Bucks County
Bucks County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Doylestown |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
55 East Court Street Doylestown, PA 18901 |
Foundation : | November 1682 |
Area code : | 001 215 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 625,249 (2010) |
Population density : | 397.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1611 km² |
Water surface : | 38 km² |
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Website : www.buckscounty.org |
The Bucks County is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania . At the 2010 census , the county had 625,249 residents and a population density of 397.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Doylestown .
Bucks County is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area .
geography
The county is located in the northern suburbs of the city of Philadelphia on the Delaware River , which forms the border with New Jersey to the east . Bucks County covers an area of 1,611 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Lehigh County | Northampton County |
Warren County, New Jersey , Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
Montgomery County | Mercer County, New Jersey | |
Philadelphia | Burlington County, New Jersey |
history
Bucks County was founded by William Penn on March 10, 1682 as one of three original Pennsylvania counties and originally named after his home town of Buckinghamshire . Penn lived in the county.
Nine locations in the county have National Historic Landmark status . 159 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 20, 2018).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 25,216 | - | |
1800 | 27,496 | 9% | |
1810 | 32,371 | 17.7% | |
1820 | 37,842 | 16.9% | |
1830 | 45,745 | 20.9% | |
1840 | 48.107 | 5.2% | |
1850 | 56.091 | 16.6% | |
1860 | 63,578 | 13.3% | |
1870 | 64,336 | 1.2% | |
1880 | 68,656 | 6.7% | |
1890 | 70,615 | 2.9% | |
1900 | 71,190 | 0.8% | |
1910 | 76,530 | 7.5% | |
1920 | 82,476 | 7.8% | |
1930 | 96,727 | 17.3% | |
1940 | 107,715 | 11.4% | |
1950 | 144,620 | 34.3% | |
1960 | 308,567 | 113.4% | |
1970 | 410.056 | 32.9% | |
1980 | 479.211 | 16.9% | |
1990 | 541.174 | 12.9% | |
2000 | 597,635 | 10.4% | |
2010 | 625.249 | 4.6% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
As of the 2010 census , Bucks County had 625,249 people in 227,204 households. The population density was 397.5 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 89.2 percent white, 3.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 3.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 4.3 percent of the population.
Statistically, there were 2.66 people each in the 227,204 households.
22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.9 percent were between 19 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household in the 75,895 USD . The per capita income was $ 35,039. 4.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
cities and communes
The municipalities and other settlements in Bucks County have various forms of settlement. In boroughs and typical for Pennsylvania Home Rule Municipalities are self-governing communities. Settlements without self-administration are census - designated places and unincorporated communities .
Townships in Bucks County
Census-designated places (CDP)
1 - partially in Montgomery County
Web links
- Official website
- US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Bucks County
- Yahoo Image Search - Bucks County
- www.city-data.com - Bucks County
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bucks County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ 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. 34 f.
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 20, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 20, 2018.
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved August 15, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Bucks County. Retrieved August 15, 2011
Coordinates: 40 ° 20 ′ N , 75 ° 7 ′ W