townsfolk

I was surprised neither to hear the story, nor to detect the note of pleasure in his voice when he implied that his townsfolk were the inheritors of these noble traditions.

Nathaniel Loewentheil: Bolivia: One Llama's Great Incan Adventure 2009

He thought the concentration of the townsfolk was a sign of an unmanly dread of those first settlers whom they wished to drive away unjustly, subjugate and ruin.

In Old Kentucky Edward Marshall 1901

What unsettled the minds of the townsfolk was the failure of the Rajah's boats to act at the decisive moment.

Lord Jim Joseph Conrad 1890

But now, alas! we no sooner saw the town than we heard the bells and trumpets calling the townsfolk and men-at-arms to be on their ward.

A Monk of Fife Andrew Lang 1878

In fact, Margaret Sinclair's sudden stinginess and indifference to her townsfolk was the common wonder and talk of every little gathering.

Winter Evening Tales Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875

At the appointed time and term the townsfolk gathered together to see the funeral procession and the obsequies for the departed; and the Sultan went in state to the Mausoleum together with all the Wazirs, the Emirs and Lords of the land, and took seat upon carpets of black satin purfled with flowers of gold which were dispread over the marble floor.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

So every one of the townsfolk is a "shareholder" rather than a "resident".

IOL: News 2010

So every one of the townsfolk is a "shareholder" rather than a "resident".

IOL: News 2010

By contrast, the townsfolk are a friendly bunch who enjoy scrapbooking, eating meatloaf and mashed potatoes, and working Jesus into most conversations.

Film Gecko 2009

True, these unusual demons are just, well, NPCs when you get right down to it, but they're some of the most interesting and well-realized "townsfolk" that you're ever likely to encounter.

Destructoid 2009