Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Columbia County Courthouse |
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administration | |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Bloomsburg |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Courthouse 35 West Main Street PO Box 380 Bloomsburg, PA 17815-0380 |
Foundation : | March 22, 1813 |
Made up from: |
Northumberland County Lucerne County |
Area code : | 001 570 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 64,151 (2000) |
Population density : | 51 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1269 km² |
Water surface : | 11 km² |
map | |
Website : www.columbiapa.org |
Columbia County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . In 2000, the county had 64,151 residents and a population density of 51 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Bloomsburg .
history
The county was formed on March 22, 1813 from parts of Northumberland County and named after Christopher Columbus .
28 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 22, 2018).
geography
The county covers an area of 1,269 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers (0.87 percent) are water. The neighboring counties are:
- Sullivan County (north)
- Luzerne County (east)
- Schuylkill County (south)
- Northumberland County (southwest)
- Montour County (west)
- Lycoming County (northwest)
Cities and towns
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 39,896 | - | |
1910 | 48,467 | 21.5% | |
1920 | 48,349 | -0.2% | |
1930 | 48,803 | 0.9% | |
1940 | 51,413 | 5.3% | |
1950 | 53,460 | 4% | |
1960 | 53,489 | 0.1% | |
1970 | 55.114 | 3% | |
1980 | 61,967 | 12.4% | |
1990 | 63.202 | 2% | |
2000 | 64,148 | 1.5% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Columbia County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 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. 67 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Web links
Commons : Columbia County, Pennsylvania - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Coordinates: 41 ° 3 ′ N , 76 ° 24 ′ W