Clinton County, Pennsylvania

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Clinton County Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Lock Haven
Foundation : 1839
Made up from: Lycoming County
Center County
Area code : 001 570
Demographics
Residents : 37,914  (2000)
Population density : 16.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2326 km²
Water surface : 19 km²
map
Map of Clinton County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.clintoncountypa.com

Clinton County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 37,914 residents and a population density of 16 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lock Haven . It is named after the former governor of New York state and builder of the Erie Canal DeWitt Clinton .

geography

The county has an area of ​​2326 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water.

history

The county was formed on June 21, 1839 and named after the politician DeWitt Clinton .

Ten buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 22, 2018).


Cities and towns

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 29,197 -
1910 31,545 8th %
1920 33,555 6.4%
1930 32,319 -3.7%
1940 34,557 6.9%
1950 36,532 5.7%
1960 37,619 3%
1970 37,721 0.3%
1980 38,971 3.3%
1990 37,182 -4.6%
2000 37,910 2%
1900-1990

2000

Clinton County map

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clinton County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 64 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Clinton County, Pennsylvania  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 14 ′  N , 77 ° 38 ′  W