The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Townsfolk \Towns"folk`\, n. The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city, in distinction from country people; townspeople. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
townsfolk n 1: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team" [syn: town, townspeople, townsfolk]