Dauphin County

Dauphin County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Harrisburg
Foundation :	March 4, 1785
Made up from:	Lancaster County
Area code :	001 717
Demographics
Residents :	268,100  (2010)
Population density :	197.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1444 km²
Water surface :	84 km²
map
Website : www.dauphincounty.org

Crown of the Dauphins

Dauphin County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . In 2010, the county had 268,100 residents and a population density of 197 people per square kilometer. The county seat has been Harrisburg since 1812 .

The county was detached from Lancaster County on March 4, 1785 and named after the Dauphin , the French heir to the throne. County Seat is Harrisburg .

history

The county was founded on March 4, 1785 and named after the Dauphin Louis Joseph Xavier François de Bourbon in honor of the alliance with France in the War of Independence .

Four places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , including the Pennsylvania State Capitol . 72 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of ​​1,444 square kilometers, of which 84 square kilometers are water. The county is bounded on its western edge by the Susquehanna River . It is bordered clockwise by the counties: Northumberland County , Schuylkill County , Lebanon County , Lancaster County , York County , Cumberland County, and Perry County .

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	114,443		-
1910	136.152		19%
1920	153.116		12.5%
1930	165.231		7.9%
1940	177.410		7.4%
1950	197,784		11.5%
1960	220.255		11.4%
1970	223.834		1.6%
1980	232.317		3.8%
1990	237.813		2.4%
2000	251,805		5.9%
2010	268.100		6.5%
1900-1990 2000

Main highways

• Interstate 76 ( Pennsylvania Turnpike )
• Interstate 81
• Interstate 83
• Interstate 283 / Pennsylvania Route 283
• US Route 22
• US Route 322
• US Route 422
• Pennsylvania Route 39
• Pennsylvania Route 230
• Pennsylvania Route 743

Cities and towns

Map of Dauphin County

Berrysburg Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin Colonial Park Conewago Township dauphin Derry Township East Hanover Township Elizabethville Gratz Halifax Township Halifax Harrisburg Hershey Highspire Hummelstown Jackson Township Jefferson Township	Lawnton Linglestown Londonderry Township Lower Paxton Township Lower Swatara Township Lykens Township Lykens Middle Paxton Township Middletown Mifflin Township Millersburg Paxtang Paxtonia Penbrook Pillow progress	Reed Township Royalton Rush Township Rutherford Skyline View South Hanover Township Steelton Susquehanna Township Swatara Township Upper Paxton Township Washington Township Wayne Township West Hanover Township Wiconisco Township Williams Township Williamstown

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dauphin 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. 79 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

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

Coordinates: 40 ° 25 ′  N , 76 ° 47 ′  W