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