Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Kittanning
Foundation :	March 12, 1800
Made up from:	Allegheny County Lycoming County Westmoreland County
Area code :	001 724
Demographics
Residents :	72,392  (2000)
Population density :	42.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1721 km²
Water surface :	27 km²
map
Website : www.co.armstrong.pa.us

Armstrong County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 72,392 people and a population density of 43 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Kittanning .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,721 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers are water. Armstrong County is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Clarion County , Jefferson County , Indiana County , Westmoreland County , Allegheny County, and Butler County .

history

The county was formed on May 12, 1800, after the military and politicians junior John Armstrong named.

14 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 20, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	52,551		-
1910	67,880		29.2%
1920	75,568		11.3%
1930	79,298		4.9%
1940	81,087		2.3%
1950	80,842		-0.3%
1960	79,524		-1.6%
1970	75,590		-4.9%
1980	77,768		2.9%
1990	73,478		-5.5%
2000	72,392		-1.5%
1900-1990 2000

Cities and towns

Map of Armstrong County

Apollo Applewold Atwood Bethel Township Boggs Township Brady's Bend Township Burrell Township Cadogan Township Cowanshannock Township Dayton East Franklin Township Elderton Ford City Ford Cliff Freeport Gilpin Township Hovey Township	Kiskiminetas Township Kittanning Township Kittanning Leechburg Lenape Heights Madison Township Mahoning Township Manor Township Manorville North Apollo North Buffalo Township North Vandergrift-Pleasant View Orchard Hills Parker Parks Township Perry Township Pine Township	Plumcreek Township Rayburn Township Redbank Township Rural Valley South Bend Township South Bethlehem South Buffalo Township Sugarcreek Township Valley Township Washington Township Wayne Township West Franklin Township West Hills West Kittanning Worthington

media

• WTYM , radio station

Individual evidence

1. ^ Armstrong County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 10 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 20, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Armstrong County, Pennsylvania  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 40 ° 49 ′  N , 79 ° 28 ′  W