williamsport . " Cabin people " <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>have</mark></a> seasonally increased the population for years , but increasing numbers now live there year round . From 1950 to 2000 , the population of Plunketts Creek Township<a href='been_done' title='6'><mark></mark></a> increased 80 @.@ 6 percent from 427 to 771 ( for comparison , in the same period Lycoming County <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>population increased by only 18 @.@ 6 percent , while Sullivan County <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>declined by 2 @.@ 9 percent ) . Tourists still come too : the opening weekend of the trout season <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>brings</mark></a> more people into the village at the mouth of Plunketts Creek than any other time of the year . 
Plunketts Creek have been a place fa lumber and tourism since its villages was founded . b4 the advent of automobiles , the area was quite isolated and da 16 mile ( 26 km ) trip to Montoursville took at least three hrs ( today it take less den half an hr ) . Residents used to wrk locally now commute to Williamsport . " Cabin bitches " done seasonally increased the population ffayears , but increasing numbers now live dere year round . From 1950 to 2000 , the population of Plunketts Creek Township been increased 80 @.@ 6 percent from 427 to 771 ( for comparison , in tdasame period Lycoming County  population increased by only 18 @.@ 6 percent , while Sullivan County  declined by 2 @.@ 9 percent ) . Tourists still come too : the opening weekend of the trout season bring more people into thdaillage at the mouth of Plunketts Creek tdenany other time of thedaar .